καταστρέφωkatastréphō
to turn upside down, i.e. upset
Greek (New Testament) · G2690
Meanings
1. to turn down, turn over; as, the soil.
2. to overturn, overthrow: Matthew 21:12, Mark 11:15; passive perfect participle, Acts 15:16(LXX).
Same root
- κατάkatá · G2596(prepositionally) down (in place or time), in varied relations (according to the case (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined)
- στρέφωstréphō · G4762to twist, i.e. turn quite around or reverse (literally or figuratively)
- καταστροφήkatastrophḗ · G2692an overturn ("catastrophe"), i.e. demolition; figuratively, apostasy
Where it appears
Appears 2 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 21:12 Jesus entered the Temple and began to drive out all the people buying and selling animals for sacrifice. He knocked over the tables of the money changers and the chairs of those selling doves.
- Mark 11:15 When they arrived back in Jerusalem, Jesus entered the Temple and began to drive out the people buying and selling animals for sacrifices. He knocked over the tables of the money changers and the chairs of those selling doves,
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.