καταβολήkatabolḗ
a deposition, i.e. founding; figuratively, conception
Greek (New Testament) · G2602
Meanings
1. a laying down: εἰς κ. σπέρματος, Hebrews 11:11 (EV, to conceive seed).
2. a foundation (of a house, 2 Maccabees 2:29): metaphorically, ἀπὸ κ. κόσμου, Matthew 13:35(LXX), Matthew 25:34, Luke 11:50, Hebrews 4:3, Hebrews 9:26, Revelation 13:8, Revelation 17:8; πρὸ κ. κόσμου, John 17:24, Ephesians 1:4, 1 Peter 1:20.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 11 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 13:35 This fulfilled what God had spoken through the prophet: “I will speak to you in parables. I will explain things hidden since the creation of the world.”
- Matthew 25:34 “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the creation of the world.
- Luke 11:50 “As a result, this generation will be held responsible for the murder of all God’s prophets from the creation of the world—
- John 17:24 Father, I want these whom you have given me to be with me where I am. Then they can see all the glory you gave me because you loved me even before the world began!
- Ephesians 1:4 Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes.
- Hebrews 4:3 For only we who believe can enter his rest. As for the others, God said, “In my anger I took an oath: ‘They will never enter my place of rest,’” even though this rest has been ready since he made the world.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.