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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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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 3:16 - And having been baptized, Jesus went up immediately from the water, and lo, opened to him were the heavens, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming upon him,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 7:25

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:25 - and the rain did descend, and the streams came, and the winds blew, and they beat on that house, and it fell not, for it had been founded on the rock.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 7:27

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:27 - and the rain did descend, and the streams came, and the winds blew, and they beat on that house, and it fell, and its fall was great.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 8:1

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:1 - And when he came down from the mount, great multitudes did follow him,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 14:29

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:29 - and he said, 'Come;' and having gone down from the boat, Peter walked upon the waters to come unto Jesus,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 17:9

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:9 - And as they are coming down from the mount, Jesus charged them, saying, 'Say to no one the vision, till the Son of Man out of the dead may rise.'

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:17 - he on the house-top -- let him not come down to take up any thing out of his house;

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:40

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:40 - and saying, 'Thou that art throwing down the sanctuary, and in three days building it, save thyself; if Son thou art of God, come down from the cross.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:42

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:42 - 'Others he saved; himself he is not able to save! If he be King of Israel, let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe him;

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 28:2

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 28:2 - and lo, there came a great earthquake, for a messenger of the Lord, having come down out of heaven, having come, did roll away the stone from the door, and was sitting upon it,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 1:10

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:10 - and immediately coming up from the water, he saw the heavens dividing, and the Spirit as a dove coming down upon him;

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 3:22

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:22 - and the scribes who are from Jerusalem having come down, said -- 'He hath Beelzeboul,' and -- 'By the ruler of the demons he doth cast out the demons.'

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:9 - And as they are coming down from the mount, he charged them that they may declare to no one the things that they saw, except when the Son of Man may rise out of the dead;

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:15 - and he upon the house-top, let him not come down to the house, nor come in to take anything out of his house;

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:30 - save thyself, and come down from the cross!'

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 15:32

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:32 - The Christ! the king of Israel -- let him come down now from the cross, that we may see and believe;' and those crucified with him were reproaching him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 2:51

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:51 - and he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and he was subject to them, and his mother was keeping all these sayings in her heart,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 3:22

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:22 - and the Holy Spirit came down in a bodily appearance, as if a dove, upon him, and a voice came out of heaven, saying, 'Thou art My Son -- the Beloved, in thee I did delight.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 6:17

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:17 - and having come down with them, he stood upon a level spot, and a crowd of his disciples, and a great multitude of the people from all Judea, and Jerusalem, and the maritime Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear him, and to be healed of their sicknesses,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 8:23

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:23 - and as they are sailing he fell deeply asleep, and there came down a storm of wind to the lake, and they were filling, and were in peril.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:54

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:54 - And his disciples James and John having seen, said, 'Sir, wilt thou that we may command fire to come down from the heaven, and to consume them, as also Elijah did?'

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:30 - and Jesus having taken up the word, said, 'A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among robbers, and having stripped him and inflicted blows, they went away, leaving him half dead.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:31 - 'And by a coincidence a certain priest was going down in that way, and having seen him, he passed over on the opposite side;

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 17:31

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:31 - in that day, he who shall be on the house top, and his vessels in the house, let him not come down to take them away; and he in the field, in like manner, let him not turn backward;

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:14 - I say to you, this one went down declared righteous, to his house, rather than that one: for every one who is exalting himself shall be humbled, and he who is humbling himself shall be exalted.'

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:5 - And as Jesus came up to the place, having looked up, he saw him, and said unto him, 'Zaccheus, having hastened, come down, for to-day in thy house it behoveth me to remain;'

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 19:6

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:6 - and he having hastened did come down, and did receive him rejoicing;

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:44

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:44 - and having been in agony, he was more earnestly praying, and his sweat became, as it were, great drops of blood falling upon the ground.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 1:32

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:32 - And John testified, saying -- 'I have seen the Spirit coming down, as a dove, out of heaven, and it remained on him;

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 1:33

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:33 - and I did not know him, but he who sent me to baptize with water, He said to me, On whomsoever thou mayst see the Spirit coming down, and remaining on him, this is he who is baptizing with the Holy Spirit;

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 1:51

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:51 - and he saith to him, 'Verily, verily, I say to you, henceforth ye shall see the heaven opened, and the messengers of God going up and coming down upon the Son of Man.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 2:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 2:12 - after this he went down to Capernaum, he, and his mother, and his brethren, and his disciples; and there they remained not many days.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 3:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:13 - and no one hath gone up to the heaven, except he who out of the heaven came down -- the Son of Man who is in the heaven.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 4:47

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:47 - he, having heard that Jesus is come out of Judea to Galilee, went away unto him, and was asking him that he may come down and may heal his son, for he was about to die.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 4:49

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:49 - The courtier saith unto him, 'Sir, come down before my child die;'

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 4:51

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:51 - and he now going down, his servants met him, and told, saying -- 'Thy child doth live;'

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 5:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 5:4 - for a messenger at a set time was going down in the pool, and was troubling the water, the first then having gone in after the troubling of the water, became whole of whatever sickness he was held.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 5:7 - The ailing man answered him, 'Sir, I have no man, that, when the water may be troubled, he may put me into the pool, and while I am coming, another doth go down before me.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 6:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:16 - And when evening came, his disciples went down to the sea,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 6:33

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:33 - for the bread of God is that which is coming down out of the heaven, and giving life to the world.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 6:38

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:38 - because I have come down out of the heaven, not that I may do my will, but the will of Him who sent me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 6:41

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:41 - The Jews, therefore, were murmuring at him, because he said, 'I am the bread that came down out of the heaven;'

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 6:42

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:42 - and they said, 'Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we have known? how then saith this one -- Out of the heaven I have come down?'

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:50 - this is the bread that out of the heaven is coming down, that any one may eat of it, and not die.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 6:51

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:51 - 'I am the living bread that came down out of the heaven; if any one may eat of this bread he shall live -- to the age; and the bread also that I will give is my flesh, that I will give for the life of the world.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 6:58

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:58 - this is the bread that came down out of the heaven; not as your fathers did eat the manna, and died; he who is eating this bread shall live -- to the age.'

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:15 - and Jacob went down to Egypt, and died, himself and our fathers,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:34

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:34 - seeing I have seen the affliction of My people that is in Egypt, and their groaning I did hear, and came down to deliver them; and now come, I will send thee to Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 8:15

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:15 - who having come down did pray concerning them, that they may receive the Holy Spirit, --

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 8:26

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:26 - And a messenger of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, 'Arise, and go on toward the south, on the way that is going down from Jerusalem to Gaza,' -- this is desert.

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