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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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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.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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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 - καὶ κατέβη G2597 Ἰακὼβ εἰς Αἴγυπτον καὶ ἐτελεύτησεν αὐτὸς καὶ οἱ πατέρες ἡμῶν

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:34

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:34 - ἰδὼν εἶδον τὴν κάκωσιν τοῦ λαοῦ μου τοῦ ἐν Αἰγύπτῳ καὶ τοῦ στεναγμοῦ αὐτῶν ἤκουσα καὶ κατέβην G2597 ἐξελέσθαι αὐτούς καὶ νῦν δεῦρο ἀποστείλω σε εἰς Αἴγυπτον

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 8:15

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:15 - οἵτινες καταβάντες G2597 προσηύξαντο περὶ αὐτῶν ὅπως λάβωσιν πνεῦμα ἅγιον

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 8:26

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:26 - ἄγγελος δὲ κυρίου ἐλάλησεν πρὸς Φίλιππον λέγων ἀνάστηθι καὶ πορεύου κατὰ μεσημβρίαν ἐπὶ τὴν ὁδὸν τὴν καταβαίνουσαν G2597 ἀπὸ Ἰερουσαλὴμ εἰς Γάζαν αὕτη ἐστὶν ἔρημος

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 8:38

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:38 - καὶ ἐκέλευσεν στῆναι τὸ ἅρμα καὶ κατέβησαν G2597 ἀμφότεροι εἰς τὸ ὕδωρ ὅ τε Φίλιππος καὶ ὁ εὐνοῦχος καὶ ἐβάπτισεν αὐτόν

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:11 - καὶ θεωρεῖ τὸν οὐρανὸν ἀνεῳγμένον καὶ καταβαῖνον G2597 σκεῦός τι ὡς ὀθόνην μεγάλην τέσσαρσιν ἀρχαῖς καθιέμενον ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:20

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:20 - ἀλλὰ ἀναστὰς κατάβηθι G2597 καὶ πορεύου σὺν αὐτοῖς μηδὲν διακρινόμενος ὅτι ἐγὼ ἀπέσταλκα αὐτούς

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:21

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:21 - καταβὰς G2597 δὲ Πέτρος πρὸς τοὺς ἄνδρας εἶπεν ἰδοὺ ἐγώ εἰμι ὃν ζητεῖτε τίς ἡ αἰτία δι᾽ ἣν πάρεστε

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 11:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 11:5 - ἐγὼ ἤμην ἐν πόλει Ἰόππῃ προσευχόμενος καὶ εἶδον ἐν ἐκστάσει ὅραμα καταβαῖνον G2597 σκεῦός τι ὡς ὀθόνην μεγάλην τέσσαρσιν ἀρχαῖς καθιεμένην ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ καὶ ἦλθεν ἄχρι ἐμοῦ

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 14:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:11 - οἵ τε ὄχλοι ἰδόντες ὃ ἐποίησεν Παῦλος ἐπῆραν τὴν φωνὴν αὐτῶν Λυκαονιστὶ λέγοντες οἱ θεοὶ ὁμοιωθέντες ἀνθρώποις κατέβησαν G2597 πρὸς ἡμᾶς

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 14:25

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:25 - καὶ λαλήσαντες ἐν Πέργῃ τὸν λόγον κατέβησαν G2597 εἰς Ἀττάλειαν

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 16:8

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:8 - παρελθόντες δὲ τὴν Μυσίαν κατέβησαν G2597 εἰς Τρῳάδα

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 18:22

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:22 - καὶ κατελθὼν εἰς Καισάρειαν ἀναβὰς καὶ ἀσπασάμενος τὴν ἐκκλησίαν κατέβη G2597 εἰς Ἀντιόχειαν

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 20:10

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:10 - καταβὰς G2597 δὲ ὁ Παῦλος ἐπέπεσεν αὐτῷ καὶ συμπεριλαβὼν εἶπεν μὴ θορυβεῖσθε ἡ γὰρ ψυχὴ αὐτοῦ ἐν αὐτῷ ἐστιν

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 23:10

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:10 - πολλῆς δὲ γινομένης στάσεως φοβηθεὶς ὁ χιλίαρχος μὴ διασπασθῇ ὁ Παῦλος ὑπ᾽ αὐτῶν ἐκέλευσεν τὸ στράτευμα καταβὰν G2597 ἁρπάσαι αὐτὸν ἐκ μέσου αὐτῶν ἄγειν τε εἰς τὴν παρεμβολήν

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 24:1

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:1 - μετὰ δὲ πέντε ἡμέρας κατέβη G2597 ὁ ἀρχιερεὺς Ἁνανίας μετὰ πρεσβυτέρων τινῶν καὶ ῥήτορος Τερτύλλου τινός οἵτινες ἐνεφάνισαν τῷ ἡγεμόνι κατὰ τοῦ Παύλου

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 24:22

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:22 - ἀνεβάλετο δὲ αὐτοὺς ὁ Φῆλιξ ἀκριβέστερον εἰδὼς τὰ περὶ τῆς ὁδοῦ εἴπας ὅταν Λυσίας ὁ χιλίαρχος καταβῇ G2597 διαγνώσομαι τὰ καθ᾽ ὑμᾶς

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 25:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:6 - διατρίψας δὲ ἐν αὐτοῖς ἡμέρας οὐ πλείους ὀκτὼ ἢ δέκα καταβὰς G2597 εἰς Καισάρειαν τῇ ἐπαύριον καθίσας ἐπὶ τοῦ βήματος ἐκέλευσεν τὸν Παῦλον ἀχθῆναι

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 25:7

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:7 - παραγενομένου δὲ αὐτοῦ περιέστησαν αὐτὸν οἱ ἀπὸ Ἱεροσολύμων καταβεβηκότες G2597 Ἰουδαῖοι πολλὰ καὶ βαρέα αἰτιώματα καταφέροντες ἃ οὐκ ἴσχυον ἀποδεῖξαι
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