κατασκευάζω
kataskeuázō · G2680 · Greek · 11 occurrences
Meanings
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to prepare, to make ready
To cause to be thoroughly prepared
ExamplesMark 1:2 just as it is written in Isaiah the prophet: “BEHOLD, I AM SENDING MY MESSENGER BEFORE YOU, WHO WILL PREPARE YOUR WAY;
Luke 1:17 “And it is he who will go as a forerunner before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, TO TURN THE HEARTS OF FATHERS BACK TO THEIR CHILDREN, and the disobedient to the attitude of the righteous, to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.”
Hebrews 9:2 For a tabernacle was equipped, the outer sanctuary, in which were the lampstand, the table, and the sacred bread; this is called the Holy Place.
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to build, to construct
To make or erect any kind of construction
ExamplesHebrews 3:3 For He has been counted worthy of more glory than Moses, by just so much as the builder of the house has more honor than the house.
Hebrews 3:4 For every house is built by someone, but the builder of all things is God.
Hebrews 11:7 By faith Noah, being warned by God about things not yet seen, in reverence prepared an ark for the salvation of his household, by which he condemned the world, and became an heir of the righteousness which is according to faith.
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to make ready for, to prepare for, to prepare the way for
(An idiom, literally: to prepare the road) To cause circumstances to be ready or propitious for some event
ExamplesMatthew 11:10 “This is the one about whom it is written: ‘BEHOLD, I AM SENDING MY MESSENGER AHEAD OF YOU, WHO WILL PREPARE YOUR WAY BEFORE YOU.’
Luke 7:27 “This is the one about whom it is written: ‘BEHOLD, I AM SENDING MY MESSENGER AHEAD OF YOU, WHO WILL PREPARE YOUR WAY BEFORE YOU.’
How it’s used In 7 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Who or what does itSubject
11 occurrences in 7 groups
- ὅςwho, which, that 3
- Not stated (participle) 3
- κιβωτόςboat 1
- ΝῶεNoë 1
- οἶκοςhouse, household 1
- οὗτοςthis 1
What it acts on, or what is saidObject
6 occurrences in 4 groups
- ὁδόςway, road 3
- κιβωτόςboat 1
- πᾶςall, every, each 1
- αὐτόςhe, she, it, same 1
With prepositionsPrepositional phrases
4 occurrences in 3 groups
- ἔμπροσθενbefore, in front of+ σύyou 2
- εἰςto+ σωτηρίαsalvation 1
- ὑπόby, under+ τὶςsomeone 1
With adverbsAdverbs
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- οὕτωso, thus, in this way 1
What it doesIt is the subject
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- ἔχωto have 1
What is done to itIt is the object
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- ἑτοιμάζωto prepare, to make ready 1
What it is said to bePredicate
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- θεόςGod 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Near synonyms 2 words
- οἰκοδομέω oikodoméō · G3618 · to build, to construct, to strengthen
- Both denote constructing or building, with κατασκευάζω emphasizing thorough preparation and external equipment in the building process, while οἰκοδομέω denotes house-building more generally and extends naturally to figurative confirmation or edification.
- ἑτοιμάζω hetoimázō · G2090 · to make ready, to prepare
- Both denote preparation, with κατασκευάζω emphasizing thorough preparation by means of external equipment or construction, while ἑτοιμάζω refers to general readying or making ready without specification of method.
Semantic domains 3 entries
- To build, to construct45.1
- In Hebrews 3:3, the writer compares Jesus to Moses, “He has been counted worthy of more glory than Moses, by just so much as the builder of the house has more honor than the house,” using this word for the act of constructing a physical structure.
- To prepare, to make ready77.6
- In Matthew 11:10, Jesus quotes Scripture concerning John the Baptist, “BEHOLD, I AM SENDING MY MESSENGER AHEAD OF YOU, WHO WILL PREPARE YOUR WAY BEFORE YOU,” using this word for the act of making ready or preparing something in advance.
- To make ready for, to prepare for, to prepare the way for77.7
- In Hebrews 9:6, of the tabernacle it is written, “when these things have been so prepared, the priests are continually entering the outer tabernacle, performing the divine worship,” using this word for the state of having been made ready for a specific use.
Word family 7 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon : future κατασκευάσω; 1 aorist κατεσκεύασα; Passive, present κατασκευάζομαι; perfect…
a. of one who makes anything ready for a person or thing: τήν ὁδόν, Mt 11:10; Mk 1:2; Lk 7:27; perfect passive participle prepared in spirit, Lk 1:17 (Xenophon, Cyril 5, 5, 10).
b. of builders, to construct, erect, with the included idea of adoming and equipping with all things necessary (often so in Greek authors; cf. Bleek, Brief a. d. Hebrew ii. 1, p. 398f): οἶκον, Heb 3:3f; κιβωτόν, Heb 11:7; 1 Pet 3:20; σκηνήν, Heb 9:2, Heb 9:6; the Sept. for בָּרָא, Isa 40:28; Isa 43:7.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Topical studies with this word 2 entries
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
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