Words the Bible translates as cast down
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 5 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- kathaireōκαθαιρέωto bring something down by force: to take it down from where it stands or hangs, tear it down, or remove someone from a place of power
- shaphelשָׁפֵלto be low or become low, and so to bring something low: to lay it flat, cast it down, or humble it
- tulטוּלto hurl or fling with force: to send something or someone flying, not merely to toss it or set it down.
- daḥahדָּחָהto shove hard: to push a person or thing over so that it goes down
- katakrēmnizōκατακρημνίζωto hurl someone off a cliff: to send a person over the edge of a height so that the fall kills them
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