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Lexicon :: Strong's G2520 - kathēkō

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καθήκω
Transliteration
kathēkō (Key)
Pronunciation
kath-ay'-ko
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 3:437,385

Strong’s Definitions

καθήκω kathḗkō, kath-ay'-ko; from G2596 and G2240; to reach to, i.e. (neuter of present active participle, figuratively as adjective) becoming:—convenient, fit.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's G2520 in the following manner: fit (1x), convenient (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's G2520 in the following manner: fit (1x), convenient (1x).

  1. to come down

  2. to come to, reach to

    1. it is becoming

    2. it is fit

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
καθήκω kathḗkō, kath-ay'-ko; from G2596 and G2240; to reach to, i.e. (neuter of present active participle, figuratively as adjective) becoming:—convenient, fit.
STRONGS G2520:
καθήκω; (from Aeschylus, Sophocles down);
1. to come down.
2. to come to, reach to; impersonally, καθήκει, it is becoming, it is fit (cf. German zukommen), Ezekiel 21:27; οὐ καθῆκεν (Rev. καθῆκον), followed by the accusative with an infinitive, Acts 22:22 (Winers Grammar, 282 (265); Buttmann, 217 (187)); τά μή καθήκοντα, things not fitting, i. e. forbidden, shameful, Romans 1:28; 2 Macc. 6:4. Cf. ἀνήκω.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Ezekiel
21:27
Acts
22:22
Romans
1:28; 2

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2520 matches the Greek καθήκω (kathēkō),
which occurs 14 times in 14 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 19:31

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:31 - εἶπεν δὲ ἡ πρεσβυτέρα πρὸς τὴν νεωτέραν ὁ πατὴρ ἡμῶν πρεσβύτερος καὶ οὐδείς ἐστιν ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς ὃς εἰσελεύσεται πρὸς ἡμᾶς ὡς καθήκει G2520 πάσῃ τῇ γῇ

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 5:13 - οἱ δὲ ἐργοδιῶκται κατέσπευδον αὐτοὺς λέγοντες συντελεῖτε τὰ ἔργα τὰ καθήκοντα G2520 καθ᾽ ἡμέραν καθάπερ καὶ ὅτε τὸ ἄχυρον ἐδίδοτο ὑμῖν

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 5:19

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 5:19 - ἑώρων δὲ οἱ γραμματεῖς τῶν υἱῶν Ισραηλ ἑαυτοὺς ἐν κακοῖς λέγοντες οὐκ ἀπολείψετε τῆς πλινθείας τὸ καθῆκον G2520 τῇ ἡμέρᾳ

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 16:16

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 16:16 - τοῦτο τὸ ῥῆμα ὃ συνέταξεν κύριος συναγάγετε ἀπ᾽ αὐτοῦ ἕκαστος εἰς τοὺς καθήκοντας G2520 γομορ κατὰ κεφαλὴν κατὰ ἀριθμὸν ψυχῶν ὑμῶν ἕκαστος σὺν τοῖς συσκηνίοις ὑμῶν συλλέξατε

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 16:18

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 16:21

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 16:21 - καὶ συνέλεξαν αὐτὸ πρωὶ πρωί ἕκαστος τὸ καθῆκον G2520 αὐτῷ ἡνίκα δὲ διεθέρμαινεν ὁ ἥλιος ἐτήκετο

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 17:11

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 17:11 - καὶ ἐγίνετο ὅταν ἐπῆρεν Μωυσῆς τὰς χεῖρας κατίσχυεν Ισραηλ ὅταν δὲ καθῆκεν G2520 τὰς χεῖρας κατίσχυεν Αμαληκ

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 36:1 - καὶ ἐποίησεν Βεσελεηλ καὶ Ελιαβ καὶ πᾶς σοφὸς τῇ διανοίᾳ ᾧ ἐδόθη σοφία καὶ ἐπιστήμη ἐν αὐτοῖς συνιέναι ποιεῖν πάντα τὰ ἔργα κατὰ τὰ ἅγια καθήκοντα G2520 κατὰ πάντα ὅσα συνέταξεν κύριος

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 5:10

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 5:10 - καὶ τὸ δεύτερον ποιήσει ὁλοκαύτωμα ὡς καθήκει G2520 καὶ ἐξιλάσεται ὁ ἱερεὺς περὶ τῆς ἁμαρτίας αὐτοῦ ἧς ἥμαρτεν καὶ ἀφεθήσεται αὐτῷ

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 9:16 - καὶ προσήνεγκεν τὸ ὁλοκαύτωμα καὶ ἐποίησεν αὐτό ὡς καθήκει G2520

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 21:17

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 2:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:16 - καὶ ἔλεγεν ὁ ἀνὴρ ὁ θύων θυμιαθήτω πρῶτον ὡς καθήκει G2520 τὸ στέαρ καὶ λαβὲ σεαυτῷ ἐκ πάντων ὧν ἐπιθυμεῖ ἡ ψυχή σου καὶ εἶπεν οὐχί ὅτι νῦν δώσεις καὶ ἐὰν μή λήμψομαι κραταιῶς

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 2:5 - (LXX 2:7)ὅτι ἐξεπόρνευσεν ἡ μήτηρ αὐτῶν κατῄσχυνεν ἡ τεκοῦσα αὐτά εἶπεν γάρ ἀκολουθήσω ὀπίσω τῶν ἐραστῶν μου τῶν διδόντων μοι τοὺς ἄρτους μου καὶ τὸ ὕδωρ μου καὶ τὰ ἱμάτιά μου καὶ τὰ ὀθόνιά μου καὶ τὸ ἔλαιόν μου καὶ πάντα ὅσα μοι καθήκει G2520
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