καθήκωkathḗkō
to reach to, i.e. (neuter of present active participle, figuratively as adjective) becoming
Greek (New Testament) · G2520
Meanings
1. to come down, come to.
2. to be fit, proper: impers., with accusative et infinitive, Acts 22:22 (on the tense, see Bl., § 63, 4); τὰ μὴ καθήκοντα, Romans 1:28.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 2 times in the Bible.
- Acts 22:22 The crowd listened until Paul said that word. Then they all began to shout, “Away with such a fellow! He isn’t fit to live!”
- Romans 1:28 Since they thought it foolish to acknowledge God, he abandoned them to their foolish thinking and let them do things that should never be done.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.