◄ 2673. katargeó ►
Strong's Lexicon katargeó: To abolish, to nullify, to render ineffective, to bring to an end Original Word: καταργέω Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: katargeó Pronunciation: kat-ar-GEH-o Phonetic Spelling: (kat-arg-eh'-o) Definition: (a) I make idle (inactive), make of no effect, annul, abolish, bring to naught, (b) I discharge, sever, separate from. Meaning: To render inactive, to abolish, to make ineffective or powerless, to nullify, to bring to an end. Word Origin: From κατά (kata, meaning "down" or "against") and ἀργός (argos, meaning "inactive" or "idle"). Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • H6565 פָּרַר (parar): To break, frustrate, annul. • H7673 שָׁבַת (shabath): To cease, desist, rest. • H8045 שָׁמַד (shamad): To destroy, exterminate. These Hebrew terms share a similar semantic range with καταργέω, encompassing ideas of cessation, nullification, and destruction, often in the context of divine action against sin, covenantal breaches, or enemies. Usage: The verb καταργέω is used in the New Testament to describe the act of making something ineffective or void. It often refers to the nullification of laws, covenants, or spiritual powers. Context: The term καταργέω appears in various contexts within the New Testament, often conveying the idea of rendering something obsolete or without effect. It is used in theological discussions to describe the transition from the old covenant to the new covenant, emphasizing the superiority and fulfillment found in Christ. For instance, in 2 Corinthians 3:11, Paul speaks of the glory of the old covenant being surpassed and thus rendered ineffective by the greater glory of the new covenant: "For if what was fading away came with glory, how much greater is the glory of that which endures!" (BSB). In Romans 6:6, Paul uses καταργέω to describe the believer's relationship to sin: "We know that our old self was crucified with Him so that the body of sin might be rendered powerless, that we should no longer be slaves to sin" (BSB). Here, the term signifies the believer's liberation from the dominion of sin through the crucifixion of the old self with Christ. Additionally, in 1 Corinthians 13:10, Paul speaks of the partial knowledge and prophecy being rendered obsolete when the perfect comes: "But when the perfect comes, the partial passes away" (BSB). This highlights the temporary nature of certain spiritual gifts in light of the complete revelation in Christ. καταργέω is also used in the context of Christ's victory over death and the law. In 2 Timothy 1:10, it is stated that Christ "has abolished death and illuminated the way to life and immortality through the gospel" (BSB), signifying the ultimate defeat of death's power through the resurrection. HELPS Word-studies 2673 katargéō (from 2596 /katá, "down to a point," intensifying 691 /argéō, "inactive, idle") – properly, idle down, rendering something inert ("completely inoperative"); i.e. being of no effect (totally without force, completely brought down); done away with, cause to cease and therefore abolish; make invalid, abrogate (bring to nought); "to make idle or inactive" (so also in Euripides, Phoen., 753, Abbott-Smith). ["2673 (katargéō) means 'to make completely inoperative' or 'to put out of use,' according to TDNT (1.453)" (J. Rodman Williams, Renewal Theology "God, the World & Redemption," 389).] NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin from kata and argeó Definition to render inoperative, abolish NASB Translation abolished (4), abolishing (1), bring to an end (1), did away (1), do away (1), done away (4), fades away (1), fading (1), fading away (1), nullified (1), nullify (4), passing away (1), released (2), removed (1), render powerless (1), severed (1), use (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 2673: καταργέω καταργέω, κατάργω; future καταργήσω; 1 aorist κατήργησα; perfect κατήργηκα; passive, present καταργοῦμαι; perfect κατήργημαι; 1 aorist κατηργήθην; 1 future καταργηθήσομαι; causative of the verb ἀργέω, equivalent to ἀργόν (i. e. ἀεργον (on the accent cf. Chandler § 444)) ποιῶ; frequent with Paul, who uses it 25 times (elsewhere in N. T. only twice (Luke, Heb.), in the Sept. 4 times (2 Esdr., see below)); 1. to render idle, unemployed, inactive, inoperative: τήν γῆν, to deprive of its strength, make barren (A. V. cumber), Luke 13:7; to cause a person or a thing to have no further efficiency; to deprive of force, influence, power (A. V. bring to nought, make of none effect): τί, Romans 3:3; 1 Corinthians 1:28; τινα, 1 Corinthians 2:6 (but in passive); diabolic powers, 1 Corinthians 15:24 (Justin Martyr, Apology 2, 6); Antichrist, 2 Thessalonians 2:8; τόν θάνατον, 2 Timothy 1:10 (Epistle of Barnabas 5, 6 [ET]); τόν διάβολον, Hebrews 2:14; passive 1 Corinthians 15:26; to make void, τήν ἐπαγγελίαν, Galatians 3:17; passive Romans 4:14. 2. to cause to cease, put an end to, do away with, annul, abolish: τί, 1 Corinthians 6:13; 1 Corinthians 13:11; τόν νόμον, Romans 3:31; Ephesians 2:15; τόν καιρόν τοῦ ἀνόμου, Epistle of Barnabas 15, 5 [ET]; passive πόλεμος καταργεῖται ἐπουρανίων καί ἐπιγείων, Ignatius ad Eph. 13, 2 [ET]; ἵνα καταργηθῇ τό σῶμα τῆς ἁμαρτίας, that the body of sin might be done away, i. e. not the material of the body, but the body so far forth as it is an instrument of sin; accordingly, that the body may cease to be an instrument of sin, Romans 6:6. Passive to cease, pass away, be done away: of things, Galatians 5:11; 1 Corinthians 13:8, 10; 2 Corinthians 3:7, 11, 13f; of persons, followed by ἀπό τίνος, to be severed from, separated from, discharged from, loosed from, anyone; to terminate all contact with one (a pregnant construction, cf. Winers Grammar, 621 (577); Buttmann, 322 (277)): ἀπό τοῦ Χριστοῦ, Galatians 5:4 (on the aorist cf. Winer's Grammar, § 40, 5 b.); ἀπό τοῦ νόμου, Romans 7: (2 (Relz omits τοῦ νόμου)),6. The word is rarely met with in secular authors, as Euripides, Phoen. 753 κατάργειν χερα, to make idle, i. e. to leave the hand unemployed; Polybius quoted in Suidas (s. v. κατηργηκεναι) τούς καιρούς, in the sense of to let slip, leave unused; in the Sept. four times for Chaldean בַּטֵּל, to make to cease, i. e. restrain, check, hinder, 2 Esdr. 4:21, 23 2Esdr. 5:5 2Esdr. 6:8. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance abolish, cease, cumber, do away From kata and argeo; to be (render) entirely idle (useless), literally or figuratively -- abolish, cease, cumber, deliver, destroy, do away, become (make) of no (none, without) effect, fail, loose, bring (come) to nought, put away (down), vanish away, make void. see GREEK kata see GREEK argeo Forms and Transliterations καταργει καταργεί καταργεῖ καταργειται καταργείται καταργεῖται καταργηθη καταργηθή καταργηθῇ καταργηθήναι καταργηθησεται καταργηθήσεται καταργηθησονται καταργηθήσονται καταργησαι καταργήσαι καταργῆσαι καταργησαντος καταργήσαντος καταργησας καταργήσας καταργησει καταργήσει καταργηση καταργήση καταργήσῃ καταργουμεν καταργούμεν καταργοῦμεν καταργουμενην καταργουμένην καταργουμενον καταργούμενον καταργουμενου καταργουμένου καταργουμενων καταργουμένων κατηργηθημεν κατηργήθημεν κατηργηθητε κατηργήθητε κατηργηκα κατήργηκα κατήργησαν κατηργηται κατήργηται κατηργυρωμένοι katargei katargeî katargeitai katargeîtai katargesai katargêsai katargēsai katargē̂sai katargesantos katargēsantos katargḗsantos katargesas katargēsas katargḗsas katargese katargēsē katargesei katargēsei katargḗsei katargḗsēi katargethe katargēthē katargethêi katargēthē̂i katargethesetai katargethḗsetai katargēthēsetai katargēthḗsetai katargethesontai katargethḗsontai katargēthēsontai katargēthḗsontai katargoumen katargoûmen katargoumenen katargoumenēn katargouménen katargouménēn katargoumenon katargoumenōn katargouménon katargouménōn katargoúmenon katargoumenou katargouménou katergeka katērgēka katḗrgeka katḗrgēka katergetai katērgētai katḗrgetai katḗrgētai katergethemen katergḗthemen katērgēthēmen katērgḗthēmen katergethete katergḗthete katērgēthēte katērgḗthēte Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Luke 13:7 V-PIA-3S GRK: τὴν γῆν καταργεῖ NAS: Why does it even use up the ground?' KJV: down; why cumbereth it the ground? INT: the ground should it use up Romans 3:3 V-FIA-3S GRK: τοῦ θεοῦ καταργήσει NAS: their unbelief will not nullify the faithfulness KJV: the faith of God without effect? INT: of God will nullify Romans 3:31 V-PIA-1P GRK: νόμον οὖν καταργοῦμεν διὰ τῆς NAS: Do we then nullify the Law through KJV: Do we then make void the law through INT: Law then do we nullify through Romans 4:14 V-RIM/P-3S GRK: πίστις καὶ κατήργηται ἡ ἐπαγγελία NAS: and the promise is nullified; KJV: and the promise made of none effect: INT: faith and made of no effect the promise Romans 6:6 V-ASP-3S GRK: συνεσταυρώθη ἵνα καταργηθῇ τὸ σῶμα NAS: of sin might be done away with, so that we would no longer KJV: of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth INT: was crucified with [him] that might be annulled the body Romans 7:2 V-RIM/P-3S GRK: ὁ ἀνήρ κατήργηται ἀπὸ τοῦ NAS: dies, she is released from the law KJV: be dead, she is loosed from INT: the husband she is cleared from the Romans 7:6 V-AIP-1P GRK: νυνὶ δὲ κατηργήθημεν ἀπὸ τοῦ NAS: But now we have been released from the Law, KJV: But now we are delivered from the law, INT: now however we were cleared from the 1 Corinthians 1:28 V-ASA-3S GRK: τὰ ὄντα καταργήσῃ NAS: the things that are not, so that He may nullify the things that are, KJV: to bring to nought things that are: INT: the things that are he might annul 1 Corinthians 2:6 V-PPM/P-GMP GRK: τούτου τῶν καταργουμένων NAS: of this age, who are passing away; KJV: of this world, that come to nought: INT: of this who are coming to nought 1 Corinthians 6:13 V-FIA-3S GRK: καὶ ταῦτα καταργήσει τὸ δὲ NAS: but God will do away with both KJV: but God shall destroy both it INT: and these will bring to nought and 1 Corinthians 13:8 V-FIP-3P GRK: δὲ προφητεῖαι καταργηθήσονται εἴτε γλῶσσαι NAS: [there are gifts of] prophecy, they will be done away; KJV: [there be] prophecies, they shall fail; whether INT: moreover prophesies they will be done away whether tongues 1 Corinthians 13:8 V-FIP-3S GRK: εἴτε γνῶσις καταργηθήσεται NAS: they will be done away; if KJV: [there be] knowledge, it shall vanish away. INT: whether knowledge it will pass away 1 Corinthians 13:10 V-FIP-3S GRK: ἐκ μέρους καταργηθήσεται NAS: comes, the partial will be done away. KJV: part shall be done away. INT: in part will be done away 1 Corinthians 13:11 V-RIA-1S GRK: γέγονα ἀνήρ κατήργηκα τὰ τοῦ NAS: a man, I did away with childish KJV: a man, I put away childish things. INT: I became a man I did away with the things of the 1 Corinthians 15:24 V-ASA-3S GRK: πατρί ὅταν καταργήσῃ πᾶσαν ἀρχὴν NAS: when He has abolished all KJV: when he shall have put down all INT: Father when he shall have annulled all rule 1 Corinthians 15:26 V-PIM/P-3S GRK: ἔσχατος ἐχθρὸς καταργεῖται ὁ θάνατος NAS: enemy that will be abolished is death. KJV: enemy [that] shall be destroyed [is] death. INT: [The] last enemy annulled [is] death 2 Corinthians 3:7 V-PPM/P-AFS GRK: αὐτοῦ τὴν καταργουμένην NAS: of his face, fading [as] it was, KJV: which [glory] was to be done away: INT: of him which is being annulled 2 Corinthians 3:11 V-PPM/P-NNS GRK: γὰρ τὸ καταργούμενον διὰ δόξης NAS: For if that which fades away [was] with glory, KJV: if that which is done away [was] glorious, INT: indeed that which is being annulled [was] through glory 2 Corinthians 3:13 V-PPM/P-GNS GRK: τέλος τοῦ καταργουμένου NAS: at the end of what was fading away. KJV: to the end of that which is abolished: INT: end of that being annulled 2 Corinthians 3:14 V-PIM/P-3S GRK: ἐν Χριστῷ καταργεῖται NAS: because it is removed in Christ. KJV: which [vail] is done away in INT: in Christ is being annulled Galatians 3:17 V-ANA GRK: εἰς τὸ καταργῆσαι τὴν ἐπαγγελίαν NAS: by God, so as to nullify the promise. KJV: the promise of none effect. INT: so as to nullify the promise Galatians 5:4 V-AIP-2P GRK: κατηργήθητε ἀπὸ Χριστοῦ NAS: You have been severed from Christ, INT: You are severed from Christ Galatians 5:11 V-RIM/P-3S GRK: διώκομαι ἄρα κατήργηται τὸ σκάνδαλον NAS: of the cross has been abolished. KJV: the offence of the cross ceased. INT: am I persecuted Then has been done away the offense Ephesians 2:15 V-APA-NMS GRK: ἐν δόγμασιν καταργήσας ἵνα τοὺς NAS: by abolishing in His flesh the enmity, KJV: Having abolished in his INT: in decrees having annulled that the 2 Thessalonians 2:8 V-FIA-3S GRK: αὐτοῦ καὶ καταργήσει τῇ ἐπιφανείᾳ NAS: of His mouth and bring to an end by the appearance KJV: and shall destroy with the brightness INT: of him and annul by the appearing Strong's Greek 2673 27 Occurrences καταργῆσαι — 1 Occ. καταργήσαντος — 1 Occ. καταργήσας — 1 Occ. καταργήσῃ — 3 Occ. καταργήσει — 3 Occ. καταργηθῇ — 1 Occ. καταργηθήσεται — 2 Occ. καταργηθήσονται — 1 Occ. καταργεῖ — 1 Occ. καταργεῖται — 2 Occ. καταργοῦμεν — 1 Occ. καταργουμένην — 1 Occ. καταργουμένων — 1 Occ. καταργούμενον — 1 Occ. καταργουμένου — 1 Occ. κατήργηκα — 1 Occ. κατήργηται — 3 Occ. κατηργήθημεν — 1 Occ. κατηργήθητε — 1 Occ.