2524. kathiémi
Strong's Lexicon
kathiémi: To let down, to lower

Original Word: καθίημι
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: kathiémi
Pronunciation: kath-ee'-ay-mee
Phonetic Spelling: (kath-ee'-ay-mee)
Definition: To let down, to lower
Meaning: I send, let down, lower.

Word Origin: From the combination of κατά (kata, meaning "down") and ἵημι (hiemi, meaning "to send" or "to let go").

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for καθίημι, the concept of lowering or letting down can be found in Hebrew verbs such as יָרַד (yarad, Strong's H3381), which means "to go down" or "to descend."

Usage: The verb καθίημι (kathiémi) is used in the New Testament to describe the action of lowering or letting something down. It often implies a deliberate and controlled action, such as lowering a person or object from a higher place to a lower one. This term is used in contexts where something is physically being moved downward, often with care or intention.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient world, the act of lowering or letting down could be associated with various activities, such as lowering a person on a stretcher, letting down a basket, or even lowering a boat into the water. The concept of lowering was significant in a culture where many activities, such as fishing or construction, required the careful handling of objects and people. The term reflects the practical aspects of daily life in the ancient Mediterranean world.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from kata and hiémi (to send)
Definition
to let down
NASB Translation
down (1), let...down (2), lowered (2), lowering* (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2524: καθίημι

καθίημι: 1 aorist καθῆκα; (from Homer on); to send down, let down: εἰς, Luke 5:19; διά with the genitive of place, ibid. and Acts 9:25; present passive participle καθιεμενος let down, ἐπί τῆς γῆς, Acts 10:11; ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, Acts 11:5.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
to let down, lower

From kata; and hiemi (to send); to lower -- let down.

see GREEK kata

Forms and Transliterations
κάθες καθηκαν καθήκαν καθῆκαν καθήκε καθιεμενην καθιεμένην καθιεμενον καθιέμενον κάθισιν kathekan kathêkan kathēkan kathē̂kan kathiemenen kathiemenēn kathieménen kathieménēn kathiemenon kathiémenon
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Englishman's Concordance
Luke 5:19 V-AIA-3P
GRK: τῶν κεράμων καθῆκαν αὐτὸν σὺν
NAS: up on the roof and let him down through
KJV: and let him down through the tiling
INT: the tiles they let down him with

Acts 9:25 V-AIA-3P
GRK: τοῦ τείχους καθῆκαν αὐτὸν χαλάσαντες
NAS: him by night and let him down through
KJV: by night, and let [him] down by
INT: the wall let down him having lowered [him]

Acts 10:11 V-PPM/P-ANS
GRK: τέσσαρσιν ἀρχαῖς καθιέμενον ἐπὶ τῆς
NAS: coming down, lowered by four
KJV: corners, and let down to the earth:
INT: by four corners let down upon the

Acts 11:5 V-PPM/P-AFS
GRK: τέσσαρσιν ἀρχαῖς καθιεμένην ἐκ τοῦ
NAS: a great sheet lowered by four corners
KJV: a great sheet, let down from heaven
INT: by four corners let down out of

Strong's Greek 2524
4 Occurrences


καθῆκαν — 2 Occ.
καθιεμένην — 1 Occ.
καθιέμενον — 1 Occ.

















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