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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
292x in 44 unique form(s)
Dictionary Aids

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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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)

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 3:16 -

When Jesus was baptized, he went up immediately from the water. The heavens suddenly opened for him,[fn] and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming down on him.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:25 -

“The rain fell, the rivers rose, and the winds blew and pounded that house. Yet it didn’t collapse, because its foundation was on the rock.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:27 -

“The rain fell, the rivers rose, the winds blew and pounded that house, and it collapsed. It collapsed with a great crash.”

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:1 -

When he came down from the mountain, large crowds followed him.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:23 -

“And you, Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? No, you will go down to Hades. For if the miracles that were done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until today.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:29 -

He said, “Come.”

And climbing out of the boat, Peter started walking on the water and came toward Jesus.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:9 -

As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus commanded them, “Don’t tell anyone about the vision until the Son of Man is raised[fn] from the dead.”

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:17 -

“A man on the housetop[fn] must not come down to get things out of his house,

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:40 -

and saying, “You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross! ”

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:42 -

“He saved others, but he cannot save himself! He is the King of Israel! Let him[fn] come down now from the cross, and we will believe in him.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 28:2 -

There was a violent earthquake, because an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and approached the tomb. He rolled back the stone and was sitting on it.

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:10 -

As soon as he came up out of the water, he saw the heavens being torn open and the Spirit descending on him like a dove.

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:22 -

The scribes who had come down from Jerusalem said, “He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and, “He drives out demons by the ruler of the demons.”

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:9 -

As they were coming down the mountain, he ordered them to tell no one what they had seen until the Son of Man had risen from the dead.

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:15 -

“A man on the housetop must not come down or go in to get anything out of his house,

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:30 -

“save yourself by coming down from the cross! ”

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:32 -

“Let the Messiah, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross, so that we may see and believe.” Even those who were crucified with him taunted him.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:51 -

Then he went down with them and came to Nazareth and was obedient to them. His mother kept all these things in her heart.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:22 -

and the Holy Spirit descended on him in a physical appearance like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: “You are my beloved Son; with you I am well-pleased.”

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:17 -

After coming down with them, he stood on a level place with a large crowd of his disciples and a great number of people from all Judea and Jerusalem and from the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:23 -

and as they were sailing he fell asleep. Then a fierce windstorm came down on the lake; they were being swamped and were in danger.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:54 -

When the disciples James and John saw this, they said, “Lord, do you want us to call down fire from heaven to consume them? ”[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:15 -

“And you, Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? No, you will go down to Hades.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:30 -

Jesus took up the question and said, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho and fell into the hands of robbers. They stripped him, beat him up, and fled, leaving him half dead.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:31 -

“A priest happened to be going down that road. When he saw him, he passed by on the other side.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:31 -

“On that day, a man on the housetop, whose belongings are in the house, must not come down to get them. Likewise the man who is in the field must not turn back.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:14 -

“I tell you, this one went down to his house justified rather than the other, because everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:5 -

When Jesus came to the place, he looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, hurry and come down because today it is necessary for me to stay at your house.”

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:6 -

So he quickly came down and welcomed him joyfully.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:44 -

Being in anguish, he prayed more fervently, and his sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground.[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:32 -

And John testified, “I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and he rested on him.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:33 -

“I didn’t know him, but he who sent me to baptize with water told me, ‘The one you see the Spirit descending and resting on ​— ​he is the one who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:51 -

Then he said, “Truly I tell you, you will see heaven opened and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 2:12 -

After this, he went down to Capernaum, together with his mother, his brothers, and his disciples, and they stayed there only a few days.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:13 -

“No one has ascended into heaven except the one who descended from heaven ​— ​the Son of Man.[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:47 -

When this man heard that Jesus had come from Judea into Galilee, he went to him and pleaded with him to come down and heal his son, since he was about to die.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:49 -

“Sir,” the official said to him, “come down before my boy dies.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:51 -

While he was still going down, his servants met him saying that his boy was alive.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 5:7 -

“Sir,” the disabled man answered, “I have no one to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up, but while I’m coming, someone goes down ahead of me.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:16 -

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

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:33 -

“For the bread of God is the one who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:38 -

“For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him who sent me.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:41 -

Therefore the Jews started grumbling about him because he said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:42 -

They were saying, “Isn’t this Jesus the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How can he now say, ‘I have come down from heaven’? ”

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:50 -

“This is the bread that comes down from heaven so that anyone may eat of it and not die.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:51 -

“I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread he will live forever. The bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:58 -

“This is the bread that came down from heaven; it is not like the manna[fn] your ancestors ate ​— ​and they died. The one who eats this bread will live forever.”

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:15 -

“and Jacob went down to Egypt. He and our ancestors died there,

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:34 -

“I have certainly seen the oppression of my people in Egypt; I have heard their groaning and have come down to set them free. And now, come, I will send you to Egypt.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:15 -

After they went down there, they prayed for them so that the Samaritans might receive the Holy Spirit because he had not yet come down on any of them.


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