Lexical Summary kataskaptō: to dig down Original Word: κατασκάπτωTransliteration: kataskaptō Phonetic Spelling: (kat-as-kap'-to) Part of Speech: Verb Short Definition: to dig down Meaning: to dig down Strong's Concordance undermine, tear down, ruin. From kata and skapto; to undermine, i.e. (by implication) destroy -- dig down, ruin. see GREEK kata see GREEK skapto Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 2679: κατασκάπτωκατασκάπτω: 1 aorist κατεσκαψα; perfect passive participle κατεσκαμμένος; to dig under, dig down, demolish, destroy: τί, Romans 11:3, from 1 Kings 19:10; passive Acts 15:16 (R G L), from Amos 9:11 ((but see καταστρέφω)). (Tragg., Thucydides, Xenophon, and following). |
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