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Lexicon :: Strong's G2597 - katabainō

Aa
καταβαίνω
Transliteration
katabainō (Key)
Pronunciation
kat-ab-ah'-ee-no
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
From κατά (G2596) and the base of βάσις (G939)
mGNT
81x in 28 unique form(s) TR
80x in 29 unique form(s) LXX
291x in 44 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 1:522,90

Strong’s Definitions

καταβαίνω katabaínō, kat-ab-ah'-ee-no; from G2596 and the base of G939; to descend (literally or figuratively):—come (get, go, step) down, fall (down).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 81x

The KJV translates Strong's G2597 in the following manner: come down (41x), descend (18x), go down (17x), fall down (1x), step down (1x), get down (1x), fall (1x), variations of 'come down' (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 81x
The KJV translates Strong's G2597 in the following manner: come down (41x), descend (18x), go down (17x), fall down (1x), step down (1x), get down (1x), fall (1x), variations of 'come down' (1x).

  1. to go down, come down, descend

    1. the place from which one has come down from

    2. to come down

      1. as from the temple at Jerusalem, from the city of Jerusalem

      2. of celestial beings coming down to earth

    3. to be cast down

  2. of things

    1. to come (i.e. be sent) down

    2. to come (i.e. fall) down

      1. from the upper regions of the air

  3. metaph. to (go i.e.) be cast down to the lowest state of wretchedness and shame

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
καταβαίνω katabaínō, kat-ab-ah'-ee-no; from G2596 and the base of G939; to descend (literally or figuratively):—come (get, go, step) down, fall (down).
STRONGS G2597:
καταβαίνω; imperfect 3 person plural κατέβαινον; future καταβήσομαι; 2 aorist κατέβην, imperative κατάβηθι (Matthew 27:40; Luke 19:5; John 4:49; Acts 10:20) and κατάβα (Mark 15:30 (R G (where L T Tr WH participle καταβάς)), see ἀναβαίνω); perfect καταβέβηκα; (from Homer on); the Sept. for יָרַד; to go down, come down, descend;
1. of persons;
a. properly: absolutely, the place from which one has come down being evident from the context, καταβάς ἔστη, Luke 6:17 (cf. Luke 6:12); Luke 17:31 (followed here by an infinitive, so Matthew 24:17); Luke 19:5; John 5:7; Acts 20:10; Ephesians 4:10; followed by ἀπό with the genitive of the place, Matthew 8:1; Matthew 14:29; Matthew 17:9 Rec.; Matthew 27:40,42; Mark 9:9 (L Tr marginal reading WH text ἐκ); Mark 15:30,32; by ἐκ with the genitive of place, Matthew 17:9 G L T Tr WH (see ἐκ, I. 3); by εἰς with the accusative of place, Mark 13:15 (R G L brackets Tr; others omit εἰς etc.); Acts 8:38; (Romans 10:7); Ephesians 4:9.
b. to come down, as from the temple at Jerusalem, from the city of Jerusalem; also of celestial beings coming down to earth: absolutely, Matthew 3:16; Luke 2:51; Luke 10:31; John 4:47, 49, 51; Acts (Acts 7:34); Acts 8:15; 10:20; (Acts 23:10); Acts 24:1,22; followed by ἀπό with the genitive of the place, Mark 3:22; Luke 10:30; Acts 25:7; 1 Thessalonians 4:16; ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, Matthew 28:2; John 1:32; John 3:13; John 6:33, 38 (R G; others ἀπό), 41f, 50f, 58 (on these passages cf. Buttmann, 297 (255)); Revelation 10:1; Revelation 18:1; Revelation 20:1, followed by εἰς with the accusative of place, Luke 10:30; Luke 18:14; John 2:12; Acts 7:15; Acts 14:25; Acts 16:8; Acts 18:22; Acts 25:6; by ἐπί with the accusative of place, John 6:16; with the accusative of the person; Mark 1:10 (R G L marginal reading); Luke 3:22; John 1:33, 51 (John 1:52); by ἐν with dative of place, John 5:4 (R L) (see ἐν, I. 7); by πρός with the accusative of person, Acts 10:21; Acts 14:11; contextually equivalent to to be cast down, of the devil, Revelation 12:12.
2. of things, to come (i. e. be sent) down: Acts 10:11 (Rec. adds ἐπ' αὐτόν); Acts 11:5; followed by ἀπό with a genitive of person, James 1:17; ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ ἀπό τοῦ Θεοῦ, Revelation 3:12; Revelation 21:2, 10; to come (i. e. fall) down: from the upper regions of the air; as βροχή, Matthew 7:25, 27; λαῖλαψ, Luke 8:23; πῦρ ἀπό (Lachmann ἐκ) τοῦ οὐρανοῦ Luke 9:54; ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ εἰς τήν γῆν, Revelation 13:13; ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ ἀπό τοῦ Θεοῦ, Revelation 20:9 (R G Tr); χάλαζα ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ ἐπί τινα, Revelation 16:21; θρόμβοι ἐπί τήν γῆν, Luke 22:44 (L brackets WH reject the passage); of a way leading downward, Acts 8:26.
3. figuratively, καταβαίνειν ἕως ᾅδου, to (go i. e.) be cast down to the lowest state of wretchedness and shame: Matthew 11:23 L Tr WH; (Luke 10:15 WH text Tr marginal reading Compare: συγκαταβαίνω.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
3:16; 7:25; 7:27; 8:1; 11:23; 14:29; 17:9; 17:9; 24:17; 27:40; 27:40; 27:42; 28:2
Mark
1:10; 3:22; 9:9; 13:15; 15:30; 15:30; 15:32
Luke
2:51; 3:22; 6:12; 6:17; 8:23; 9:54; 10:15; 10:30; 10:30; 10:31; 17:31; 18:14; 19:5; 19:5; 22:44
John
1:32; 1:33; 1:51; 2:12; 3:13; 4:47; 4:49; 4:49; 4:51; 5:4; 5:7; 6:16; 6:33; 6:38
Acts
7:15; 7:34; 8:15; 8:26; 8:38; 10:11; 10:20; 10:20; 10:21; 11:5; 14:11; 14:25; 16:8; 18:22; 20:10; 23:10; 24:1; 24:22; 25:6; 25:7
Romans
10:7
Ephesians
4:9; 4:10
1 Thessalonians
4:16
James
1:17
Revelation
3:12; 10:1; 12:12; 13:13; 16:21; 18:1; 20:1; 20:9; 21:2; 21:10

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2597 matches the Greek καταβαίνω (katabainō),
which occurs 81 times in 81 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Page 1 / 2 (Mat 3:16–Act 8:15)

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 3:16 - And Jesus, having been given baptism, straight away went up from the water; and, the heavens opening, he saw the Spirit of God coming down on him as a dove;

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:25

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:25 - And the rain came down and there was a rush of waters and the winds were driving against that house, but it was not moved; because it was based on the rock.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:27

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:27 - And the rain came down and there was a rush of waters and the winds were driving against that house; and it came down and great was its fall.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:1

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:1 - And when he had come down from the mountain, great numbers of people came after him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:23

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:23 - And you, Capernaum, were you not to be lifted up to heaven? you will go down into hell: for if the works of power which were done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have been here to this day.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:29

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:29 - And he said, Come. And Peter got out of the boat, and walking on the water, went to Jesus.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:9

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:9 - And when they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus gave them orders, saying, Let no man have word of what you have seen, till the Son of man has come again from the dead.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:17

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:17 - Let not him who is on the house-top go down to take anything out of his house:

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:40

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:40 - You who would give the Temple to destruction and put it up again in three days, get yourself free: if you are the Son of God, come down from the cross.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:42

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:42 - A saviour of others, he has no salvation for himself. If he is the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will have faith in him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 28:2

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 28:2 - And there was a great earth-shock; for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and, rolling back the stone, took his seat on it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:10

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:10 - And straight away, coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens broken open and the Spirit coming down on him as a dove:

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:22

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:22 - And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem, said, He has Beelzebub, and, By the ruler of evil spirits he sends evil spirits out of men.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:9 - And while they were coming down from the mountain, he gave them orders not to give word to any man of the things they had seen, till the Son of man had come back from the dead.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:15 - And let him who is on the house-top not go down, or go in, to take anything out of his house:

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:30 - Keep yourself from death, and come down from the cross.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:32

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:32 - Let the Christ, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross, so that we may see and have belief. And those who were put on crosses with him said evil things against him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:51

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:51 - And he went down with them and came to Nazareth; and did as he was ordered: and his mother kept all these words in her heart.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:22

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:22 - The Holy Spirit came down in the form of a dove, and a voice came from heaven, saying, You are my dearly loved Son, with whom I am well pleased.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:17

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:17 - And he came down with them to a level place, and a great band of his disciples, and a very great number of people from all Judaea and Jerusalem and from the parts of Tyre and Sidon by the sea, came to give hearing to him, and to be made well from their diseases;

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:23

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:23 - But while they were sailing he went to sleep: and a storm of wind came down on the sea, and the boat became full of water and they were in danger.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:54

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:54 - And when his disciples, James and John, saw this, they said, Lord, may we send fire from heaven and put an end to them?

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:15 - And you, Capernaum, were you not lifted up to heaven? you will go down to hell.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:30

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:30 - And Jesus, answering him, said, A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he got into the hands of thieves, who took his clothing and gave him cruel blows, and when they went away, he was half dead.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:31

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:31 - And by chance a certain priest was going down that way: and when he saw him, he went by on the other side.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:31

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:31 - On that day, if anyone is on the roof of the house, and his goods are in the house, let him not go down to take them away; and let him who is in the field not go back to his house.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:14

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:14 - I say to you, This man went back to his house with God's approval, and not the other: for everyone who makes himself high will be made low and whoever makes himself low will be made high.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:5 - And when Jesus came to the place, looking up, he said to him, Zacchaeus, be quick and come down, for I am coming to your house today.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:6

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:6 - And he came down quickly, and took him into his house with joy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:44

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:44 - And being in great trouble of soul, the force of his prayer became stronger, and great drops, like blood, came from him, falling to the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:32

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:32 - And John gave this witness, saying, I saw the Spirit coming down from heaven like a dove and resting on him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:33

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:33 - I had no knowledge who he was, but he who sent me to give baptism with water said to me, The one on whom you see the Spirit coming down and resting, it is he who gives baptism with the Holy Spirit.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:51

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:51 - And he said to him, Truly I say to you all, You will see heaven opening and God's angels going up and coming down on the Son of man.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 2:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 2:12 - After this he went down to Capernaum, with his mother, his brothers, and his disciples, and they were there not more than two or three days.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:13 - And no one has ever gone up to heaven but he who came down from heaven, the Son of man.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:47

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:47 - When it came to his ears that Jesus had come from Judaea into Galilee, he went to him and made a request that he would come down to his son, who was near to death, and make him well.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:49

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:49 - The man said, Sir, come down before my boy is dead.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:51

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:51 - And while he was going down, his servants came to him and said, Your boy is living.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 5:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 5:7 - The ill man said in answer, Sir, I have nobody to put me into the bath when the water is moving; and while I am on the way down some other person gets in before me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:16 - When evening came the disciples went down to the sea;

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:33

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:33 - The bread of God is the bread which comes down out of heaven and gives life to the world.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:38

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:38 - For I have come down from heaven, not to do my pleasure, but the pleasure of him who sent me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:41

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:41 - Now the Jews said bitter things about Jesus because of his words, I am the bread which came down from heaven.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:42

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:42 - And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we have seen? How is it then that he now says, I have come down from heaven?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:50

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:50 - The bread which comes from heaven is such bread that a man may take it for food and never see death.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:51

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:51 - I am the living bread which has come from heaven: if any man takes this bread for food he will have life for ever: and more than this, the bread which I will give is my flesh which I will give for the life of the world.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:58

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:58 - This is the bread which has come down from heaven. It is not like the food which your fathers had: they took of the manna, and are dead; but he who takes this bread for food will have life for ever.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:15

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:15 - And Jacob went down to Egypt, and came to his end there, and so did our fathers;

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:34

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:34 - Truly, I have seen the sorrows of my people in Egypt, and their cries have come to my ears, and I have come down to make them free: and now, come, I will send you to Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:15 - Who, when they came there, made prayer for them, that the Holy Spirit might be given to them:

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