Katastrophe means “overthrow” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Same number, other testament: Strong's H2692 — chatsaraddar in the Hebrew Bible.
Strong's G2692 καταστροφή (katastrophe) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. katastrophe (kat-as-trof-ay') n. 1. an overturn ("catastrophe"), i.e. demolition 2. (figuratively) apostasy It has 18 linked Bible usages across 12 books. Visible English usage signals include subverting and overthrow. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.
katastrophe (kat-as-trof-ay') n. 1. an overturn ("catastrophe"), i.e. demolition 2. (figuratively) apostasy [from G2690] KJV: overthrow, subverting Root(s): G2690
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G2692. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
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Usage: κατα-στροφή, -ῆς, ἡ (καταστρέφω), [in LXX: Job.21:17, Pro.1:27 (אֵיד), al. ;] __1. overthrow: 2Pe.2:6 (WH, om.). __2. Metaphorical, subversion, upsetting (cf. καθαίρεσις, 2Co.13:10): 2Ti.2:14.† (AS)
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render katastrophe, 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.
Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, New Testament, and 1 Enoch. 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.
Strong's G2692 (καταστροφή) appears 16 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.
Sample Septuagint occurrences:
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2 indexed usages in New Testament.
Of these things put them in remembrance, charging them before the Lord that they strive not about words to no profit, but to the subverting of the hearers.
And turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrha into ashes condemned them with an overthrow, making them an ensample unto those that after should live ungodly;
9 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
And it came to pass that when God destroyed all the cities of the region round about, God remembered Abraham, and sent Lot out of the midst of the overthrow, when the Lord overthrew those cities in which Lot dwelt.
And destruction from God came upon Ahaziah in his coming to Joram; for when he had come, Jehoram went out with him against Jehu the son of Nimshi, the anointed of the Lord against the house of Ahab.
That such is the overthrow of the ungodly? And out of the earth another shall grow.
6 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
Now when the time drew near that Mattathias should die, he said unto his sons, Now have pride and rebuke gotten strength, and the time of destruction, and the wrath of indignation:
In the end therefore he had an unhappy return, being accused before Aretas the king of the Arabians, fleeing from city to city, pursued of all men, hated as a forsaker of the laws, and being had in abomination as an open enemy of his country and countrymen, he was cast out into Egypt.
They were sent out unanimously by the generals in the several cities, with such stern and pitiless feeling, that the exceptional nature of the infliction moved even some of their enemies. These, influenced by sentiments of common humanity, and reflecting upon the uncertain issue of life, shed tears at this their miserable expulsion.
1 indexed usage in 1 Enoch.
acquire wealth and see good days. Have ye seen the righteous how their end falls out, that no manner
First 18 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G2692.
And it came to pass that when God destroyed all the cities of the region round about, God remembered Abraham, and sent Lot out of the midst of the overthrow, when the Lord overthrew those cities in which Lot dwelt.
And destruction from God came upon Ahaziah in his coming to Joram; for when he had come, Jehoram went out with him against Jehu the son of Nimshi, the anointed of the Lord against the house of Ahab.
That such is the overthrow of the ungodly? And out of the earth another shall grow.
And his terror is in his ears: Just when he seems to be at peace, His overthrow will come.
Nevertheless, the lamp of the ungodly also shall be put out, And destruction shall come upon them, And pangs of vengeance shall seize them.
Nay rather, but let mine enemies be as the overthrow of the ungodly, And they that rise up against me, as the destruction of transgressors.
For they that are concerned in murder store up evils for themselves; And the overthrow of transgressors is evil.
Yea when dismay suddenly comes upon you, And your overthrow shall arrive like a tempest; And when tribulation and distress shall come upon you, Or when ruin shall come upon you.
for they sowed blighted seed, and their destruction shall await them, a sheaf of corn that avails not to make meal; and even if it should produce it, strangers shall devour it.
Of these things put them in remembrance, charging them before the Lord that they strive not about words to no profit, but to the subverting of the hearers.
And turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrha into ashes condemned them with an overthrow, making them an ensample unto those that after should live ungodly;
Now when the time drew near that Mattathias should die, he said unto his sons, Now have pride and rebuke gotten strength, and the time of destruction, and the wrath of indignation:
In the end therefore he had an unhappy return, being accused before Aretas the king of the Arabians, fleeing from city to city, pursued of all men, hated as a forsaker of the laws, and being had in abomination as an open enemy of his country and countrymen, he was cast out into Egypt.
They were sent out unanimously by the generals in the several cities, with such stern and pitiless feeling, that the exceptional nature of the infliction moved even some of their enemies. These, influenced by sentiments of common humanity, and reflecting upon the uncertain issue of life, shed tears at this their miserable expulsion.
The king’s heart teemed with impious rage; and he rushed forth with the mass, along with the elephants. With feelings unsoftened, and eyes pitiless, he longed to gaze at the hard and wretched doom of the above-mentioned Jews.
Envy not the glory of a sinner: For thou knowest not what shall be his end.
He saw and perceived their end to be evil; Therefore he multiplied his compassion.
acquire wealth and see good days. Have ye seen the righteous how their end falls out, that no manner
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Katastrophe (Strong's G2692) is a Greek word most simply glossed "overthrow". katastrophe (kat-as-trof-ay') n. 1. an overturn ("catastrophe"), i.e. demolition 2. (figuratively) apostasy
This page currently indexes 18 linked usages for Strong's G2692 across 12 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G2692 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as subverting and overthrow. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.
Yes. The current local index includes 9 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, 6 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 in 1 Enoch for Strong's G2692, with linked reader references where each row is available.