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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 80 times in 80 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:38 - And he ordered the [fn]chariot to stop, and they both went G2597 down G2597 into the water, Philip as well as the eunuch, and he baptized him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:11 - and *saw heaven opened up, and [fn]an object like a great sheet coming G2597 down, lowered by four corners to the ground,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:20

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:20 - “But rise up, go G2597 down G2597 and accompany them without taking issue at all, for I have sent them Myself.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:21 - And Peter went G2597 down G2597 to the men and said, “Behold, I am the one you are looking for; what is the reason for which you have come?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 11:5 - “I was in the city of Joppa praying; and in a trance I saw a vision, [fn]an object coming G2597 down G2597 like a great sheet lowered by four corners from heaven, and it came right down to me,

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:11 - And when the crowds saw what Paul had done, they raised their voice, saying in the Lycaonian language, “The gods have become like men and have come G2597 down G2597 to us.”

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

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:22 -

And when he had landed at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the church, and went G2597 down G2597 to Antioch.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:10 - But Paul went G2597 down G2597 and fell upon him, and after embracing him, he said, “[fn]Do not be troubled, for his life is in him.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:10 - And as a great dissension was developing, because the [fn]commander was afraid Paul would be torn to pieces by them, he ordered the troops to go G2597 down G2597 and take him away from them by force, and bring him into the barracks.

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Now after five days the high priest Ananias came G2597 down G2597 with some elders, [fn]with an [fn]attorney named Tertullus, and they [fn]brought charges to the governor against Paul.

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But Felix, having a more accurate knowledge about the Way, put them off, saying, “When Lysias the [fn]commander comes G2597 down G2597, I will decide your case.”

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And after he had spent not more than eight or ten days among them, he went G2597 down G2597 to Caesarea, and on the next day he took his seat on the judgment seat and ordered Paul to be brought.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:7 - And after Paul arrived, the Jews who had come G2597 down G2597 from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing many and serious charges against him which they could not prove,

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 10:7 - or ‘WHO WILL GO DOWN G2597 INTO THE ABYSS?’ (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead).”

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 4:9 -

(Now this expression, “He ascended,” what [fn]does it mean except that He also [fn]descended G2597 into the lower parts of the earth?

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 4:10 - He who descended G2597 is Himself also He who ascended far above all the heavens, so that He might fill all things.)

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Unchecked Copy Box1Th 4:16 - For the Lord Himself will descend G2597 from heaven with a [fn]shout, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJas 1:17 - Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above, coming G2597 down G2597 from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or [fn]shifting shadow.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:12 - ‘He who overcomes, I will make him a pillar in the sanctuary of My God, and he will never go out from it anymore. And I will write on him the name of My God, and the name of the city of My God, the new Jerusalem, which comes G2597 down G2597 out G2597 of heaven from My God, and My new name.

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Then I saw another strong angel coming G2597 down G2597 out G2597 of heaven, clothed with a cloud, and the rainbow was upon his head, and his face was like the sun, and his feet like pillars of fire;

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 12:12 - “For this reason, rejoice, O heavens and you who [fn]dwell in them. Woe to the earth and the sea, because the devil has come G2597 down G2597 to you, having great wrath, knowing that he has only a short time.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:13 - And he does great signs, so that he even makes fire come G2597 down G2597 out G2597 of heaven to the earth in the presence of men.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:21 - And huge [fn]hailstones, about one [fn]talent each, *came G2597 down G2597 from heaven upon men; and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail, because its plague *was extremely [fn]severe.

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After these things I saw another angel coming G2597 down G2597 from heaven, having great authority, and the earth was illumined with his glory.

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Then I saw an angel coming G2597 down G2597 from heaven, having the key of the abyss and a great chain [fn]in his hand.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 20:9 - And they came up on the [fn]broad plain of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city, and fire came G2597 down G2597 from heaven and devoured them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:2 - And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming G2597 down G2597 out G2597 of heaven from God, made ready as a bride adorned for her husband.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:10 - And he carried me away [fn]in the Spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me the holy city, Jerusalem, coming G2597 down G2597 out G2597 of heaven from God,

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