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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 25 times in 23 verses in 'Gen' in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 11:5

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 11:5 - The LORD came down to see the city and the tower which the sons of men had built.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 11:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 11:7 - “Come, let Us go down and there confuse their [fn]language, so that they will not understand one another’s [fn]speech.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 12:10

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 12:10 - Now there was a famine in the land; so Abram went down to Egypt to sojourn there, for the famine was severe in the land.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 15:11

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 15:11 - The birds of prey came down upon the carcasses, and Abram drove them away.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 18:21

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:21 - “I will go down now, and see if they have done entirely according to its outcry, which has come to Me; and if not, I will know.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 24:16

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:16 - The girl was very beautiful, a virgin, and no man had [fn]had relations with her; and she went down to the spring and filled her jar and came up.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 24:45

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:45 - “Before I had finished speaking in my heart, behold, Rebekah came out with her jar on her shoulder, and went down to the spring and drew, and I said to her, ‘Please let me drink.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 26:2

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:2 - The LORD appeared to him and said, “Do not go down to Egypt; [fn]stay in the land of which I shall tell you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 28:12

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 28:12 - He had a dream, and behold, a ladder was set on the earth with its top reaching to heaven; and behold, the angels of God were ascending and descending on it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 37:35

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:35 - Then all his sons and all his daughters arose to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. And he said, “Surely I will go down to Sheol in mourning for my son.” So his father wept for him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 38:1

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 38:1 - And it came about at that time, that Judah [fn]departed from his brothers and [fn]visited a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 42:2

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:2 - He said, “Behold, I have heard that there is grain in Egypt; go down there and buy some for us [fn]from that place, so that we may live and not die.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 42:3

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:3 - Then ten brothers of Joseph went down to buy grain from Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 42:38

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:38 - But [fn]Jacob said, “My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he alone is left. If harm should befall him on the journey [fn]you are taking, then you will bring my gray hair down to Sheol in sorrow.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 43:4

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:4 - “If you send our brother with us, we will go down and buy you food.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 43:13

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:13 - “Take your brother also, and arise, return to the man;

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 43:15

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:15 - So the men took this present, and they took double the money in their hand, and Benjamin; then they arose and went down to Egypt and stood before Joseph.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 43:20

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:20 - and said, “Oh, my lord, we indeed came down the first time to buy food,

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 44:23

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 44:23 - “You said to your servants, however, ‘Unless your youngest brother comes down with you, you will not see my face again.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 44:26

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 44:26 - “But we said, ‘We cannot go down. If our youngest brother is with us, then we will go down; for we cannot see the man’s face unless our youngest brother is with us.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 45:9

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 45:9 - “Hurry and go up to my father, and say to him, ‘Thus says your son Joseph, “God has made me lord of all Egypt; come down to me, do not delay.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 46:3

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 46:3 - He said, “I am God, the God of your father; do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you a great nation there.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 46:4

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 46:4 - “I will go down with you to Egypt, and I will also surely bring you up again; and Joseph will [fn]close your eyes.”
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