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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 27 times in 24 verses in 'Jdg' in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 1:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 1:9 - Afterward, the sons of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites living in the hill country, and in the [fn]Negev, and in the lowland.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 1:34

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 1:34 -

Then the Amorites [fn]forced the sons of Dan into the hill country, for they did not allow them to come down to the valley;

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:27 - And [fn]when he arrived, he blew the trumpet in the hill country of Ephraim; and the sons of Israel went down with him from the hill country, and he was [fn]leading them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:28 - Then he said to them, “Pursue them, for the LORD has handed your enemies the Moabites over to you.” So they went down after him and took control of the crossing places of the Jordan opposite Moab, and did not allow anyone to cross.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 4:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 4:14 - Then Deborah said to Barak, “Arise! For this is the day on which the LORD has handed Sisera over to you; [fn]behold, the LORD has gone out before you.” So Barak went down from Mount Tabor with ten thousand men following him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 4:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 4:15 - And the LORD [fn]routed Sisera and all his chariots and all his army with the edge of the sword before Barak; and Sisera got down from his chariot and fled on foot.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:11 -

“At the sound of those who distribute water among the watering places,

There they will recount the righteous deeds of the LORD,

The righteous deeds for His [fn]peasantry in Israel.

Then the people of the LORD went down to the gates.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:14

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“From Ephraim those whose root is in Amalek came down,

Following you, Benjamin, with your peoples;

From Machir commanders came down,

And from Zebulun those who wield the staff of [fn]office.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 7:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 7:9 -

Now on the same night it came about that the LORD said to him, “Arise, go down against the camp, for I have handed it over to you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 7:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 7:10 - “But if you are afraid to go down, go with Purah your servant down to the camp,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 7:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 7:11 - so that you will hear what they say; and afterward [fn]you will have the courage to go down against the camp.” So he went down with Purah his servant to the [fn]outposts of the army that was in the camp.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 7:24

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Then Gideon sent messengers throughout the hill country of Ephraim, saying, “Come down [fn]against Midian and take control of the waters ahead of them, as far as Beth-barah and the Jordan.” So all the men of Ephraim were summoned, and they took control of the waters as far as Beth-barah and the Jordan.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:36

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:36 - When Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul, “[fn]Look, people are coming down from the tops of the mountains.” But Zebul said to him, “You are seeing the shadow of the mountains as if they were people.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:37

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:37 - And Gaal spoke yet again and said, “Look, people are coming down from the [fn]highest part of the land, and one [fn]unit is coming by way of [fn]the diviners’ [fn]oak.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 11:37

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 11:37 - And she said to her father, “Let this thing be done for me; allow me two months, so that I may [fn]go to the mountains and weep because of my virginity, I and my friends.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:1 -

Then Samson went down to Timnah, and he saw a woman in Timnah, one of the daughters of the Philistines.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:5 -

Then Samson went down to Timnah with his father and mother, and came as far as the vineyards of Timnah; and behold, a young lion came roaring toward him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:7 - So he went down and talked to the woman; and she [fn]looked pleasing to Samson.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:10 -

Then his father went down to the woman; and Samson held a feast there, for the young men customarily did this.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:19

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Then the Spirit of the LORD rushed upon him, and he went down to Ashkelon and killed thirty men of them and took what they were wearing and gave the outfits of clothes to those who told the riddle. And his anger burned, and he went up to his father’s house.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 15:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 15:8 - So he struck them [fn]ruthlessly with a great slaughter; and afterward he went down and lived in the cleft of the rock of Etam.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 15:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 15:11 - Then three thousand men of Judah went down to the cleft of the rock of Etam and said to Samson, “Do you not know that the Philistines are rulers over us? What then is this that you have done to us?” And he said to them, “Just as they did to me, so I have done to them.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 15:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 15:12 - Then they said to him, “We have come down to bind you so that we may hand you over to the Philistines.” And Samson said to them, “Swear to me that you will not [fn]kill me.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:31 - Then his brothers and all his father’s household came down and took him, and brought him up and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the tomb of his father Manoah. So he had judged Israel for twenty years.
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