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Strong's G2673 καταργέω (katargeo)

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

Same number, other testament: Strong's H2673 — chatsah (“divide”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G2673
Language Greek
Linked Usages 30
Books 10

Strong's G2673 Quick Answer

Strong's G2673 καταργέω (katargeo) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. katargeo (kat-arg-eh'-o) v. 1. to be (render) entirely idle (useless) {literally or figuratively} It has 30 linked Bible usages across 10 books. Visible English usage signals include destroy, abolished, do, destroyed, and delivered. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament and Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Meaning
katargeo (kat-arg-eh'-o) v. 1. to be (render) entirely idle (useless) {literally or figuratively}
Usage
30 linked usages
Books
10 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament and Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Usage Words
destroy, abolished, do, destroyed, and delivered

Meaning and Definition

katargeo (kat-arg-eh'-o) v. 1. to be (render) entirely idle (useless) {literally or figuratively} [from G2596 and G691] KJV: 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 Root(s): G2596, G691

Original Word
καταργέω
Transliteration
katargeo
Derivation
Root: ἀργέω R1: 2596 R2: 691
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G2673. 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 abate

Usage: κατ-αργέω, -ῶ (κατά, causative, ἀργός = ἀ-εργός), [in LXX: 2Es.4.21; 2Es.4.23; 2Es.5.5; 2Es.6.8 (בְּטֵל)* ;] to make idle or inactive (χέρας, Eur., Phœn., 753): of soil occupied by an unfruitful tree, Luk.13:7. Metaphorical (Inscr.), to render inoperative or invalid, to abrogate, abolish: Rom.3:3, 31, 1Co.1:28 6:13 13:11 15:24, Gal.3:17, Eph.2:15, 2Th.2:8, 2Ti.1:10, Heb.2:14; pass., Rom.4:14 6:6, 1Co.2:6 13:8 13:10 15:26, 2Co.3:7 3:11-14 Gal.5:11;

before ἀπό (of persons), to be separated, discharged or loosed from, Rom.7:2, 6, Gal.5:4.† (AS)

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How Strong's G2673 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render katargeo, 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.

abolished 2 Corinthians 3:13 destroy 1 Corinthians 6:13 Do Romans 3:31 delivered Romans 7:6 destroyed Romans 6:6 cease 1 Corinthians 13:8 cumbereth Luke 13:7

How Strong's G2673 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes New Testament and Septuagint / Greek Old 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 New Testament with 26 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.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G2673 (καταργέω) appears 4 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

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Strong's G2673 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 G2673 in the New Testament

26 indexed usages in New Testament.

Luke 13:7 KJV

Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground?

Romans 3:3 KJV

For what if some did not believe? shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect?

Romans 3:31 KJV

Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law.

Strong's G2673 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

4 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Ezra 4:21 Septuagint / Brenton

Give ye now commandment to cause these men to cease, and that this city be not builded, until another commandment shall be given from me.

Ezra 4:23 Septuagint / Brenton

Now when the copy of king Artaxerxes' letter was read before Rehum, and Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, they went up in haste to Jerusalem unto the Jews, and made them to cease by force and power.

Ezra 5:5 Septuagint / Brenton

But the eye of their God was upon the elders of the Jews, that they could not cause them to cease, till the matter came to Darius: and then they returned answer by letter concerning this matter.

Usage Excerpts

First 30 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G2673.

Ezra 4:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Give ye now commandment to cause these men to cease, and that this city be not builded, until another commandment shall be given from me.
Ezra 4:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Now when the copy of king Artaxerxes' letter was read before Rehum, and Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, they went up in haste to Jerusalem unto the Jews, and made them to cease by force and power.
Ezra 5:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But the eye of their God was upon the elders of the Jews, that they could not cause them to cease, till the matter came to Darius: and then they returned answer by letter concerning this matter.
Ezra 6:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Moreover I make a decree what ye shall do to the elders of these Jews for the building of this house of God: that of the king's goods, even of the tribute beyond the river, forthwith expenses be given unto these men, that they be not hindered.
Luke 13:7 New Testament, KJV
Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground?
Romans 3:3 New Testament, KJV
For what if some did not believe? shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect?
Romans 3:31 New Testament, KJV
Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law.
Romans 4:14 New Testament, KJV
For if they which are of the law be heirs, faith is made void, and the promise made of none effect:
Romans 6:6 New Testament, KJV
Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.
Romans 7:2 New Testament, KJV
For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to her husband so long as he liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of her husband.
Romans 7:6 New Testament, KJV
But now we are delivered from the law, that being dead wherein we were held; that we should serve in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter.
1 Corinthians 1:28 New Testament, KJV
And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are:
1 Corinthians 2:6 New Testament, KJV
Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought:
1 Corinthians 6:13 New Testament, KJV
Meats for the belly, and the belly for meats: but God shall destroy both it and them. Now the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body.
1 Corinthians 13:8 New Testament, KJV
Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.
1 Corinthians 13:10 New Testament, KJV
But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away.
1 Corinthians 13:11 New Testament, KJV
When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.
1 Corinthians 15:24 New Testament, KJV
Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power.
2 Corinthians 3:7 New Testament, KJV
But if the ministration of death, written and engraven in stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not stedfastly behold the face of Moses for the glory of his countenance; which glory was to be done away:
2 Corinthians 3:11 New Testament, KJV
For if that which is done away was glorious, much more that which remaineth is glorious.
2 Corinthians 3:13 New Testament, KJV
And not as Moses, which put a veil over his face, that the children of Israel could not stedfastly look to the end of that which is abolished:
2 Corinthians 3:14 New Testament, KJV
But their minds were blinded: for until this day remaineth the same vail untaken away in the reading of the old testament; which vail is done away in Christ.
Galatians 3:17 New Testament, KJV
And this I say, that the covenant, that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul, that it should make the promise of none effect.
Galatians 5:4 New Testament, KJV
Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace.
Galatians 5:11 New Testament, KJV
And I, brethren, if I yet preach circumcision, why do I yet suffer persecution? then is the offence of the cross ceased.
Ephesians 2:15 New Testament, KJV
Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace;
2 Thessalonians 2:8 New Testament, KJV
And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:
2 Timothy 1:10 New Testament, KJV
But is now made manifest by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and immortality to light through the gospel:
Hebrews 2:14 New Testament, KJV
Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil;

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G2673, grouped by book.

Ezra 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Luke 1 usage, New Testament
Romans 6 usages, New Testament
1 Corinthians 8 usages, New Testament
2 Corinthians 4 usages, New Testament
Galatians 3 usages, New Testament
Ephesians 1 usage, New Testament
2 Thessalonians 1 usage, New Testament
2 Timothy 1 usage, New Testament
Hebrews 1 usage, New Testament

Strong's G2673 FAQ

What does katargeo (καταργέω) mean?

Katargeo (Strong's G2673) is a Greek word most simply glossed "abolish". katargeo (kat-arg-eh'-o) v. 1. to be (render) entirely idle (useless) {literally or figuratively}

How many times is katargeo (καταργέω) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 30 linked usages for Strong's G2673 across 10 books.

Where can I study katargeo (καταργέω) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G2673 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament and Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

What English words translate katargeo (καταργέω)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as destroy, abolished, do, destroyed, delivered, and cumbereth. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G2673 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 4 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament for Strong's G2673, with linked reader references where each row is available.