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καταβαίνω

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
καταβαίνω
Greek transliteration: 
katabainō
Simplified transliteration: 
katabaino
Principal Parts: 
(κατέβαινον), καταβήσομαι, κατέβην, καταβέβηκα, -, -
Numbers
Strong's number: 
2597
GK Number: 
2849
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
81
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
cv-3d
Gloss: 
to go down, descend
Definition: 
to come, or go down, descend, Mt. 8:1; 17:9; to lead down, Acts 8:26; to come down, fall, Mt. 7:25, 27; to be let down, Acts 10:11; 11:5

Greek-English Concordance for καταβαίνω

Matthew 3:16 And when Jesus was baptized, just as he was coming up from the water, the heavens were opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending (katabainon | καταβαῖνον | pres act ptcp acc sg neut) like a dove and lighting on him.
Matthew 7:25 When the rain came (katebē | κατέβη | aor act ind 3 sg) down, and the waters rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, it did not collapse because it had been founded on rock.
Matthew 7:27 When the rain came (katebē | κατέβη | aor act ind 3 sg) down, and the waters rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, it collapsed — and great was its fall!”
Matthew 8:1 When he came down (katabantos | καταβάντος | aor act ptcp gen sg masc) from the mountain, large crowds were following him.
Matthew 11:23 And as for you, Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? No, you (katabēsē | καταβήσῃ | fut mid ind 2 sg) will (katabēsē | καταβήσῃ | fut mid ind 2 sg) be (katabēsē | καταβήσῃ | fut mid ind 2 sg) brought (katabēsē | καταβήσῃ | fut mid ind 2 sg) down (katabēsē | καταβήσῃ | fut mid ind 2 sg) to Hades! For if the mighty works done in you had been done in Sodom, had been done the mighty works done in you it would have remained to this day.
Matthew 14:29 And he said, “Come!” So Peter got (katabas | καταβάς | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) out of the boat, stepped out on the water and headed toward Jesus.
Matthew 17:9 And as they were coming (katabainontōn | καταβαινόντων | pres act ptcp gen pl masc) down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them, saying, “Tell the vision to no one until the Son of Man has been raised from the dead.”
Matthew 24:17 the one on the housetop must (katabatō | καταβάτω | aor act imperative 3 sg) not go (katabatō | καταβάτω | aor act imperative 3 sg) down to gather up what is in his house,
Matthew 27:40 and saying, “You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come (katabēthi | κατάβηθι | aor act imperative 2 sg) down from the cross!”
Matthew 27:42 “He saved others, but he cannot save himself! He is the king of Israel! Let him now come (katabatō | καταβάτω | aor act imperative 3 sg) down from the cross, and we will believe in him!
Matthew 28:2 And behold, there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord descended (katabas | καταβάς | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) from heaven and, going to the tomb, rolled away the stone and sat on it.
Mark 1:10 And just as he was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opening up and the Spirit as a dove descending (katabainon | καταβαῖνον | pres act ptcp acc sg neut) on him.
Mark 3:22 And the scribes who came (katabantes | καταβάντες | aor act ptcp nom pl masc) down (katabantes | καταβάντες | aor act ptcp nom pl masc) from Jerusalem came down (katabantes | καταβάντες | aor act ptcp nom pl masc) were saying, “He has Beelzebul in him,” and “By the prince of demons he drives out demons.”
Mark 9:9 And as they were coming (katabainontōn | καταβαινόντων | pres act ptcp gen pl masc) down the mountain, he ordered them not to tell anyone what they had seen, until the Son of Man should rise from the dead.
Mark 13:15 Let (katabatō | καταβάτω | aor act imperative 3 sg) the one who is on the housetop not come down (katabatō | καταβάτω | aor act imperative 3 sg), nor enter his house to remove anything
Mark 15:30 come (katabas | καταβάς | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) down (katabas | καταβάς | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) from the cross and save yourself.”
Mark 15:32 Let (katabatō | καταβάτω | aor act imperative 3 sg) the Christ, the king of Israel come (katabatō | καταβάτω | aor act imperative 3 sg) down now from the cross, so that we may see and believe.” And those crucified with him were reviling him.
Luke 2:51 Then he went (katebē | κατέβη | aor act ind 3 sg) down with them and came to Nazareth and was obedient to them. And his mother treasured all that was said in her heart.
Luke 3:22 and the Holy Spirit descended (katabēnai | καταβῆναι | aor act inf ) on him in bodily form, like a dove; and a voice came from heaven, “You are my Son, the Beloved; with you I am well pleased.”
Luke 6:17 Then, coming (katabas | καταβάς | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) down with them from the mountain, he took his stand on a level place. A large crowd of disciples was there along with a great number of people from all over Israel and Judea and from the coastal region of Tyre and Sidon.
Luke 8:23 As they were sailing along, he fell asleep, and a windstorm swept (katebē | κατέβη | aor act ind 3 sg) down on the lake and they were being swamped and were in danger.
Luke 9:54 Seeing this, his disciples James and John said, “Lord, do you want us to tell fire to come down (katabēnai | καταβῆναι | aor act inf ) from heaven and consume them?”
Luke 10:15 And you, Capernaum! Will you be exalted to heaven? No. You (katabēsē | καταβήσῃ | fut mid ind 2 sg) will (katabēsē | καταβήσῃ | fut mid ind 2 sg) go (katabēsē | καταβήσῃ | fut mid ind 2 sg) down (katabēsē | καταβήσῃ | fut mid ind 2 sg) to Hades.
Luke 10:30 Jesus continued, saying, “A man was going (katebainen | κατέβαινεν | imperf act ind 3 sg) down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers. After stripping him of his clothes and beating him, they went off, leaving him half dead.
Luke 10:31 Now by chance a priest was going (katebainen | κατέβαινεν | imperf act ind 3 sg) down by that way and, when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
Luke 17:31 “On that day the one who is on the housetop, and his belongings are in the house, must (katabatō | καταβάτω | aor act imperative 3 sg) not go (katabatō | καταβάτω | aor act imperative 3 sg) down to get them, and likewise the one who is in the field must not turn back.
Luke 18:14 I tell you, this man went (katebē | κατέβη | aor act ind 3 sg) down to his house upright in the sight of God, rather than the other. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”
Luke 19:5 As he came to that spot, Jesus looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, hurry and climb (katabēthi | κατάβηθι | aor act imperative 2 sg) down, for today I must stay at your house.”
Luke 19:6 So he (katebē | κατέβη | aor act ind 3 sg) hurried and climbed (katebē | κατέβη | aor act ind 3 sg) down and welcomed him, rejoicing.
Luke 22:44 And being in agony he prayed more earnestly; and his sweat became like great drops of blood falling down (katabainontes | καταβαίνοντες | pres act ptcp gen sg neut) to the ground.
John 1:32 Then John testified, saying, “I saw the Spirit coming (katabainon | καταβαῖνον | pres act ptcp acc sg neut) down as a dove from heaven, and it remained on him.
John 1:33 I myself did not know him, but the one who sent me to baptize with water said to me, ‘The one on whom you see the Spirit descending (katabainon | καταβαῖνον | pres act ptcp acc sg neut) and remaining it is he who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.’
John 1:51 Then he said to him, “I tell you the solemn truth: you will see heaven standing open and the angels of God ascending and descending (katabainontas | καταβαίνοντας | pres act ptcp acc pl masc) on the Son of Man.”
John 2:12 After this he went (katebē | κατέβη | aor act ind 3 sg) down to Capernaum with his mother and his brothers and his disciples, but they stayed there only a few days.
John 3:13 No one has gone up to heaven except the one (katabas | καταβάς | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) who (katabas | καταβάς | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) came (katabas | καταβάς | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) down (katabas | καταβάς | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) out of heaven, the Son of Man.
John 4:47 When this man heard that Jesus had arrived in Galilee from Judea, he went to him and begged him to come (katabē | καταβῇ | aor act subj 3 sg) down and heal his son; for he was at the point of death.
John 4:49 The officer said to him, “Sir, come (katabēthi | κατάβηθι | aor act imperative 2 sg) down before my little boy dies.”
John 4:51 While (katabainontos | καταβαίνοντος | pres act ptcp gen sg masc) he was (katabainontos | καταβαίνοντος | pres act ptcp gen sg masc) still on his way down (katabainontos | καταβαίνοντος | pres act ptcp gen sg masc) his servants met him and told him that his son was living.
John 5:7 The sick man answered him, “Sir, I have no one to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up, but while I am on my way someone else steps (katabainei | καταβαίνει | pres act ind 3 sg) down (katabainei | καταβαίνει | pres act ind 3 sg) ahead of me.”
John 6:16 Now when evening had come, his disciples went (katebēsan | κατέβησαν | aor act ind 3 pl) down to the lake,
John 6:33 For the bread of God is that which comes (katabainōn | καταβαίνων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) down from heaven and gives life to the world.”
John 6:38 For I have come (katabebēka | καταβέβηκα | perf act ind 1 sg) down from heaven, not to do my own will but to do the will of him who sent me.
John 6:41 Then the Jews began to grumble about him because he said, “I am the bread that came (katabas | καταβάς | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) down from heaven.”
John 6:42 And they were saying, “Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How can he now say, ‘I (katabebēka | καταβέβηκα | perf act ind 1 sg) have (katabebēka | καταβέβηκα | perf act ind 1 sg) come (katabebēka | καταβέβηκα | perf act ind 1 sg) down (katabebēka | καταβέβηκα | perf act ind 1 sg) from heaven’?”
John 6:50 But here is the bread that comes (katabainōn | καταβαίνων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) down (katabainōn | καταβαίνων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) from heaven, so that one may eat of it and not die.
John 6:51 I am the living bread that came (katabas | καταβάς | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) down (katabas | καταβάς | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever; and the bread that I will give is my flesh — given on behalf of the world.”
John 6:58 This is the bread that came (katabas | καταβάς | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) down (katabas | καταβάς | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) from heaven; it is not like that which your fathers ate and died. The one who feeds on this bread will live forever.”
Acts 7:15 And Jacob went (katebē | κατέβη | aor act ind 3 sg) down into Egypt, and he himself died there, along with our fathers,
Acts 7:34 Surely I have seen the oppression of my people in Egypt, and I have heard their groaning, and I have come (katebēn | κατέβην | aor act ind 1 sg) down to deliver them. Now come, I will send you back to Egypt.’
Acts 8:15 who went down (katabantes | καταβάντες | aor act ptcp nom pl masc) and prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit,

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