κάτωkátō
downwards
Greek (New Testament) · G2736
Meanings
1. down, downwards (with verbs of motion), Matthew 4:6, Luke 4:9, John 8:6, John 8:8, Acts 20:9.
2. below, beneath: Mark 14:66, Acts 2:19(LXX); ἕως κ. (Ezekiel 1:27, and elsewhere), Matthew 27:51, Mark 15:38; τὰ κ. (opposed to τ. ἄνω), John 8:23. Compar. κατωτέρω: ἀπὸ διετοῦς καὶ κ. (cf. 1 Chronicles 27:23), Matthew 2:16.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 8 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 4:6 and said, “If you are the Son of God, jump off! For the Scriptures say, ‘He will order his angels to protect you. And they will hold you up with their hands so you won’t even hurt your foot on a stone.’”
- Matthew 27:51 At that moment the curtain in the sanctuary of the Temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. The earth shook, rocks split apart,
- Mark 14:66 Meanwhile, Peter was in the courtyard below. One of the servant girls who worked for the high priest came by
- Mark 15:38 And the curtain in the sanctuary of the Temple was torn in two, from top to bottom.
- Luke 4:9 Then the devil took him to Jerusalem, to the highest point of the Temple, and said, “If you are the Son of God, jump off!
- John 8:23 Jesus continued, “You are from below; I am from above. You belong to this world; I do not.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.