Greek · G2662, G240 · unreviewed

καταπατεῖν ἀλλήλους

To trample down; figuratively, to reject with disdain · one another

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καταπατέω G2662 to trample down; figuratively, to reject with disdain
Pronunciation katapatéō
Deliberate desecration or rejection; trampling what is sacred underfoot in contempt and disdain.
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ἀλλήλων G240 one another
Pronunciation allḗlōn
Reciprocal pronoun expressing mutual action between two or more parties, never subjects acting alone
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What does καταπατεῖν ἀλλήλους (katapatein allēlous) mean in the Bible?

καταπατέω · ἀλλήλων is a Greek word meaning "to trample one another".

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Meaning

to trample one another
Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

Tenses
Present Future Aorist
Voices
Passive Active
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract
Present Passive Matt 5:13
Present Active Luke 12:1
Indicative states a fact or reality
Future Active Matt 7:6
Aorist Passive Luke 8:5
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality
Aorist Active Heb 10:29
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 5 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 1 prospective 1 infinitive 2 participle 1
Tense
aorist 2 present 2 future 1
Voice
active 3 passive 2
Mood
indicative 2 infinitive 2 participle 1

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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