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καταβαίνω

katabainōto come/go downHow to read Greek
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Definition

κατα-βαίνω

[in LXX chiefly for יָרַד ;]

to go or come down, descend.

1. Of persons: Matthew 3:16; 24:17, Luke 2:51; 6:17; 10:31; 17:31; 19:5-6, John 4:47, 49; 4:51; 5:7, Acts 7:34; 8:15; 10:20; 20:10; 23:10; 24:1, 22, Ephesians 4:10. before ἀπό, Matthew 8:1; 14:29; 27:40, 42, Mark 3:22; 15:30, Luke 10:30, John 6:38, Acts 25:7, 1 Thessalonians 4:16; ἐκ, Matthew 17:9; ἐκ τ. οὐρανοῦ, Matthew 28:2, Mark 9:9, John 1:32; 3:13; 6:33, 41-42; 6:50-51, 58, Revelation 10:1; 18:1; 20:1; εἰς, Mark 1:10, Luke 10:30; 18:14, John 2:12, Acts 7:15; 8:38; 14:25; 16:8; 18:22; 25:6, Romans 10:7, Ephesians 4:9; ἐπί, with accusative loc., John 6:16; with accusative of person(s), Luke 3:22, John 1:33, 51; ἐν, John 5:4; πρός, with accusative of person(s), Acts 10:21; 14:11, Revelation 12:12.

2. Of things: σκεῦος, Acts 10:11; 11:5; βροχή, Matthew 7:25, 27; λαῖλαψ, Luke 8:23; before ἀπό, Luke 9:54, Acts 8:26, James 1:17; ἐπὶ τ. γῆν, Luke 22:44 (WH, R, mg., reject); ἐκ τ. οὐρανοῦ before ἀπό, Revelation 3:12; 21:2, 10; id. before εἰς, Revelation 13:13; ἐπί, with accusative of person(s), Revelation 16:21. Fig., κ. ἕως ᾄδον, Matthew 11:23, Luke 10:15, WH, txt., Tr., mg. (καταβιβασθήση, T, WH, mg., RV), (cf. συν-καταβαίνω).

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as καταβαίνω:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

81 total
  1. Acts 8:26καταβαίνουσαν · goes down
    Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Get up and go south to the desert road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.”
  2. Acts 8:38κατέβησαν · went down
    And he gave orders to stop the chariot. Then both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water, and Philip baptized him.
  3. Acts 10:11καταβαῖνον
    He saw heaven open and something like a large sheet being let down to earth by its four corners.
  4. Acts 10:20κατάβηθι · Go downstairs
    So get up! Go downstairs and accompany them without hesitation, because I have sent them.”
  5. Acts 10:21Καταβὰς · went down
    So Peter went down to the men and said, “Here am I, the one you are looking for. Why have you come?”
  6. Acts 11:5καταβαῖνον
    “I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision of something like a large sheet being let down from heaven by its four corners, and it came right down to me.
  7. Acts 14:11κατέβησαν · have come down
    When the crowds saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices in the Lycaonian language: “The gods have come down to us in human form!”
  8. Acts 14:25κατέβησαν · they went down
    And when they had spoken the word in Perga, they went down to Attalia.
  9. Acts 16:8κατέβησαν · [and] went down
    So they passed by Mysia and went down to Troas.
  10. Acts 18:22κατέβη · [Then] he went down
    When Paul had landed at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the church at Jerusalem. Then he went down to Antioch.
  11. Acts 20:10καταβὰς · went down
    But Paul went down, threw himself on the young man, and embraced him. “Do not be alarmed!” he said. “He is still alive!”
  12. Acts 23:10καταβὰν · to go down
    The dispute grew so violent that the commander was afraid they would tear Paul to pieces. He ordered the soldiers to go down and remove him by force and bring him into the barracks.
  13. Acts 24:1κατέβη · came down
    Five days later the high priest Ananias came down with some elders and a lawyer named Tertullus, who presented to the governor their case against Paul.
  14. Acts 24:22καταβῇ · comes
    Then Felix, who was well informed about the Way, adjourned the hearing and said, “When Lysias the commander comes, I will decide your case.”
  15. Acts 25:6καταβὰς · [Festus] went down
    After spending no more than eight or ten days with them, Festus went down to Caesarea. The next day he sat on the judgment seat and ordered that Paul be brought in.
  16. Acts 25:7καταβεβηκότες · who had come down
    When Paul arrived, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing many serious charges that they could not prove.
  17. Romans 10:7καταβήσεται · will descend
    …or, ‘Who will descend into the Abyss?’ (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead).”
  18. Ephesians 4:9κατέβη · He also descended
    What does “He ascended” mean, except that He also descended to the lower parts of the earth?
  19. Ephesians 4:10καταβὰς · descended
    He who descended is the very One who ascended above all the heavens, in order to fill all things.
  20. 1 Thessalonians 4:16καταβήσεται · will descend
    For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a loud command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will be the first to rise.
  21. James 1:17καταβαῖνον · coming down
    Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no change or shifting shadow.
  22. Revelation 3:12καταβαίνουσα · comes down
    The one who overcomes I will make a pillar in the temple of My God, and he will never again leave it. Upon him I will write the name of My God, and the name of the city of My God (the new Jerusalem that comes down out of heaven from My God), and My new name.
  23. Revelation 10:1καταβαίνοντα · coming down
    Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven, wrapped in a cloud, with a rainbow above his head. His face was like the sun, and his legs were like pillars of fire.
  24. Revelation 12:12κατέβη · has come down
    Therefore rejoice, O heavens, and you who dwell in them! But woe to the earth and the sea; with great fury the devil has come down to you, knowing he has only a short time.”
  25. Revelation 13:13καταβαίνειν · to come down
    And the second beast performed great signs, even causing fire from heaven to come down to earth in the presence of the people.
  26. Revelation 16:21καταβαίνει · rained down
    And great hailstones weighing almost a hundred pounds each rained down on them from above. And men cursed God for the plague of hail, because it was so horrendous.
  27. Revelation 18:1καταβαίνοντα · descending
    After this I saw another angel descending from heaven with great authority, and the earth was illuminated by his glory.
  28. Revelation 20:1καταβαίνοντα · coming down
    Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven with the key to the Abyss, holding in his hand a great chain.
  29. Revelation 20:9κατέβη · came down
    And they marched across the broad expanse of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city. But fire came down from heaven and consumed them.
  30. Revelation 21:2καταβαίνουσαν · coming down
    I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
  31. Revelation 21:10καταβαίνουσαν · coming down
    And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the holy city of Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God,