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Lexicon :: Strong's G2718 - katerchomai

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κατέρχομαι
Transliteration
katerchomai (Key)
Pronunciation
kat-er'-khom-ahee
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
From κατά (G2596) and ἔρχομαι (G2064) (including its alternate)
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Strong’s Definitions

κατέρχομαι katérchomai, kat-er'-khom-ahee; from G2596 and G2064 (including its alternate); to come (or go) down (literally or figuratively):—come (down), depart, descend, go down, land.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 13x

The KJV translates Strong's G2718 in the following manner: come down (5x), come (3x), go down (2x), depart (1x), descend (1x), land (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 13x
The KJV translates Strong's G2718 in the following manner: come down (5x), come (3x), go down (2x), depart (1x), descend (1x), land (1x).

  1. to come down, go down

    1. of one who goes from a higher to a lower locality

    2. of those who come to a place by a ship

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
κατέρχομαι katérchomai, kat-er'-khom-ahee; from G2596 and G2064 (including its alternate); to come (or go) down (literally or figuratively):—come (down), depart, descend, go down, land.
STRONGS G2718:
κατέρχομαι; 2 aorist κατῆλθον, 1 person plural κατηλθαμεν (Acts 27:5 T Tr WH; on which form see ἀπέρχομαι, at the beginning); (from Homer down); to come down, go down; properly, of one who goes from a higher to a lower locality: followed by εἰς with the accusative of place, Luke 4:31; Acts 8:5; Acts 13:4; (Acts 19:1 T Tr marginal reading); and L T Tr WH in Acts 15:30; followed by ἀπό with the genitive of place, Luke 9:37; Acts 15:1; Acts 18:5; Acts 21:10; followed by ἀπό and εἰς, Acts 11:27; Acts 12:19; of those who come to a place by ship (Eustathius (ad Homer) 1408, 29 (Odyssey 1, 183) κατελθεῖν, οὐ μόνον τό ἁπλῶς κάτω ποῦ ἐλθεῖν, ἀλλά καί τό ἐς λιμένα ἐλθεῖν, ὥσπερ καί καταβῆναι καί καταπλευσαι καί καταχθῆναι καί κατάραι, τό ἐλλιμενισαι λέγεται; also 1956, 35 (Odyssey 24, 115) κατῆλθον ἤ ἀντί τοῦ ἐνελιμενίσθην, ὡς πολλαχοῦ ἐρρέθη, ἤ ἀντί τοῦ ἁπλῶς ἦλθον; cf. Ebeling, Lex. Homer, under the word): followed by εἰς, Acts 18:22; Acts 21:3 L T Tr WH; Acts 27:5; πρός τινα, Acts 9:32. Metaphorically, of things sent down from heaven by God: James 3:15.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Luke
4:31; 9:37
Acts
8:5; 9:32; 11:27; 12:19; 13:4; 15:1; 15:30; 18:5; 18:22; 19:1; 21:3; 21:10; 27:5; 27:5
James
3:15

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2718 matches the Greek κατέρχομαι (katerchomai),
which occurs 16 times in 16 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 4:31

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:31 - And he went down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee. And he was teaching them on the Sabbath,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:37

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:37 - On the next day, when they had come down from the mountain, a great crowd met him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 8:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:5 - Philip went down to the city[fn] of Samaria and proclaimed to them the Christ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 9:32

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:32 - Now as Peter went here and there among them all, he came down also to the saints who lived at Lydda.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 11:27

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 11:27 - Now in these days prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 12:19

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:19 - And after Herod searched for him and did not find him, he examined the sentries and ordered that they should be put to death. Then he went down from Judea to Caesarea and spent time there.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 13:4

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:4 - So, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia, and from there they sailed to Cyprus.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 15:1

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:1 - But some men came down from Judea and were teaching the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 15:30

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:30 - So when they were sent off, they went down to Antioch, and having gathered the congregation together, they delivered the letter.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 18:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:5 - When Silas and Timothy arrived from Macedonia, Paul was occupied with the word, testifying to the Jews that the Christ was Jesus.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 18:22

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:22 - When he had landed at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the church, and then went down to Antioch.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 19:1

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:1 - And it happened that while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul passed through the inland[fn] country and came to Ephesus. There he found some disciples.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 21:3

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:3 - When we had come in sight of Cyprus, leaving it on the left we sailed to Syria and landed at Tyre, for there the ship was to unload its cargo.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 21:10

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:10 - While we were staying for many days, a prophet named Agabus came down from Judea.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 27:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:5 - And when we had sailed across the open sea along the coast of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra in Lycia.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 3:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 3:15 - This is not the wisdom that comes down from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic.
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