to overturn

Greek Verb

κατα-στρέφω [in LXX for הָפַךְ, etc, Gen.19:21, Jer.20:16, al;] 1) to turn down, turn over; as, the soil. 2) to overturn, overthrow: Mat.21:12, Mrk.11:15; pass. pf. ptcp, Act.15:16 (LXX). (AS)

to overturn

Greek Verb

καταστρέφω, perfect κατέστραφα (transitive) [Refs 2nd c.BC+] —passive, future - [Refs 2nd c.AD+]: perfect imperative [Refs 3rd c.BC+] (see. below): pluperfect 3rd.person etc for 1st.person, 2nd.person singular -έστραπτο [Refs 2nd c.AD+]:— turn down, trample on, [Refs]; turn the soil, [Refs 5th c.BC+] turn it upside down, so as to drain it, [LXX+4th c.BC+]. II) upset, overturn, [Refs 6th c.BC+]; ruin, undo, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; τινα [Refs 1st c.AD+] —passive, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]. II.2) middle, subject to oneself, subdue, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τοὺς μὲν κατεστρέψατο ἐς φόρου ἀπαγωγήν subdued and made them tributary, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: with infinitive, [Refs]. II.3) passive, in aorist and perfect, to be subdued, [Refs]: pluperfect, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: c.infinitive, ἀκούειν σοῦ κατέστραμμαι am constrained to hear, [Refs 4th c.BC+]: perfect passive also in sense of middle, [Refs 5th c.BC+] III) of a floating solid, right itself, [Refs 3rd c.BC+] III.b) intransitive, return, [Refs 4th c.BC+] IV) turn round, direct, [καταπάλτην] train it on the enemy, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; κατέστρεψεν εἰς φιλανθρωπίαν τοὺς λόγους guided the conversations to a friendly end, [Refs 4th c.BC+]: hence, bring to an end, κ. τὴν βίβλον, τὸν λόγον, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]: absolutely, come to an end, close, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; especially end life, die, [Refs 4th c.BC+] end in, [Refs 1st c.AD+]; ἡ ἡμέρα κ. εἰς ὥραν δεκάτην inclines towards, [Refs] IV.2) Rhet, metaphorically, λέξις κατεστραμμένη periodic style, opposed to εἰρομένη, [Refs 4th c.BC+] V) screw or stretch tight, [Refs 4th c.BC+].

Greek

Verb

to turn upside down, i.e. upset; overthrow; from g2596 (κατά) and g4762 (στρέφω)