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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

Acts 8:26 Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, saying, “Rise and go toward the south on the road that goes (katabainousan | καταβαίνουσαν | pres act ptcp acc sg fem) down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” This is a desert place.
Acts 8:38 And he ordered the carriage to stop, and they both went down (katebēsan | κατέβησαν | aor act ind 3 pl) into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him.
Acts 10:11 and he saw the heavens opened and certain object descending (katabainon | καταβαῖνον | pres act ptcp acc sg neut), like a great sheet, being let down by its four corners upon the earth.
Acts 10:20 But get up, go down (katabēthi | κατάβηθι | aor act imperative 2 sg), and accompany them without hesitation, because I have sent them.”
Acts 10:21 And Peter went down (katabas | καταβάς | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) to the men and said, “Behold, I am the one you are looking for. What is the reason for which you have come?”
Acts 11:5 “I was in the city of Joppa, praying, and in a trance I saw a vision, an object descending (katabainon | καταβαῖνον | pres act ptcp acc sg neut), like a great sheet being let down by its four corners from heaven, and it came close to me.
Acts 14:11 And the crowds, seeing what Paul had done, lifted up their voices, saying in the dialect of Lycaonia, “The gods have (katebēsan | κατέβησαν | aor act ind 3 pl) come (katebēsan | κατέβησαν | aor act ind 3 pl) down (katebēsan | κατέβησαν | aor act ind 3 pl) to us in the likeness of men!”
Acts 14:25 And when they had spoken the word in Perga, they went (katebēsan | κατέβησαν | aor act ind 3 pl) down to Attalia,
Acts 16:8 so they passed through Mysia and went (katebēsan | κατέβησαν | aor act ind 3 pl) down to Troas.
Acts 18:22 and when he touched land at Caesarea, he (katebē | κατέβη | aor act ind 3 sg) went up and greeted the church and then went (katebē | κατέβη | aor act ind 3 sg) down to Antioch.
Acts 20:10 But Paul went down (katabas | καταβάς | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) and threw himself on him, and putting his arms around him, said, “Do not be alarmed, for his life is in him.”
Acts 23:10 And when the argument became violent, the commanding officer, afraid that Paul would be torn apart by them, commanded the soldiers to go down (kataban | καταβάν | aor act ptcp acc sg neut) and take him away from among them by force and bring him into the barracks.
Acts 24:1 And after five days the high priest Ananias went (katebē | κατέβη | aor act ind 3 sg) down (katebē | κατέβη | aor act ind 3 sg) with some elders and a prosecuting attorney, one Tertullus; and they laid before the governor their case against Paul.
Acts 24:22 But Felix, knowing more exactly the facts concerning the Way, put them off, saying, “When Lysias the commanding officer comes (katabē | καταβῇ | aor act subj 3 sg) down, I will decide your case.”
Acts 25:6 After he stayed among them not more than eight or ten days, he went (katabas | καταβάς | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) down to Caesarea, and the next day he took his seat on the judge’s bench and ordered Paul to be brought.
Acts 25:7 When he arrived, the Jews who (katabebēkotes | καταβεβηκότες | perf act ptcp nom pl masc) had (katabebēkotes | καταβεβηκότες | perf act ptcp nom pl masc) come (katabebēkotes | καταβεβηκότες | perf act ptcp nom pl masc) down (katabebēkotes | καταβεβηκότες | perf act ptcp nom pl masc) from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing many and serious charges against him, which they were not able to prove.
Romans 10:7 or, ‘Who will descend (katabēsetai | καταβήσεται | fut mid ind 3 sg) into the abyss?’ (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead).”
Ephesians 4:9 Now the expression “he ascended,” what does it imply except that he (katebē | κατέβη | aor act ind 3 sg) also descended (katebē | κατέβη | aor act ind 3 sg) to the lower regions, to the earth?
Ephesians 4:10 He who descended (katabas | καταβάς | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) is himself the one who also ascended far above all the heavens, so that he might fill all things.
1 Thessalonians 4:16 because the Lord himself will (katabēsetai | καταβήσεται | fut mid ind 3 sg) descend (katabēsetai | καταβήσεται | fut mid ind 3 sg) from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first.
James 1:17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down (katabainon | καταβαῖνον | pres act ptcp nom sg neut) from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow caused by change.
Revelation 3:12 The one who conquers, I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God and he will never go out of it, and I will write on him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God (the new Jerusalem which comes down (katabainousa | καταβαίνουσα | pres act ptcp nom sg fem) out of heaven from my God), and my own new name.
Revelation 10:1 Then I saw another powerful angel coming down (katabainonta | καταβαίνοντα | pres act ptcp acc sg masc) from heaven, wrapped in a cloud, with a rainbow above his head; his face was like the sun, and his legs were like pillars of fire.
Revelation 12:12 Therefore, rejoice, O heavens and all who dwell in them! But woe to you, O earth and sea, for the devil has come down (katebē | κατέβη | aor act ind 3 sg) to you having great wrath, because he knows that he has only a short time!”
Revelation 13:13 He performed impressive signs, even making fire come (katabainein | καταβαίνειν | pres act inf ) down (katabainein | καταβαίνειν | pres act inf ) from heaven in the sight of everyone;
Revelation 16:21 And enormous hailstones, about one hundred pounds each, fell (katabainei | καταβαίνει | pres act ind 3 sg) from heaven and people blasphemed God for the plague of hail, because the plague was so devastating.
Revelation 18:1 After this I saw another angel coming down (katabainonta | καταβαίνοντα | pres act ptcp acc sg masc) from heaven, having great authority, and the earth was made bright with his glory.
Revelation 20:1 Then I saw an angel coming down (katabainonta | καταβαίνοντα | pres act ptcp acc sg masc) from heaven, having in his hand the key to the abyss and a great chain.
Revelation 20:9 And they marched up on the broad plain of the earth and encircled the camp of the saints and the beloved city, but fire came down (katebē | κατέβη | aor act ind 3 sg) from heaven and consumed them.
Revelation 21:2 And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down (katabainousan | καταβαίνουσαν | pres act ptcp acc sg fem) out of heaven from God, made ready like a bride adorned for her husband.
Revelation 21:10 And he carried me away in the spirit up onto a great, lofty mountain, and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down (katabainousan | καταβαίνουσαν | pres act ptcp acc sg fem) out of heaven from God.

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