2658. katantaó
Strong's Lexicon
katantaó: To arrive, to come to, to reach

Original Word: καταντάω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: katantaó
Pronunciation: kat-an-TAH-oh
Phonetic Spelling: (kat-an-tah'-o)
Definition: To arrive, to come to, to reach
Meaning: (a) I come down, either from high land to lower (or actually to the sea-coast), or from the high seas to the coast; hence met: I arrive at, reach (my destination), (b) of property: I come down (descend) by inheritance to an heir.

Word Origin: From κατά (kata, meaning "down" or "against") and ἀντάω (antaó, meaning "to meet" or "to encounter")

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "katantaó," the concept of reaching or arriving can be found in Hebrew words like נָגַע (naga, Strong's H5060) meaning "to touch" or "to reach," and בּוֹא (bo, Strong's H935) meaning "to come" or "to enter."

Usage: The verb "katantaó" is used in the New Testament to describe the act of arriving at a destination or reaching a particular point or goal. It often implies a journey or process that culminates in a specific outcome or arrival. The term can be used both in a literal sense, such as arriving at a physical location, and in a metaphorical sense, such as reaching a spiritual or moral state.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, travel was a significant part of life, whether for trade, military campaigns, or religious pilgrimages. The concept of "arriving" or "reaching" a destination was familiar to ancient audiences, who often undertook long and arduous journeys. The use of "katantaó" in the New Testament reflects both the physical travels of individuals like the Apostle Paul and the spiritual journeys of believers striving to reach maturity in Christ.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from kata and antaó (to come opposite, meet face to face)
Definition
to come down to, reach
NASB Translation
arrived (4), attain (3), came (3), come (2), reach (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2658: καταντάω

καταντάω, κατάντω: 1 aorist κατήντησα; perfect κατήντηκα (1 Corinthians 10:11 L T Tr WH); to come to, arrive at;

a. properly: followed by εἰς with the accusative of place, Acts 16:1; Acts 18:19, 24; Acts 21:7; Acts 25:13; Acts 27:12; Acts 28:13 (2 Macc. 4:44); ἀντικρύ τίνος, to a place over against, opposite another, Acts 20:15; εἰς τινα τά τέλη τῶν αἰώνων κατήντηκεν, i. e. whose lifetime occurs at the ends of the ages, 1 Corinthians 10:11.

b. metaphorically, εἰς τί, like the Latinad aliquid pervenio, i. e. to attain to a thing: Acts 26:7; Ephesians 4:13; Philippians 3:11; κάταντα τί εἰς τινα, to one, that he may become partaker of it, 1 Corinthians 14:36. (Polybius, Diodorus; ecclesiastical writings.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
attain, come.

From kata and a derivative of anti; to meet against, i.e. Arrive at (literally or figuratively) -- attain, come.

see GREEK kata

see GREEK anti

Forms and Transliterations
κατάντημα καταντησαι καταντήσαι καταντῆσαι καταντησαντες καταντήσαντες καταντησάτωσαν καταντησω καταντήσω καταντησωμεν καταντήσωμεν κατηντηκεν κατήντηκεν κατηντησαμεν κατηντήσαμεν κατηντησαν κατήντησαν κατήντησε Κατηντησεν Κατήντησεν katantesai katantêsai katantēsai katantē̂sai katantesantes katantēsantes katantḗsantes katanteso katantēsō katantḗso katantḗsō katantesomen katantēsōmen katantḗsomen katantḗsōmen katenteken katēntēken katḗnteken katḗntēken katentesamen katentḗsamen katēntēsamen katēntḗsamen katentesan katēntēsan katḗntesan katḗntēsan Katentesen Katēntēsen Katḗntesen Katḗntēsen
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Englishman's Concordance
Acts 16:1 V-AIA-3S
GRK: Κατήντησεν δὲ καὶ
NAS: Paul came also to Derbe
KJV: Then came he to Derbe
INT: he came moreover also

Acts 18:19 V-AIA-3P
GRK: κατήντησαν δὲ εἰς
NAS: They came to Ephesus, and he left
KJV: And he came to Ephesus,
INT: he came moreover to

Acts 18:24 V-AIA-3S
GRK: ἀνὴρ λόγιος κατήντησεν εἰς Ἔφεσον
NAS: man, came to Ephesus;
KJV: in the scriptures, came to Ephesus.
INT: man an eloquent came to Ephesus

Acts 20:15 V-AIA-1P
GRK: τῇ ἐπιούσῃ κατηντήσαμεν ἄντικρυς Χίου
NAS: from there, we arrived the following
KJV: thence, and came the next
INT: on the following [day] we arrived opposite Chios

Acts 21:7 V-AIA-1P
GRK: ἀπὸ Τύρου κατηντήσαμεν εἰς Πτολεμαΐδα
NAS: from Tyre, we arrived at Ptolemais,
KJV: from Tyre, we came to Ptolemais,
INT: from Tyre arrived at Ptolemais

Acts 25:13 V-AIA-3P
GRK: καὶ Βερνίκη κατήντησαν εἰς Καισάρειαν
NAS: and Bernice arrived at Caesarea
KJV: and Bernice came unto Caesarea
INT: and Bernice came down to Ceasarea

Acts 26:7 V-ANA
GRK: λατρεῦον ἐλπίζει καταντῆσαι περὶ ἧς
NAS: hope to attain, as they earnestly
KJV: night, hope to come. For which
INT: serving hope to attain concerning which

Acts 27:12 V-APA-NMP
GRK: πως δύναιντο καταντήσαντες εἰς Φοίνικα
NAS: they could reach Phoenix,
KJV: they might attain to
INT: somehow they might be able having arrived at Phoenix

Acts 28:13 V-AIA-1P
GRK: ὅθεν περιελόντες κατηντήσαμεν εἰς Ῥήγιον
NAS: we sailed around and arrived at Rhegium,
KJV: we fetched a compass, and came to
INT: from where having gone around we arrived at Rhegium

1 Corinthians 10:11 V-RIA-3S
GRK: τῶν αἰώνων κατήντηκεν
NAS: the ends of the ages have come.
KJV: the ends of the world are come.
INT: of the ages are arrived

1 Corinthians 14:36 V-AIA-3S
GRK: ὑμᾶς μόνους κατήντησεν
NAS: Or has it come to you only?
KJV: you? or came it unto you
INT: you only did it arrive

Ephesians 4:13 V-ASA-1P
GRK: μέχρι καταντήσωμεν οἱ πάντες
NAS: we all attain to the unity
KJV: Till we all come in the unity
INT: until we might arrive all

Philippians 3:11 V-ASA-1S
GRK: εἴ πως καταντήσω εἰς τὴν
NAS: in order that I may attain to the resurrection
KJV: If by any means I might attain unto
INT: if at all I might arrive at the

Strong's Greek 2658
13 Occurrences


καταντῆσαι — 1 Occ.
καταντήσαντες — 1 Occ.
καταντήσω — 1 Occ.
καταντήσωμεν — 1 Occ.
κατήντηκεν — 1 Occ.
κατηντήσαμεν — 3 Occ.
κατήντησαν — 2 Occ.
Κατήντησεν — 3 Occ.















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