κατακρημν-ίζω G2630
throw down a cliff, hurl headlong from a precipice
This compound verb specifically denotes the act of casting someone or something over a steep cliff edge. Luke 4:29 records the attempt by Jesus' hometown crowd to throw him from the brow of the hill on which Nazareth was built. The infinitive of purpose shows their deadly intent. Classical usage confirms the technical sense: throwing captives or criminals over a cliff-face as execution or in battle fury. The French 'précipiter' and Spanish 'despeñar' preserve the precipice imagery. This rare word captures a specific, violent mode of attempted murder.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The enraged synagogue crowd drove Jesus to a cliff with the specific intention 'to throw him down headlong'—not merely to expel him, but to execute him by hurling him over the precipice. The verb's precision indicates planned violent action, though Jesus mysteriously passes through their midst. This prefigures later rejection and murderous plots. 1×
AR["يَطرَحوهُ"]·ben["ফেলে-দিতে"]·DE["κατακρημνίσαι"]·EN["to-throw-down"]·FR["précipiter"]·heb["לְהַפִּיל"]·HI["गिरा-दें"]·ID["melemparkan"]·IT["katakremnisai"]·jav["njungkelaken"]·KO["내던지기-위하여"]·RU["сбросить"]·ES["despeñarlo"]·SW["wamtupe-chini"]·TR["uçurumdan-atmak"]·urd["گِرا-دیں"]
Related Senses
H0935 1. come, arrive (Qal) (2413×)G1473 1. first person singular pronoun (2084×)H3318 1. Qal: go out, depart, come forth (891×)H7725 1. to return, come/go back (Qal) (874×)H5927 1. go up, ascend (Qal) (779×)H7971 1. to send, dispatch (Qal) (701×)G2064 1. come / arrive (physical movement toward) (588×)H5307 1. Qal: fall down physically (339×)H5375 1. Qal: to lift up, raise (330×)H5975 1. to stand, stand up (310×)H5674a 1. Qal: pass by, pass through (256×)H3381 1. Qal: to go down, descend (physical movement) (242×)G1831 1. go/come out physically (193×)H5337 1. deliver, rescue, save (Hifil) (188×)H7901 1. lie down, rest, sleep (183×)G1525 1. enter a place physically (179×)H7812 1. prostrate oneself, bow down, worship (173×)H3318 2. Hifil: bring out, lead out, take out (persons) (172×)H7725 2. to bring back, restore (Hifil) (151×)H5674a 2. Qal: cross over (134×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
κατακρημν-ίζω, future -ιῶRefs: (κρημνός):—throw down a precipice, ἑαυτούς NT+1st c.BC+: with a word added, ἀπὸ τοῦ ἄκρου τοῦ κρημνοῦ LXX:—passive, Refs 4th c.BC+: perfect participle, having fallen over a precipice, Refs 5th c.BC+ __2 generally, throw headlong down, ἐκ τριηρέων Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, Refs 5th c.BC+