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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 MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:15

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:15 - “And Jacob went G2597 down G2597 to Egypt and there he and our fathers died.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:34

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:34 - ‘I HAVE CERTAINLY SEEN THE OPPRESSION OF MY PEOPLE IN EGYPT AND HAVE HEARD THEIR GROANS, AND I HAVE COME G2597 DOWN G2597 TO RESCUE THEM; [fn]COME NOW, AND I WILL SEND YOU TO EGYPT.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 8:15

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:15 - who came G2597 down G2597 and prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 8:26

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:26 - But an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip saying, “Get up and go south to the road that descends G2597 from Jerusalem to Gaza.” ([fn]This is a desert road.)

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 8:38

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 Box Act 10:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:11 - and he *saw the [fn]sky opened up, and an [fn]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 get up, go G2597 downstairs G2597 and accompany them [fn]without misgivings, for I have sent them Myself.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:21

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:21 - 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 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, an [fn]object coming G2597 down G2597 like a great sheet lowered by four corners from [fn]the sky; and it came right down to me,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 14:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:11 - 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 Box Act 14:25

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 16:8

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 18:22

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:22 - 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 Box Act 20:10

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 Box Act 23:10

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:10 - And as a great dissension was developing, the [fn]commander was afraid Paul would be torn to pieces by them and 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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Unchecked Copy Box Act 24:1

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:1 - 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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Unchecked Copy Box Act 24:22

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:22 - But Felix, [fn]having a more exact 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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Unchecked Copy Box Act 25:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:6 - 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 tribunal and ordered Paul to be brought.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 25:7

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:7 - 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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