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καταβάλλω

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
καταβάλλω
Greek transliteration: 
kataballō
Simplified transliteration: 
kataballo
Principal Parts: 
-, -, -, -, -
Numbers
Strong's number: 
2598
GK Number: 
2850
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
2
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
cv-2d(1)
Gloss: 
(pass.) to be struck down; (mid.) to lay (a foundation)
Definition: 
to cast down, 2 Cor. 4:9; mid. to lay down, lay a foundation, Heb. 6:1*

Greek-English Concordance for καταβάλλω

2 Corinthians 4:9 persecuted, but not abandoned; knocked (kataballomenoi | καταβαλλόμενοι | pres pass ptcp nom pl masc) down, but not knocked out;
Hebrews 6:1 Therefore let us leave standing the elementary teaching about Christ and let us move on to maturity, not laying (kataballomenoi | καταβαλλόμενοι | pres mid ptcp nom pl masc) again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith in God,