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Lexicon :: Strong's G2597 - katabainō

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καταβαίνω
Transliteration
katabainō (Key)
Pronunciation
kat-ab-ah'-ee-no
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
From κατά (G2596) and the base of βάσις (G939)
mGNT
81x in 28 unique form(s) TR
80x in 29 unique form(s) LXX
291x in 44 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 1:522,90

Strong’s Definitions

καταβαίνω katabaínō, kat-ab-ah'-ee-no; from G2596 and the base of G939; to descend (literally or figuratively):—come (get, go, step) down, fall (down).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 81x

The KJV translates Strong's G2597 in the following manner: come down (41x), descend (18x), go down (17x), fall down (1x), step down (1x), get down (1x), fall (1x), variations of 'come down' (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 81x
The KJV translates Strong's G2597 in the following manner: come down (41x), descend (18x), go down (17x), fall down (1x), step down (1x), get down (1x), fall (1x), variations of 'come down' (1x).

  1. to go down, come down, descend

    1. the place from which one has come down from

    2. to come down

      1. as from the temple at Jerusalem, from the city of Jerusalem

      2. of celestial beings coming down to earth

    3. to be cast down

  2. of things

    1. to come (i.e. be sent) down

    2. to come (i.e. fall) down

      1. from the upper regions of the air

  3. metaph. to (go i.e.) be cast down to the lowest state of wretchedness and shame

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
καταβαίνω katabaínō, kat-ab-ah'-ee-no; from G2596 and the base of G939; to descend (literally or figuratively):—come (get, go, step) down, fall (down).
STRONGS G2597:
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. Luke 6:12); Luke 17:31 (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.; Matthew 27:40,42; Mark 9:9 (L Tr marginal reading WH text ἐκ); Mark 15:30,32; 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 (Acts 7:34); Acts 8:15; 10:20; (Acts 23:10); Acts 24:1,22; 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 (John 1:52); 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); Acts 11:5; 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.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
3:16; 7:25; 7:27; 8:1; 11:23; 14:29; 17:9; 17:9; 24:17; 27:40; 27:40; 27:42; 28:2
Mark
1:10; 3:22; 9:9; 13:15; 15:30; 15:30; 15:32
Luke
2:51; 3:22; 6:12; 6:17; 8:23; 9:54; 10:15; 10:30; 10:30; 10:31; 17:31; 18:14; 19:5; 19:5; 22:44
John
1:32; 1:33; 1:51; 2:12; 3:13; 4:47; 4:49; 4:49; 4:51; 5:4; 5:7; 6:16; 6:33; 6:38
Acts
7:15; 7:34; 8:15; 8:26; 8:38; 10:11; 10:20; 10:20; 10:21; 11:5; 14:11; 14:25; 16:8; 18:22; 20:10; 23:10; 24:1; 24:22; 25:6; 25:7
Romans
10:7
Ephesians
4:9; 4:10
1 Thessalonians
4:16
James
1:17
Revelation
3:12; 10:1; 12:12; 13:13; 16:21; 18:1; 20:1; 20:9; 21:2; 21:10

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2597 matches the Greek καταβαίνω (katabainō),
which occurs 81 times in 81 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Page 1 / 2 (Mat 3:16–Act 8:15)

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 3:16 - After Jesus was baptized, He came up immediately out of the water; and behold, the heavens were opened, and he (John) saw the [fn]Spirit of God descending as a dove and lighting on Him (Jesus),

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 7:25

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:25 - “And the rain fell, and the floods and torrents came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 7:27

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:27 - “And the rain fell, and the floods and torrents came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; and it fell—and great and complete was its fall.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:1 -

When Jesus came down from the mountain, large crowds [fn]followed Him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 11:23

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:23 - “And you, Capernaum, are you to be exalted to heaven [for your apathy and unresponsiveness]? You will descend to Hades (the realm of the dead); for if the miracles done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 14:29

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:29 - He said, “Come!” So Peter got out of the boat, and walked on the water and came toward Jesus.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:9 -

And as they were going down the mountain, Jesus commanded them, “Do not tell anyone what you have seen until the Son of Man has been raised from the dead.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 24:17

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:17 - “Whoever is on the housetop must not go down to get the things that are in his house [because there will not be enough time].

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:40

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:40 - and they said [tauntingly], “You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save Yourself [from death]! If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:42

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:42 - “He saved others [from death]; He cannot save Himself. He is the King of Israel; let Him now come down from the cross, and we will believe in Him and acknowledge Him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 28:2

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 28:2 - And a great earthquake had occurred, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled away the stone [from the opening of the tomb], and sat on it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 1:10

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:10 - [fn]Immediately coming up out of the water, he (John) saw the heavens torn open, and the [fn]Spirit like a dove descending on Him (Jesus);

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 3:22

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:22 - The scribes who came down from Jerusalem were saying, “He is possessed by [fn]Beelzebul (Satan),” and “He is driving out the demons by the [power of the] ruler of the demons.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:9 -

As they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus expressly ordered them not to tell anyone what they had seen, until the Son of Man had risen from the dead.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:15 - “Whoever is on the housetop must not go down [to enter the house], or go inside to take anything out of his house;

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:30 - save Yourself by coming down from the cross!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 15:32

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:32 - “Let the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed), the King of Israel, now come down from the cross, so that we may see and believe and trust [in Him]!” Those who were crucified with Him were also insulting Him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 2:51

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:51 - He went down to Nazareth with them, and was continually submissive and obedient to them; and His mother treasured all these things in her heart.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 3:22

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:22 - and the [fn]Holy Spirit descended on Him in bodily form like a dove, and a voice came from heaven, “You are My Son, My Beloved, in You I am well-pleased and delighted!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:17 -

Then Jesus came down with them and stood on a level place; and there was a large crowd of His disciples, and a vast multitude of people from all over Judea and Jerusalem and the coastal region of Tyre and Sidon,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 8:23

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:23 - But as they were sailing, He fell asleep. And a fierce gale of wind swept down [as if through a wind tunnel] on the lake, and they began to be swamped, and were in great danger.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:54

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:54 - When His disciples James and John saw this, they said, “Lord, do You want us to command fire to come down from heaven and destroy them?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 10:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:15 - “And you, Capernaum, will not be exalted to heaven, will you? You will descend to Hades (the realm of the dead).

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 10:30

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:30 - Jesus replied, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he encountered robbers, who stripped him of his clothes [and belongings], beat him, and went their way [unconcerned], leaving him half dead.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:31 - “Now by coincidence a priest was going down that road, and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 17:31

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:31 - “On that day, whoever is on the housetop, with his belongings in the house, must not come down [and go inside] to take them out; and likewise whoever is in the field must not turn back.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 18:14

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:14 - “I tell you, this man went to his home justified [forgiven of the guilt of sin and placed in right standing with God] rather than the other man; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself [forsaking self-righteous pride] will be exalted.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 19:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:5 - When Jesus reached the place, He looked up and said to him, “Zaccheus, hurry and come down, for today I must stay at your house.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 19:6

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:6 - So Zaccheus hurried and came down, and welcomed Jesus with joy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:44

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:44 - And being in agony [deeply distressed and anguished; almost to the point of death], He prayed more intently; and His [fn]sweat became like drops of blood, falling down on the ground.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 1:32

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:32 - John gave [further] evidence [testifying officially for the record, with validity and relevance], saying, “I have seen the [fn]Spirit descending as a dove out of heaven, and He remained upon Him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 1:33

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:33 - “I did not recognize Him [as the Messiah], but He who sent me to baptize [fn]in water said to me, ‘He upon whom you see the Spirit descend and remain, this One is He who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 1:51

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:51 - Then He said to him, “I assure you and most solemnly say to you, you will see heaven opened and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man [the bridge between heaven and earth].”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 2:12 -

After this He went down to Capernaum, He and His mother and brothers and His disciples; and they stayed there a few days.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 3:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:13 - “No one has gone up into heaven, but there is One who came down from heaven, the Son of Man [Himself—whose home is in heaven].

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 4:47

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:47 - Having heard that Jesus had come back from Judea to Galilee, he [fn]went to meet Him and began asking Him to come down and heal his son; for he was at the point of death.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 4:49

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:49 - The royal official pleaded with Him, “Sir, do come down [at once] before my child dies!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 4:51

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:51 - As he was already going down [the road], his servants met him and reported that his son was living [and was healthy].

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 5:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 5:7 - The invalid answered, “Sir, I have no one to put me in the pool when the water is stirred up, and while I am coming [to get into it myself], someone else steps down ahead of me.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 6:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:16 -

When evening came, His disciples went down to the sea,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 6:33

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:33 - “For the Bread of God is He who comes down out of heaven, and gives life to the world.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 6:38

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:38 - “For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but to do the will of Him who sent Me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:41 -

Now the Jews murmured and found fault with Him because He said, “I am the Bread that came down out of heaven.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 6:42

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:42 - They kept saying, “Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How does He now [have the arrogance to] say, ‘I have come down out of heaven’?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 6:50

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:50 - “This is the Bread that comes down out of heaven, so that one may eat of it and not die.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 6:51

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:51 - “I am the Living Bread that came down out of heaven. If anyone eats of this Bread [believes in Me, accepts Me as Savior], he will live forever. And the Bread that I will give for the life of the world is My flesh (body).”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 6:58

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:58 - “This is the Bread which came down out of heaven. It is not like [the manna that] our fathers ate and they [eventually] died; the one who eats this Bread [believes in Me, accepts Me as Savior] will live forever.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:15

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:15 - “And Jacob (Israel) went down into Egypt, and [fn]there he died, as did our fathers;

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:34

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:34 - ‘I HAVE MOST CERTAINLY SEEN THE OPPRESSION OF MY PEOPLE IN EGYPT AND HAVE HEARD THEIR GROANING, AND I HAVE COME DOWN TO RESCUE THEM. NOW COME, AND I WILL SEND YOU TO EGYPT [as My messenger].’

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:15 - They came down and prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit;

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