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Lexicon :: Strong's G2597 - katabainō

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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
292x in 44 unique form(s)
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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 80 times in 80 verses in the TR Greek.

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