Original Word: κατασκευάζω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: kataskeuazó
Pronunciation: kat-ask-yoo-ad'-zo
Phonetic Spelling: (kat-ask-yoo-ad'-zo)
Definition: To prepare, construct, build, or furnish.
Meaning: I build, construct, prepare, make ready.

Word Origin: From the Greek preposition "κατά" (kata, meaning "down" or "according to") and "σκευάζω" (skeuazo, meaning "to prepare" or "to make ready").

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent often associated with "kataskeuazó" is בָּנָה (banah, Strong's H1129), which means "to build" or "to construct."

Usage: The verb "kataskeuazó" is used in the New Testament to denote the act of preparing or constructing something with intention and purpose. It often implies a thorough or complete preparation, suggesting not just the physical act of building but also the readiness and provision for future use.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, construction and preparation were vital aspects of daily life, from building homes and public structures to preparing for travel or significant events. The term "kataskeuazó" would have been understood in this context as a comprehensive preparation, often involving careful planning and execution. In a biblical context, it reflects the meticulous and purposeful nature of God's work and the preparation required for His plans.

2680 kataskeuázō (from 2596 /katá, "down, exactly according to," intensifying skeuazō, "to prepare exactly, using a vessel, implement, or tool") – properly, prepare (make exactly ready), skillfully using implements according to a tooled-design.

Word Origin
from kata and skeuazó (to prepare, make ready)
Definition
to prepare
NASB Translation
builder (2), built (1), construction (1), prepare (3), prepared (4).

STRONGS NT 2680: κατασκευάζω

κατασκευάζω: future κατασκευάσω; 1 aorist κατεσκεύασα; Passive, present κατασκευάζομαι; perfect participle κατεσκευασμενος; 1 aorist κατεσκευασθην; to furnish, equip, prepare, make ready;

a. of one who makes anything ready for a person or thing: τήν ὁδόν, Matthew 11:10; Mark 1:2; Luke 7:27; perfect passive participle prepared in spirit, Luke 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, Hebrews 3:3f; κιβωτόν, Hebrews 11:7; 1 Peter 3:20; σκηνήν, Hebrews 9:2, 6; the Sept. for בָּרָא, Isaiah 40:28; Isaiah 43:7.

build, make, ordain, prepare.

From kata and a derivative of skeuos; to prepare thoroughly (properly, by external equipment; whereas hetoimazo refers rather to internal fitness); by implication, to construct, create -- build, make, ordain, prepare.

see GREEK kata

see GREEK skeuos

see GREEK hetoimazo

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