◄ 2597. katabainó ►
Strong's Lexicon katabainó: To go down, to descend Original Word: καταβαίνω Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: katabainó Pronunciation: kat-ab-ah'-ee-no Phonetic Spelling: (kat-ab-ah'-ee-no) Definition: I go down, come down, either from the sky or from higher land, descend. Meaning: To go down, come down, descend. Word Origin: From the preposition κατά (kata, meaning "down") and the verb βαίνω (bainō, meaning "to go" or "to walk"). Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • H3381 יָרַד (yarad): To go down, descend. This Hebrew verb is often used in the Old Testament in similar contexts as καταβαίνω, describing physical descents or movements from higher to lower places. • H5186 נָטָה (natah): To stretch out, extend, incline, or bend down. While not a direct equivalent, it can convey the idea of moving downward or lowering in certain contexts. These entries provide a comprehensive understanding of the term καταβαίνω, illustrating its significance in both physical and spiritual contexts within the biblical narrative. Usage: The verb καταβαίνω is used in the New Testament to describe physical descent from a higher place to a lower one, as well as metaphorical or spiritual descent. It appears in various contexts, including the descent of people, objects, and divine entities. Context: The Greek verb καταβαίνω is frequently used in the New Testament to describe both literal and figurative descents. It is often employed in narratives where individuals or groups move from a higher location to a lower one, such as descending a mountain or coming down from a city. For example, in Matthew 3:16, it is used to describe the Spirit of God descending like a dove upon Jesus after His baptism: "As soon as Jesus was baptized, He went up out of the water. Suddenly the heavens were opened, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and resting on Him." The term is also used in eschatological contexts, such as in Revelation 21:2, where John describes the New Jerusalem: "I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband." In addition to physical descents, καταβαίνω can describe spiritual or divine actions, such as the descent of the Holy Spirit or the coming down of divine revelation. This usage underscores the connection between heaven and earth, highlighting moments of divine intervention or presence. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin from kata and the same as basis Definition to go down NASB Translation brought down (1), came down (12), come down (15), comes down (4), coming (1), coming down (9), descend (3), descended (6), descending (5), descends (1), falling down (1), fell (1), go (1), go down (4), go downstairs (1), going down (3), got (1), steps down (1), went (1), went down (11). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 2597: καταβαίνω 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. ); (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.; ; Mark 9:9 (L Tr marginal reading WH text ἐκ); ; 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 (); ; (); ; 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 (); 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); ; 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.) Strong's Exhaustive Concordance go down, come down From kata and the base of basis; to descend (literally or figuratively) -- come (get, go, step) down, fall (down). see GREEK kata see GREEK basis Forms and Transliterations κατάβα καταβαινει καταβαίνει καταβαινειν καταβαινείν καταβαίνειν καταβαινέτω καταβαίνη καταβαινον καταβαίνον καταβαῖνον καταβαινοντα καταβαίνοντα καταβαινοντας καταβαίνοντας καταβαινοντες καταβαίνοντες καταβαινοντος καταβαίνοντος καταβαινοντων καταβαινόντων καταβαινουσα καταβαίνουσα καταβαινουσαν καταβαίνουσαν καταβαινούσης καταβαίνουσι καταβαίνουσιν καταβαίνω καταβαινων καταβαίνων καταβαν καταβὰν καταβαντες καταβάντες καταβάντι Καταβαντος Καταβάντος καταβας καταβάς καταβὰς καταβάσα καταβατω καταβάτω καταβεβηκα καταβέβηκα καταβέβηκεν καταβεβηκέναι καταβεβηκοτες καταβεβηκότες καταβη καταβή καταβῇ καταβηθι κατάβηθι καταβηναι καταβήναι καταβήναί καταβῆναι καταβής καταβησεται καταβήσεται καταβηση καταβήση καταβήσῃ καταβήσομαι καταβησόμεθα καταβησονται καταβήσονται κατάβητε καταβήτω καταβήτωσαν καταβώ καταβώμεν κατέβαινε κατεβαινεν κατεβαίνεν κατέβαινεν κατέβαινον κατεβη κατέβη κατέβημεν κατεβην κατέβην κατέβης κατεβησαν κατέβησαν κατεβίβασε katabainei katabaínei katabainein katabaínein katabainon katabainōn katabaínon katabaínōn katabaînon katabainonta katabaínonta katabainontas katabaínontas katabainontes katabaínontes katabainonton katabainontōn katabainónton katabainóntōn katabainontos katabaínontos katabainousa katabaínousa katabainousan katabaínousan kataban katabàn katabantes katabántes Katabantos Katabántos katabas katabás katabàs katabato katabatō katabáto katabátō katabe katabē katabebeka katabebēka katabébeka katabébēka katabebekotes katabebekótes katabebēkotes katabebēkótes katabêi katabē̂i katabenai katabênai katabēnai katabē̂nai katabese katabēsē katabḗsei katabḗsēi katabesetai katabēsetai katabḗsetai katabethi katabēthi katábethi katábēthi katebainen katébainen katebe katebē katébe katébē kateben katebēn katében katébēn katebesan katebēsan katébesan katébēsan Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Matthew 3:16 V-PPA-ANS GRK: τοῦ θεοῦ καταβαῖνον ὡσεὶ περιστερὰν NAS: of God descending as a dove KJV: of God descending like INT: of God descending as a dove Matthew 7:25 V-AIA-3S GRK: καὶ κατέβη ἡ βροχὴ NAS: And the rain fell, and the floods KJV: And the rain descended, and the floods INT: and came down the rain Matthew 7:27 V-AIA-3S GRK: καὶ κατέβη ἡ βροχὴ KJV: And the rain descended, and the floods INT: and came down the rain Matthew 8:1 V-APA-GMS GRK: Καταβάντος δὲ αὐτοῦ NAS: When Jesus came down from the mountain, KJV: he was come down from INT: having come down moreover he Matthew 11:23 V-FIM-2S GRK: ἕως ᾅδου καταβήσῃ ὅτι εἰ NAS: to heaven, will you? You will descend to Hades; INT: to Hades will be brought down for if Matthew 14:29 V-APA-NMS GRK: Ἐλθέ καὶ καταβὰς ἀπὸ τοῦ NAS: And Peter got out of the boat, KJV: when Peter was come down out of INT: Come And having descended from the Matthew 17:9 V-PPA-GMP GRK: Καὶ καταβαινόντων αὐτῶν ἐκ NAS: As they were coming down from the mountain, KJV: as they came down from INT: And as were descending they from Matthew 24:17 V-AMA-3S GRK: δώματος μὴ καταβάτω ἆραι τὰ NAS: is on the housetop must not go down to get KJV: not come down to take INT: housetop not let him come down to take anything Matthew 27:40 V-AMA-2S GRK: θεοῦ καὶ κατάβηθι ἀπὸ τοῦ NAS: of God, come down from the cross. KJV: of God, come down from INT: of God moreover descend from the Matthew 27:42 V-AMA-3S GRK: Ἰσραήλ ἐστιν καταβάτω νῦν ἀπὸ NAS: let Him now come down from the cross, KJV: let him now come down from the cross, INT: of Israel he is let him descend now from Matthew 28:2 V-APA-NMS GRK: γὰρ Κυρίου καταβὰς ἐξ οὐρανοῦ NAS: of the Lord descended from heaven KJV: of the Lord descended from INT: indeed of [the] Lord having descended out of heaven Mark 1:10 V-PPA-ANS GRK: ὡς περιστερὰν καταβαῖνον εἰς αὐτόν NAS: like a dove descending upon Him; KJV: like a dove descending upon him: INT: as a dove descending upon him Mark 3:22 V-APA-NMP GRK: ἀπὸ Ἰεροσολύμων καταβάντες ἔλεγον ὅτι NAS: The scribes who came down from Jerusalem KJV: which came down from INT: from Jerusalem having come down said Mark 9:9 V-PPA-GMP GRK: Καὶ καταβαινόντων αὐτῶν ἐκ NAS: As they were coming down from the mountain, KJV: as they came down from INT: and as were descending they from Mark 13:15 V-AMA-3S GRK: δώματος μὴ καταβάτω μηδὲ εἰσελθάτω NAS: is on the housetop must not go down, or KJV: not go down into INT: housetop not let him come down nor go in Mark 15:30 V-APA-NMS GRK: σῶσον σεαυτὸν καταβὰς ἀπὸ τοῦ NAS: Yourself, and come down from the cross! KJV: thyself, and come down from the cross. INT: save yourself having descended from the Mark 15:32 V-AMA-3S GRK: βασιλεὺς Ἰσραὴλ καταβάτω νῦν ἀπὸ NAS: now come down from the cross, KJV: the King of Israel descend now from INT: King of Israel let him descend now from Luke 2:51 V-AIA-3S GRK: καὶ κατέβη μετ' αὐτῶν NAS: And He went down with them and came KJV: And he went down with them, INT: And he went down with them Luke 3:22 V-ANA GRK: καὶ καταβῆναι τὸ πνεῦμα NAS: Spirit descended upon Him in bodily KJV: Ghost descended in a bodily INT: and descended the Spirit Luke 6:17 V-APA-NMS GRK: καὶ καταβὰς μετ' αὐτῶν NAS: Jesus came down with them and stood KJV: And he came down with them, INT: And having descended with them Luke 8:23 V-AIA-3S GRK: ἀφύπνωσεν καὶ κατέβη λαῖλαψ ἀνέμου NAS: of wind descended on the lake, KJV: and there came down a storm INT: he fell asleep and came down a storm of wind Luke 9:54 V-ANA GRK: εἴπωμεν πῦρ καταβῆναι ἀπὸ τοῦ NAS: fire to come down from heaven KJV: fire to come down from INT: we should call fire to come down from Luke 10:15 V-FIM-2S GRK: τοῦ ᾅδου καταβήσῃ NAS: to heaven, will you? You will be brought down to Hades! INT: Hades you will be brought down Luke 10:30 V-IIA-3S GRK: Ἄνθρωπός τις κατέβαινεν ἀπὸ Ἰερουσαλὴμ NAS: A man was going down from Jerusalem KJV: [man] went down from INT: A man certain was going down from Jerusalem Luke 10:31 V-IIA-3S GRK: ἱερεύς τις κατέβαινεν ἐν τῇ NAS: a priest was going down on that road, KJV: chance there came down a certain INT: a priest certain went down on the Strong's Greek 2597 82 Occurrences καταβαίνει — 2 Occ. καταβαίνειν — 1 Occ. καταβαίνων — 2 Occ. καταβαῖνον — 7 Occ. καταβαίνοντα — 3 Occ. καταβαίνοντας — 1 Occ. καταβαίνοντες — 1 Occ. καταβαινόντων — 2 Occ. καταβαίνοντος — 1 Occ. καταβαίνουσα — 1 Occ. καταβαίνουσαν — 3 Occ. καταβὰν — 1 Occ. καταβάντες — 2 Occ. Καταβάντος — 1 Occ. καταβὰς — 12 Occ. καταβάτω — 5 Occ. καταβῇ — 2 Occ. καταβῆναι — 2 Occ. καταβήσῃ — 2 Occ. καταβήσεται — 2 Occ. κατάβηθι — 4 Occ. καταβέβηκα — 2 Occ. καταβεβηκότες — 1 Occ. κατέβαινεν — 3 Occ. κατέβη — 13 Occ. κατέβην — 1 Occ. κατέβησαν — 5 Occ.