Berean Strong's Lexicon katerchomai: To come down, to go down, to descend Original Word: κατέρχομαι
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: katerchomai
Pronunciation: kat-er'-khom-ahee
Phonetic Spelling: (kat-er'-khom-ahee)
Definition: To come down, to go down, to descend
Meaning: I come down from sky to earth, or from high land to lower land (or to the coast), or from the high seas to the shore.
Word Origin: From the preposition κατά (kata, meaning "down") and the verb ἔρχομαι (erchomai, meaning "to come" or "to go"). Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent often used in similar contexts is יָרַד (yarad), which also means "to go down" or "to descend." Usage: The verb κατέρχομαι primarily means "to come down" or "to descend." It is used in the New Testament to describe physical movement from a higher place to a lower one, as well as metaphorical or spiritual descents. The term can refer to both literal descents, such as coming down from a mountain, and figurative descents, such as the coming of the Holy Spirit. Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of descending was often associated with divine or supernatural activity. The gods were believed to descend from the heavens to interact with humans. In Jewish thought, the descent of God or His Spirit was a significant event, often associated with divine intervention or revelation. The use of κατέρχομαι in the New Testament reflects these cultural understandings, emphasizing moments of divine interaction and revelation. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom kata and erchomaiDefinitionto come down NASB Translationcame down (6), comes down (1), down (1), landed (3), went down (4).
Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 2718: κατέρχομαικατέρχομαι; 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; ( T Tr marginal reading); and L T Tr WH in ; 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; ; πρός τινα, Acts 9:32. Metaphorically, of things sent down from heaven by God: James 3:15.
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance come down, descend, go down From kata and erchomai (including its alternate); to come (or go) down (literally or figuratively) -- come (down), depart, descend, go down, land. see GREEK kata see GREEK erchomai Forms and Transliterations κατελθειν κατελθείν κατελθεῖν ΚΑΤΕΛΘΟΝΤΕΣ κατελθόντες κατελθοντων κατελθόντων κατελθων κατελθών κατελθὼν κατερχομενη κατερχομένη κατήλθέ κατηλθεν κατήλθεν κατῆλθεν κατῆλθέν κατηλθομεν κατήλθομεν κατηλθον κατήλθον κατῆλθον katelthein kateltheîn katelthen katêlthen katêlthén katēlthen katē̂lthen katē̂lthén katelthomen katēlthomen katḗlthomen katelthon katelthōn katelthṑn katêlthon katēlthon katē̂lthon KATELTHONTES katelthonton katelthontōn katelthónton katelthóntōn katerchomene katerchomenē katerchoméne katerchoménēLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Luke 4:31 V-AIA-3SGRK: Καὶ κατῆλθεν εἰς ΚαφαρναοὺμNAS: And He came down to Capernaum, a city KJV: And came down to Capernaum, INT: And he went down to Capernaum Luke 9:37 V-APA-GMP
GRK: ἑξῆς ἡμέρᾳ κατελθόντων αὐτῶν ἀπὸ
NAS: when they came down from the mountain,
KJV: when they were come down from
INT: next day on having come down of them from Acts 8:5 V-APA-NMS
GRK: Φίλιππος δὲ κατελθὼν εἰς τὴν
NAS: Philip went down to the city
KJV: Then Philip went down to the city
INT: Philip moreover having gone down to Acts 9:32 V-ANA
GRK: διὰ πάντων κατελθεῖν καὶ πρὸς
NAS: all [those regions], he came down also
KJV: all [quarters], he came down also
INT: through all [quarters] went down also to Acts 11:27 V-AIA-3P
GRK: ΤΑΙΣ ΗΜΕΡΑΙΣ κατῆλθον ἀπὸ Ἰεροσολύμων
NAS: some prophets came down from Jerusalem
KJV: these days came prophets from
INT: days came down from Jerusalem Acts 12:19 V-APA-NMS
GRK: ἀπαχθῆναι καὶ κατελθὼν ἀπὸ τῆς
NAS: [to execution]. Then he went down from Judea
KJV: And he went down from
INT: to be led away [to death] And having gone down from Acts 13:4 V-AIA-3P
GRK: ἁγίου πνεύματος κατῆλθον εἰς Σελεύκειαν
NAS: Spirit, they went down to Seleucia
KJV: Ghost, departed unto
INT: Holy Spirit went down to Seleucia Acts 15:1 V-APA-NMP
GRK: ΚΑΙ ΤΙΝΕΣ ΚΑΤΕΛΘΟΝΤΕΣ ἀπὸ τῆς
NAS: Some men came down from Judea
KJV: certain men which came down from
INT: And certain having come down from Acts 15:30 V-AIA-3P
GRK: οὖν ἀπολυθέντες κατῆλθον εἰς Ἀντιόχειαν
NAS: when they were sent away, they went down to Antioch;
INT: therefore having been sent off went to Antioch Acts 18:5 V-AIA-3P
GRK: Ὡς δὲ κατῆλθον ἀπὸ τῆς
NAS: and Timothy came down from Macedonia,
KJV: Timotheus were come from
INT: when moreover came down from Acts 18:22 V-APA-NMS
GRK: καὶ κατελθὼν εἰς Καισάρειαν
NAS: When he had landed at Caesarea,
KJV: And when he had landed at Caesarea,
INT: And having landed at Ceasarea Acts 19:1 V-ANA
GRK: ἀνωτερικὰ μέρη κατελθεῖν εἰς Ἔφεσον
INT: upper parts came to Ephesus Acts 21:3 V-AIA-1P
GRK: Συρίαν καὶ κατήλθομεν εἰς Τύρον
NAS: to Syria and landed at Tyre;
INT: Syria and landed at Tyre Acts 21:10 V-AIA-3S
GRK: ἡμέρας πλείους κατῆλθέν τις ἀπὸ
NAS: named Agabus came down from Judea.
KJV: days, there came down from
INT: days many came down a certain one from Acts 27:5 V-AIA-1P
GRK: Παμφυλίαν διαπλεύσαντες κατήλθομεν εἰς Μύρα
NAS: and Pamphylia, we landed at Myra
KJV: and Pamphylia, we came to Myra,
INT: Pamphylia having sailed over we came to Myra James 3:15 V-PPM/P-NFS
GRK: σοφία ἄνωθεν κατερχομένη ἀλλὰ ἐπίγειος
NAS: wisdom is not that which comes down from above,
INT: wisdom from above coming down but earthly Strong's Greek 2718
16 Occurrences
κατῆλθεν — 2 Occ.
κατήλθομεν — 2 Occ.
κατῆλθον — 4 Occ.
κατελθεῖν — 2 Occ.
κατελθὼν — 3 Occ.
ΚΑΤΕΛΘΟΝΤΕΣ — 1 Occ.
κατελθόντων — 1 Occ.
κατερχομένη — 1 Occ.
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