καταβαίνωkatabaínō
to go or come down, descend.
Greek (New Testament) · G2597
Meanings
1. Of persons: Matthew 3:16, Matthew 24:17, Luke 2:51, Luke 6:17, Luke 10:31, Luke 17:31, Luke 19:5, Luke 19:6, John 4:47, John 4:49, John 4:51, John 5:7, Acts 7:34, Acts 8:15, Acts 10:20, Acts 20:10, Acts 23:10, Acts 24:1, Acts 24:22, Ephesians 4:10; followed by ἀπό, Matthew 8:1, Matthew 14:29, Matthew 27:40, Matthew 27:42, Mark 3:22, Mark 15:30, Luke 10:30, John 6:38, Acts 25:7, 1 Thessalonians 4:16; ἐκ, Matthew 17:9; ἐκ τ. οὐρανοῦ, Matthew 28:2, Mark 9:9, John 1:32, John 3:13, John 6:33, John 6:41, John 6:42, John 6:50, John 6:51, John 6:58, Revelation 10:1, Revelation 18:1, Revelation 20:1; εἰς, Mark 1:10, Luke 10:30, Luke 18:14, John 2:12, Acts 7:15, Acts 8:38, Acts 14:25, Acts 16:8, Acts 18:22, Acts 25:6, Romans 10:7, Ephesians 4:9; ἐπί, with accusative loc., John 6:16; with accusative of person, Luke 3:22, John 1:33, John 1:52; ἐν, John 5:4; πρός, with accusative of person, Acts 10:21, Acts 14:11, Revelation 12:12.
2. Of things: σκεῦος, Acts 10:11, Acts 11:5; βροχή, Matthew 7:25, Matthew 7:27; λαῖλαψ, Luke 8:23; followed by ἀπό, Luke 9:54, Acts 8:26, James 1:17; ἐπὶ τ. γῆν, Luke 22:44; ἐκ τ. οὐρανοῦ followed by ἀπό, Revelation 3:12, Revelation 21:2, Revelation 21:10; id. followed by εἰς, Revelation 13:13; ἐπί, with accusative of person, Revelation 16:21. Fig., κ. ἕως ᾅδου, Matthew 11:23, Luke 10:15, WH, text, Tr., margin, (cf. συν-καταβαίνω).
Same root
- κατάkatá · G2596(prepositionally) down (in place or time), in varied relations (according to the case (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined)
- βάσιςbásis · G939a pace ("base"), i.e. (by implication) the foot
- συγκαταβαίνωsynkatabaínō · G4782to descend in company with
- κατάβασιςkatábasis · G2600a declivity
Where it appears
Appears 81 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 3:16 After his baptism, as Jesus came up out of the water, the heavens were opened and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and settling on him.
- Matthew 7:25 Though the rain comes in torrents and the floodwaters rise and the winds beat against that house, it won’t collapse because it is built on bedrock.
- Matthew 7:27 When the rains and floods come and the winds beat against that house, it will collapse with a mighty crash.”
- Matthew 8:1 Large crowds followed Jesus as he came down the mountainside.
- Matthew 11:23 “And you people of Capernaum, will you be honored in heaven? No, you will go down to the place of the dead. For if the miracles I did for you had been done in wicked Sodom, it would still be here today.
- Matthew 14:29 “Yes, come,” Jesus said. So Peter went over the side of the boat and walked on the water toward Jesus.
See every passage
- Matthew 3:16, 7:25, 7:27, 8:1, 11:23, 14:29, 17:9, 24:17, 27:40, 27:42, 28:2
- Mark 1:10, 3:22, 9:9, 13:15, 15:30, 15:32
- Luke 2:51, 3:22, 6:17, 8:23, 9:54, 10:15, 10:30, 10:31, 17:31, 18:14, 19:5, 19:6, 22:44
- John 1:32, 1:33, 1:51, 2:12, 3:13, 4:47, 4:49, 4:51, 5:7, 6:16, 6:33, 6:38, 6:41, 6:42, 6:50, 6:51, 6:58
- Acts 7:15, 7:34, 8:15, 8:26, 8:38, 10:11, 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
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.