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Strong's G2672 καταράομαι (kataraomai)

Kataraomai means “curse” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H2672 — chatsab (“cut”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G2672
Language Greek
Linked Usages 64
Books 24

Strong's G2672 Quick Answer

Strong's G2672 καταράομαι (kataraomai) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. kataraomai (kat-ar-ah'-om-ai) v. 1. to curse, to damn 2. (by analogy) to doom It has 64 linked Bible usages across 24 books. Visible English usage signals include curse. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
kataraomai (kat-ar-ah'-om-ai) v. 1. to curse, to damn 2. (by analogy) to doom
Usage
64 linked usages
Books
24 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
curse

Meaning and Definition

kataraomai (kat-ar-ah'-om-ai) v. 1. to curse, to damn 2. (by analogy) to doom [middle voice from G2671] KJV: curse Root(s): G2671

Original Word
καταράομαι
Transliteration
kataraomai
Derivation
Root: κατάρα R1: 2671
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G2672. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

to curse

Usage: κατ-αράομαι, -ώμαι depon. (κατάρα), [in LXX chiefly for קָלַל pi. ;] to curse: with accusative, Mrk.11:21; opposite to εὐλογέω, Luk.6:26, Rom.12:14, Jas.3:9; pass. pf. ptcp., accursed, under a curse (see M, Pr., 221): Mat.25:41.† (AS)

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How Strong's G2672 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render kataraomai, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

curse Matthew 5:44

How Strong's G2672 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and New Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 48 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G2672 (καταράομαι) appears 68 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G2672 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G2672 in the New Testament

6 indexed usages in New Testament.

Matthew 5:44 KJV

But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;

Matthew 25:41 KJV

Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:

Mark 11:21 KJV

And Peter calling to remembrance saith unto him, Master, behold, the fig tree which thou cursedst is withered away.

Strong's G2672 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

48 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Genesis 5:29 Septuagint / Brenton

And he called his name Noah, saying, This one will cause us to cease from our works, and from the toils of our hands, and from the earth, which the Lord God has cursed.

Genesis 8:21 Septuagint / Brenton

And the Lord God smelled a smell of sweetness, and the Lord God having considered, said, I will not anymore curse the earth, because of the works of men, because the imagination of man is intently bent upon evil things from his youth, I will not therefore anymore smite all living flesh as I have done.

Genesis 12:3 Septuagint / Brenton

And I will bless those that bless thee, and curse those that curse thee, and in thee shall all the tribes of the earth be blessed.

Strong's G2672 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

10 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Wisdom of Solomon 12:11 Septuagint / Brenton

For it was a cursed seed from the beginning; Neither didst thou for fear of any man give them pardon for those things wherein they sinned.

Wisdom of Sirach 3:16 Septuagint / Brenton

He that forsaketh his father is as a blasphemer; And he that angereth his mother is cursed of God.

Wisdom of Sirach 4:5 Septuagint / Brenton

Turn not away thine eye from the needy, And give him none occasion to curse thee:

Usage Excerpts

First 64 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G2672.

Genesis 5:29 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he called his name Noah, saying, This one will cause us to cease from our works, and from the toils of our hands, and from the earth, which the Lord God has cursed.
Genesis 8:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord God smelled a smell of sweetness, and the Lord God having considered, said, I will not anymore curse the earth, because of the works of men, because the imagination of man is intently bent upon evil things from his youth, I will not therefore anymore smite all living flesh as I have done.
Genesis 12:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I will bless those that bless thee, and curse those that curse thee, and in thee shall all the tribes of the earth be blessed.
Genesis 27:29 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And let nations serve thee, And princes bow down to thee, And be thou lord of thy brother, And the sons of thy father shall do thee reverence; Accursed is he that curses thee, And blessed is he that blesses thee.
Leviticus 24:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the son of the Israelitish woman named THE NAME and cursed; and they brought him to Moses: and his mother’s name was Shelomith, daughter of Dibri of the tribe of Dan.
Leviticus 24:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Bring forth him that cursed outside the camp, and all who heard shall lay their hands upon his head, and all the congregation shall stone him.
Leviticus 24:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And speak to the sons of Israel, and thou shalt say to them, Whosoever shall curse God shall bear his sin.
Leviticus 24:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Moses spoke to the children of Israel, and they brought him that had cursed out of the camp, and stoned him with stones: and the children of Israel did as the Lord commanded Moses.
Numbers 22:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And now come, curse me this people, for it is stronger than we; if we may be able to smite some of them, and I will cast them out of the land: for I know that whomsoever thou dost bless, they are blessed, and whomsoever thou dost curse, they are cursed.
Numbers 22:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And God said to Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them, neither shalt thou curse the people; for they are blessed.
Numbers 23:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
How can I curse whom the Lord curses not? Or how can I devote whom God devotes not?
Numbers 23:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Balak said to him, Come yet with me to another place where thou shalt not see the people, but only thou shalt see a part of them, and shalt not see them all; and curse me them from thence.
Numbers 23:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Balak said to Balaam, Neither curse the people at all for me, nor bless them at all.
Numbers 23:27 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Balak said to Balaam, Come and I will remove thee to another place, if it shall please God, and curse me them from thence.
Numbers 24:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
He lay down, he rested as a lion, and as a young lion; Who shall stir him up? They that bless thee are blessed, And they that curse thee are cursed.
Numbers 24:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Balak was angry with Balaam, and clapped his hands together; and Balak said to Balaam, I called thee to curse my enemy, and behold thou hast decidedly blessed him this third time.
Deuteronomy 21:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
his body shall not remain all night upon the tree, but ye shall by all means bury it in that day; for everyone that is hanged on a tree is cursed of God; and ye shall by no means defile the land which the Lord thy God gives thee for an inheritance.
Deuteronomy 23:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
because they met you not with bread and water by the way, when ye went out of Egypt; and because they hired against thee Balaam the son of Beor of Mesopotamia to curse thee.
Judges 5:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
To curse Meroz: Curse ye it, said the angel of the Lord; Cursed is everyone that dwells in it, Because they came not to the help of the Lord, To his help among the mighty.
Judges 9:27 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they went out into the field, and gathered their grapes, and trod them, and made merry; and they brought the grapes into the house of their god, and ate and drank, and cursed Abimelech.
1 Kingdoms 17:43 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Philistine said to David, Am I as a dog, that thou comest against me with a staff and stones? and David said, Nay, but worse than a dog. And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.
2 Kingdoms 16:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And King David came to Bahurim; and, behold, there came out from thence a man of the family of the house of Saul, and his name was Shimei the son of Gera. He came forth and cursed as he went,
2 Kingdoms 16:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thus Shimei said when he cursed him, Go out, go out, thou bloody man, and man of sin.
2 Kingdoms 16:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Abishai the son of Zeruiah said to the king, Why does this dead dog curse my lord the king? let me go over now and take off his head.
2 Kingdoms 16:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the king said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah? even let him alone, and so let him curse, for the Lord has told him to curse David: and who shall say, Why hast thou done thus?
2 Kingdoms 16:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And David said to Abishai and to all his servants, Behold, my son who came forth out of my bowels seeks my life; still more now may the son of Benjamin: let him curse, because the Lord has told him.
2 Kingdoms 19:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Abishai the son of Zeruiah answered and said, Shall not Shimei therefore be put to death, because he cursed the Lord’s anointed?
3 Kingdoms 2:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And, behold, there is with thee Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjaminite of Bahurim: and he cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went into the camp; and he came down to Jordan to meet me, and I swore to him by the Lord, saying, I will not put thee to death with the sword.
4 Kingdoms 2:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he turned after them, and saw them, and cursed them in the name of the Lord. And, behold, there came out two bears out of the wood, and they tore forty and two children of them.
4 Kingdoms 9:34 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Jehu went in and ate and drank, and said, Look now, after this cursed woman, and bury her, for she is a king’s daughter.
Nehemiah 10:30 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And that we would not give our daughters unto the people of the land, not take their daughters for our sons:
Nehemiah 13:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Because they met not the children of Israel with bread and with water, but hired Balaam against them, that he should curse them: howbeit our God turned the curse into a blessing.
Nehemiah 13:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I contended with them, and cursed them, and smote certain of them, and plucked off their hair, and made them swear by God, saying, Ye shall not give your daughters unto their sons, nor take their daughters unto your sons, or for yourselves.
Job 3:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
saying,
Job 3:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Let that day and night be cursed, Let darkness carry them away; Let it not come into the days of the year, Neither let it be numbered with the days of the months.
Job 3:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But let him that curses that day curse it, Even he that is ready to attack the great whale.
Job 24:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
He is swift on the face of the water: Let his portion be cursed on the earth; And let their plants be laid bare.
Psalms 36:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For they that bless him shall inherit the earth; And they that curse him shall be utterly destroyed.
Psalms 61:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
They only took counsel to set at nought mine honor: I ran in thirst: With their mouth they blessed, but with their heart they cursed. Pause.
Psalms 108:28 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Let them curse, but thou shalt bless: Let them that rise up against me be ashamed, But let thy servant rejoice.
Proverbs 30:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Deliver not a servant into the hands of his master, lest he curse you, and you be utterly destroyed.
Proverbs 30:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
A wicked generation curse their father, and do not bless their mother.
Proverbs 34:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Ecclesiastes 7:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Also take no heed To all the words which ungodly men shall speak; Lest thou hear thy servant cursing thee.
Ecclesiastes 7:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For many times he shall trespass against thee, And repeatedly shall he afflict thy heart; For thus also hast thou cursed others.
Ecclesiastes 10:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Even in thy conscience, curse not the king; And curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: For a bird of the air shall carry thy voice, And that which has wings shall report thy speech.
Jeremiah 15:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Woe is me, my mother! thou hast born me as some man of strife, and at variance with the whole earth; I have not helped others, nor has anyone helped me; my strength has failed among them that curse me.
Malachi 2:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
If ye will not hearken, and if ye will not lay it to heart, to give glory to my name, saith the Lord Almighty, then I will send forth the curse upon you, and I will bring a curse upon your blessing: yea, I will curse it, and I will scatter your blessing, and it shall not exist among you, because ye lay not this to heart.
Matthew 5:44 New Testament, KJV
But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;
Matthew 25:41 New Testament, KJV
Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
Mark 11:21 New Testament, KJV
And Peter calling to remembrance saith unto him, Master, behold, the fig tree which thou cursedst is withered away.
Luke 6:28 New Testament, KJV
Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you.
Romans 12:14 New Testament, KJV
Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not.
James 3:9 New Testament, KJV
Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God.
Wisdom of Solomon 12:11 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
For it was a cursed seed from the beginning; Neither didst thou for fear of any man give them pardon for those things wherein they sinned.
Wisdom of Sirach 3:16 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
He that forsaketh his father is as a blasphemer; And he that angereth his mother is cursed of God.
Wisdom of Sirach 4:5 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Turn not away thine eye from the needy, And give him none occasion to curse thee:
Wisdom of Sirach 4:6 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
For if he curse thee in the bitterness of his soul, His prayer shall be heard of him that made him.
Wisdom of Sirach 21:27 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
When the ungodly curseth Satan, He curseth his own soul.
Wisdom of Sirach 23:14 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Remember thy father and thy mother, When thou sittest among great men. Be not forgetful before them, And so thou by thy custom become a fool, And wish that thou hadst not been born, And curse the day of thy nativity.
Wisdom of Sirach 28:13 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Curse the whisperer and double-tongued: For such have destroyed many that were at peace.
Wisdom of Sirach 33:12 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
A cheerful and good heart will have a care of his meat and diet.
Wisdom of Sirach 34:24 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
But against him that is a niggard of his meat the whole city shall murmur; And the testimonies of his niggardness shall not be doubted of.
Letter of Jeremiah 1:65 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Knowing therefore that they are no gods, fear them not.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G2672, grouped by book.

Genesis 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Leviticus 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Numbers 8 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Deuteronomy 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Judges 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Kingdoms 6 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
3 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
4 Kingdoms 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Nehemiah 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Job 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Proverbs 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ecclesiastes 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Malachi 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Matthew 2 usages, New Testament
Mark 1 usage, New Testament
Luke 1 usage, New Testament
Romans 1 usage, New Testament
James 1 usage, New Testament
Wisdom of Solomon 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Sirach 8 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Letter of Jeremiah 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Strong's G2672 FAQ

What does kataraomai (καταράομαι) mean?

Kataraomai (Strong's G2672) is a Greek word most simply glossed "curse". kataraomai (kat-ar-ah'-om-ai) v. 1. to curse, to damn 2. (by analogy) to doom

How many times is kataraomai (καταράομαι) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 64 linked usages for Strong's G2672 across 24 books.

Where can I study kataraomai (καταράομαι) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G2672 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate kataraomai (καταράομαι)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as curse. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G2672 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 48 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 10 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G2672, with linked reader references where each row is available.