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<div> '''A — 1: '''''Καταστροφή''''' ''' (Strong'S #2692 — Noun [[Feminine]] — katastrophe — kat-as-trof-ay' ) </div> <p> lit., "a turning down" (kata, "down," strophe, "a turning;" Eng., "catastrophe"), is used (a) literally, &nbsp;2—Peter 2:6; (b) metaphorically, &nbsp;2—Timothy 2:14 , "subverting," i.e., the "overthrowing" of faith. Cp. kathairesis, "a pulling down," &nbsp;2—Corinthians 10:4,8; &nbsp;13:10 . </p> <div> '''B — 1: '''''Καταστρέφω''''' ''' (Strong'S #2690 — Verb — katastrepho — kat-as-tref'-o ) </div> <p> akin to A, lit. and primarily, "to turn down" or "turn over," as, e.g., the soil, denotes to "overturn, overthrow," &nbsp;Matthew 21:12; &nbsp;Mark 11:15; in &nbsp;Acts 15:16 , Passive Voice, "ruins," lit., "the overthrown (things) of it" (some mss. have kataskapto, "to dig down"). See [[Ruin.]] </p> <div> '''B — 2: '''''Ἀναστρέφω''''' ''' (Strong'S #390 — Verb — anastrepho — an-as-tref'-o ) </div> <p> is found in some mss. in &nbsp;John 2:15 (see No. 3). See [[Abide]] , No. 8. </p> <div> '''B — 3: '''''Ἀνατρέπω''''' ''' (Strong'S #396 — Verb — anatrepo — an-at-rep'-o ) </div> <p> lit., "to turn up or over" (ana, "up," trepo, "to turn"), "to upset," is used (a) literally, in the most authentic mss., in &nbsp;John 2:15 (see No. 2); (b) metaphorically, in &nbsp; 2—Timothy 2:18 , "overthrow (the faith of some);" in &nbsp;Titus 1:11 , RV, "overthrow (whole houses)," AV, "subvert ...," i.e., households. Moulton and Milligan (Vocab.) give an apt illustration from a 2nd cent. papyrus, of the complete upsetting of a family by the riotous conduct of a member. </p> <div> '''B — 4: '''''Καταλύω''''' ''' (Strong'S #2647 — Verb — kataluo — kat-al-oo'-o ) </div> <p> lit., "to loosen down," signifies "to overthrow" in &nbsp;Acts 5:38 , RV, "it will be overthrown" (AV, "it will come to nought"); &nbsp;Romans 14:20 , RV, "overthrow" (AV, "destroy"). See Destroy. </p> <div> '''B — 5: '''''Καταστρώννυμι''''' ''' (Strong'S #2693 — Verb — katastronnumi — kat-as-trone'-noo-mee ) </div> <p> primarily, "to strew" or "spread over" (kata, "down," stronnumi, or stronnuo, "to spread"), then, "to overthrow," has this meaning in &nbsp;1—Corinthians 10:5 , "they were overthrown." In the Sept., &nbsp;Numbers 14:16; &nbsp;Job 12:23 . </p>

<p> '''(1):''' ''' (''' v. t.) To throw over; to overturn; to upset; to turn upside down. </p> <p> '''(2):''' ''' (''' n.) A faulty return of the ball by a fielder, so that the striker makes an additional run. </p> <p> '''(3):''' ''' (''' n.) The act of throwing a ball too high, as over a player's head. </p> <p> '''(4):''' ''' (''' n.) The act of overthrowing; the state of being overthrow; ruin. </p> <p> '''(5):''' ''' (''' v. t.) To cause to fall or to fail; to subvert; to defeat; to make a ruin of; to destroy. </p>

<p> [[Overthrow]] See Throw. </p> 1. To turn upside down. <p> His wife overthrew the table. </p> 2. To throw down. 3. To ruin to demolish. <p> When the walls of [[Thebes]] he overthrew. </p> 4. To defeat to conquer to vanquish as, to overthrow an army or an enemy. 5. To subvert to destroy as, to overthrow the constitution or state to overthrow religion.