Lexical Definition
καταργέω katargéō (kat-arg-eh'-o) to abate G:V
from κατά and ἀργέω
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.
- to be (render) entirely idle (useless), literally or figuratively
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| κατηργήθητε | You are severed | Gal.5.4 |
| κατηργήθημεν | we have been released | Rom.7.6 |
| καταργῆσαι | to nullify | Gal.3.17 |
| καταργοῦμεν | do we nullify | Rom.3.31 |
| καταργούμενον | is fading away | 2Cor.3.11 |
| καταργουμένων | are coming to naught | 1Cor.2.6 |
| καταργουμένου | fading away | 2Cor.3.13 |
| καταργουμένην | is fading | 2Cor.3.7 |
| καταργηθῇ | may be annulled | Rom.6.6 |
| καταργηθήσονται | they will be abated | 1Cor.13.8 |
| καταργηθήσεται | it will be abated | 1Cor.13.8 |
| will be done away | 1Cor.13.10 | |
| καταργηθήναι | cease work | LXX.Ezra.6.8 |
| καταργεῖται | is being removed | 2Cor.3.14 |
| to be abolished | 1Cor.15.26 | |
| καταργεῖ | should it use up | Luke.13.7 |
| καταργήσῃ | He may annul | 1Cor.1.28 |
| He may destroy | Heb.2.14 | |
| He may have annulled | 1Cor.15.24 | |
| καταργήσει | will annul | 2Thess.2.8 |
| will destroy | 1Cor.6.13 | |
| will nullify | Rom.3.3 | |
| καταργήσασ | having annulled | Eph.2.15 |
| καταργήσαντοσ | having abolished | 2Tim.1.10 |
| καταργήσαι | to cease work | LXX.Ezra.4.21 |
| κατήργηται | has been abolished | Gal.5.11 |
| has been nullified | Rom.4.14 | |
| she has been cleared | Rom.7.2 | |
| κατήργησαν | cause them to cease work | LXX.Ezra.5.5 |
| they caused them to cease work | LXX.Ezra.4.23 | |
| κατήργηκα | I have done away with | 1Cor.13.11 |
Abbott-Smith
κατ-αργέω, -ῶ (< κατά, causative, ἀργός = ἀ-εργός), [in LXX: II Es 4.21, 23 5.5 6.8 (בְּטֵל)*;]
to make idle or inactive (χέρας, Eur., Phœn., 753): of soil occupied by an unfruitful tree, Lk 13:7. Metaph. (Inscr.), to render inoperative or invalid, to abrogate, abolish: Ro 3:3, 31, I Co 1:28 6:13 13:11 15:24, Ga 3:17, Eph 2:15, II Th 2:8, II Ti 1:10, He 2:14; pass., Ro 4:14 6:6, I Co 2:6 13:8, 10 15:26, II Co 3:7, 11, 13, 14, Ga 5:11; seq. ἀπό (of persons), to be separated, discharged or loosed from, Ro 7:2, 6, Ga 5:4.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Luke | 13:7 |
| Romans | 3:3 · 3:31 · 4:14 · 6:6 · 7:2 · 7:6 |
| 1 Corinthians | 1:28 · 2:6 · 6:13 · 13:8 · 13:10 · 13:11 · 15:24 · 15:26 |
| 2 Corinthians | 3:11 · 3:13 · 3:14 · 33:7 |
| Galatians | 3:17 · 5:4 · 5:11 |
| Ephesians | 2:15 |
| 2 Thessalonians | 2:8 |
| 2 Timothy | 1:10 |
| Hebrews | 2:14 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
καταργέω-έω,
leave unemployed or idle, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κατηργηκέναι τοὺς καιρούς to have missed the opportunities, [Refs 2nd c.BC+] make the ground useless, cumber it, [NT]
__2 cause to be idle, hinder in one's work, [LXX+1st c.AD+]passive, [LXX]; to be rendered or lie idle, [Refs 3rd c.AD+]
__II make of no effect, NT.Rom.3.3,31, +others:—passive, to be abolished, cease, [NT] to be set free from.., [NT]; to be parted, [Refs].
LSJ Scripture Refs: Luke.13.7 ☩ Rom.3.3 ☩ 1Cor.2.6 ☩ Rom.7.2