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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)
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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 19 times in 19 verses in 'Act' in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:15

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:15 - So Jacob went down G2597 into Egypt, and died, he, and our fathers,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:34

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:34 - I have seen, I have seen the affliction of my people which is in Egypt, and I have heard their groaning, and am come down G2597 to deliver them. And now come, I will send thee into Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 8:15

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:15 - Who, when they were come down, G2597 prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Ghost:

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 8:26

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:26 - And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down G2597 from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is desert.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 8:38

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:38 - And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went down G2597 both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:11 - And saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending G2597 unto him, as it had been a great sheet knit at the four corners, and let down to the earth:

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:20

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:20 - Arise therefore, and get thee down, G2597 and go with them, doubting nothing: for I have sent them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:21

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:21 - Then Peter went down G2597 to the men which were sent unto him from Cornelius; and said, Behold, I am he whom ye seek: what is the cause wherefore ye are come?

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 11:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 11:5 - I was in the city of Joppa praying: and in a trance I saw a vision, A certain vessel descend, G2597 as it had been a great sheet, let down from heaven by four corners; and it came even to me:

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 14:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:11 - And when the people saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices, saying in the speech of Lycaonia, The gods are come down G2597 to us in the likeness of men.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 14:25

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:25 - And when they had preached the word in Perga, they went down G2597 into Attalia:

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 16:8

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:8 - And they passing by Mysia came down G2597 to Troas.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 18:22

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:22 - And when he had landed at Caesarea, and gone up, and saluted the church, he went down G2597 to Antioch.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 20:10

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:10 - And Paul went down, G2597 and fell on him, and embracing him said, Trouble not yourselves; for his life is in him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 23:10

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:10 - And when there arose a great dissension, the chief captain, fearing lest Paul should have been pulled in pieces of them, commanded the soldiers to go down, G2597 and to take him by force from among them, and to bring him into the castle.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 24:1

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:1 - And after five days Ananias the high priest descended G2597 with the elders, and with a certain orator named Tertullus, who informed the governor against Paul.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 24:22

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:22 - And when Felix heard these things, having more perfect knowledge of that way, he deferred them, and said, When Lysias the chief captain shall come down, G2597 I will know the uttermost of your matter.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 25:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:6 - And when he had tarried among them more than ten days, he went down G2597 unto Caesarea; and the next day sitting on the judgment seat commanded Paul to be brought.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 25:7

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:7 - And when he was come, the Jews which came down G2597 from Jerusalem stood round about, and laid many and grievous complaints against Paul, which they could not prove.
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