Kataskapto describes the tearing down or ruin of structures, including David’s ruined tent and altars.

The attested use concerns structures brought to ruin or torn down: Acts 15:16 places the perfect passive participle within the rebuilding of David’s fallen tent and its ruins, while Romans 11:3 reports the tearing down of altars.

1. Bringing structures into ruin · dominant

   In Acts 15:16, the perfect passive participle occurs in the clause about rebuilding David’s fallen tent and restoring its ruins; the APB renders the surrounding restoration as “I will rebuild its ruins and restore it.” In Romans 11:3, the aorist active form occurs in the report that the speakers “torn down your altars” in the APB.

   Acts 15:16Romans 11:3

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the two clauses through restoration language for David’s tent (“rebuild its ruins”) and destructive language for the altars (“torn down”). These phrases indicate the clauses’ overall presentation rather than fixed renderings of the term.