Strong's Greek · G2690

G2690 katastréphō

καταστρέφω

kat-as-tref'-o

to overturn

Looking for Hebrew H2690 châtsar? It has the same number in Strong's Hebrew lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of G2690. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.

katastréphō appears twice in Scripture, in Matthew 21:12 and Mark 11:15. In the Doxa app, open each of these verses, keep your notes on them, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.

Definition

to turn upside down, i.e. upset

In the King James Version

overthrow

Derivation

from G2596 (κατά) and G4762 (στρέφω);

Appears 2 times in Scripture

Matthew 21:12

“Then Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves.”

Mark 11:15

“When they arrived in Jerusalem, Jesus entered the temple courts and began to drive out those who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves.”

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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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