to take down

Greek Verb

καθ-αιρέω, -ῶ [in LXX for נָתַץ, פָּרַץ, יָרַד, etc;] 1) to take down: with accusative of person(s) (the technical term for removal after crucifixion, Field, Notes, 44), Mrk.15:36, 46, Luk.23:53, Act.13:29. 2) to put down by force, pull down, destroy: ἀποθήκας, Luk.12:18 (opposite to οἰκοδομεῖν); δυνάστας, Luk.1:52; ἔθνη, Act.13:19; pass, Act.19:27 (diminished, Field, Notes, 129 f.); figuratively, to refute: λογισμούς, 2Co.10:5. (AS)

to take down

Greek Verb

καθαιρ-έω, Ionic dialect κατ-, Aeolic dialect κατάγρημι, which see: future -ήσω[Refs 8th c.BC+]: future [Refs 1st c.AD+]aorist 2 καθεῖλον, infinitive καθελεῖν: aorist 1 καθεῖλα [LXX]: Ionic dialect perfect participle passive καταραιρημένος [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—take down, καθείλομεν ἱστία [Refs 8th c.BC+]; κ. ἄχθος take it down, i.e. off one's shoulders, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κ. τῶν ἐκ τῆς στοᾶς ὅπλων some of them, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κ. τινά, from the cross, [Refs 2nd c.BC+] —middle, κατελέσθαι τὰ τόξα take down one's bow, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 2) put down, close the eyes of the dead, ὄσσε καθαιρήσουσι θανόντι περ [Refs 8th c.BC+] 3) of sorcerers, bring down from the sky, σελήνην [Refs 5th c.BC+] 4) κατά με πέδον γᾶς ἕλοι may earth swallow me! [Refs 5th c.BC+] II) put down by force, destroy, ὅτε κέν μιν μοῖρ᾽ ὀλοὴ καθέλῃσι [Refs 8th c.BC+], etc; kill, slay, ταῦρον[Refs 7th c.BC+]; ἐάν τις ἀποκτείνῃ. ἐν ὁδῷ καθελών Legal cited in [Refs 4th c.BC+]:—passive, of criminals, to be executed, [Refs 1st c.AD+] II.2) put down, reduce, κ. Κῦρον καὶ τὴν Περσέων δύναμιν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; καθαιρεθῆναι, opposed to ἀρθῆναι, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; especially depose, dethrone, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κ. τὸ λῃστικὸν ἐκ τῆς θαλάσσης remove it utterly from, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κ. ὕβριν τινός [LXX+5th c.BC+]passive, καθῃρημένος τὴν αἴσθησιν bereft of sense, [Refs 1st c.AD+]; καθαιρεῖσθαι τῆς μεγαλειότητος [Ἀρτέμιδος] [NT] II.3) raze to the ground, demolish, πόλεις [LXX+5th c.BC+]; τῶν τειχῶν a part of the walls, [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, [Refs 5th c.BC+] II.4) cancel, rescind, τὸ Μεγαρέων ψήφισμα [Refs 5th c.BC+] II.5) as law-term, condemn, ἡ καθαιροῦσα ψῆφος a verdict of guilty, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: with infinitive, ἐμὲ πάλος καθαιρεῖ. λαβεῖν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; simply, decide, ὅ τι ἂν αἱ πλείους ψῆφοι καθαιρῶσι [Refs 1st c.BC+]; in book-keeping, ἃν καθαιρῶσιν αἱ ψῆφοι whatever the counters (or accounts) prove, probably in [Refs 4th c.BC+] II.6) reduce, τῶν αὐξανομένων καὶ καθαιρουμένων γραμμῶν [Refs 4th c.BC+]; of mild caustics, τὰ ὑπερσαρκέοντα καθαιρεῖ (probably to be read instead of καθαίρει) [Refs 5th c.BC+]: Rhet, minimize, [Refs 4th c.BC+] III) overpower, seize, κὰδ δέ μιν ὕπνος ᾕρει [Refs 8th c.BC+]; κ. τινά overtake, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κ. τινὰ ἐν ἀφροσύνῃ catch in the act of folly, [Refs 5th c.BC+] seize by, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]:—passive, κ. ὑπό τινος [Refs 5th c.BC+] IV) fetch down as a reward or prize, καθαιρεῖν ἀγῶνας [Refs 1st c.AD+]: metaphorically, achieve, ἀγώνιον. εὖχος ἔργῳ καθελών [Refs 5th c.BC+]future infinitive καθαρεῖν, παστόν, μίτραν[Refs]:—middle, φόνῳ καθαιρεῖσθ᾽, οὐ λόγῳ, τὰ πράγματα [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, [Refs 5th c.BC+] V) less frequently like the simple αἱρεῖν, take and carry off, [Refs]

Greek

Verb

to lower (or with violence) demolish (literally or figuratively); cast (pull, put, take) down, destroy; from g2596 (κατά) and g138 (αἱρέομαι) (including its alternate)