Gloss
to go down, descend
Forms of the word
Dictionary
καταβαίνω
Greek transliteration
katabainō
Simplified transliteration
katabaino
Principal Parts
(κατέβαινον), καταβήσομαι, κατέβην, καταβέβηκα, -, -
Numbers
Strong's number
2597
GK Number
2849
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
81
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
cv-3d
Definition
Greek-English Concordance for καταβαίνω
| Luke 17:31 | “On that day the one who is on the housetop, and his belongings are in the house, must (katabatō | καταβάτω | aor act imperative 3 sg) not go (katabatō | καταβάτω | aor act imperative 3 sg) down to get them, and likewise the one who is in the field must not turn back. |
| Luke 18:14 | I tell you, this man went (katebē | κατέβη | aor act ind 3 sg) down to his house upright in the sight of God, rather than the other. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.” |
| Luke 19:5 | As he came to that spot, Jesus looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, hurry and climb (katabēthi | κατάβηθι | aor act imperative 2 sg) down, for today I must stay at your house.” |
| Luke 19:6 | So he (katebē | κατέβη | aor act ind 3 sg) hurried and climbed (katebē | κατέβη | aor act ind 3 sg) down and welcomed him, rejoicing. |
| Luke 22:44 | And being in agony he prayed more earnestly; and his sweat became like great drops of blood falling down (katabainontes | καταβαίνοντες | pres act ptcp gen sg neut) to the ground. |
| John 1:32 | Then John testified, saying, “I saw the Spirit coming (katabainon | καταβαῖνον | pres act ptcp acc sg neut) down as a dove from heaven, and it remained on him. |
| John 1:33 | I myself did not know him, but the one who sent me to baptize with water said to me, ‘The one on whom you see the Spirit descending (katabainon | καταβαῖνον | pres act ptcp acc sg neut) and remaining it is he who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.’ |
| John 1:51 | Then he said to him, “I tell you the solemn truth: you will see heaven standing open and the angels of God ascending and descending (katabainontas | καταβαίνοντας | pres act ptcp acc pl masc) on the Son of Man.” |
| John 2:12 | After this he went (katebē | κατέβη | aor act ind 3 sg) down to Capernaum with his mother and his brothers and his disciples, but they stayed there only a few days. |
| John 3:13 | No one has gone up to heaven except the one (katabas | καταβάς | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) who (katabas | καταβάς | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) came (katabas | καταβάς | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) down (katabas | καταβάς | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) out of heaven, the Son of Man. |
| John 4:47 | When this man heard that Jesus had arrived in Galilee from Judea, he went to him and begged him to come (katabē | καταβῇ | aor act subj 3 sg) down and heal his son; for he was at the point of death. |
| John 4:49 | The officer said to him, “Sir, come (katabēthi | κατάβηθι | aor act imperative 2 sg) down before my little boy dies.” |
| John 4:51 | While (katabainontos | καταβαίνοντος | pres act ptcp gen sg masc) he was (katabainontos | καταβαίνοντος | pres act ptcp gen sg masc) still on his way down (katabainontos | καταβαίνοντος | pres act ptcp gen sg masc) his servants met him and told him that his son was living. |
| John 5:7 | The sick man answered him, “Sir, I have no one to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up, but while I am on my way someone else steps (katabainei | καταβαίνει | pres act ind 3 sg) down (katabainei | καταβαίνει | pres act ind 3 sg) ahead of me.” |
| John 6:16 | Now when evening had come, his disciples went (katebēsan | κατέβησαν | aor act ind 3 pl) down to the lake, |
| John 6:33 | For the bread of God is that which comes (katabainōn | καταβαίνων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) down from heaven and gives life to the world.” |
| John 6:38 | For I have come (katabebēka | καταβέβηκα | perf act ind 1 sg) down from heaven, not to do my own will but to do the will of him who sent me. |
| John 6:41 | Then the Jews began to grumble about him because he said, “I am the bread that came (katabas | καταβάς | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) down from heaven.” |
| John 6:42 | And they were saying, “Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How can he now say, ‘I (katabebēka | καταβέβηκα | perf act ind 1 sg) have (katabebēka | καταβέβηκα | perf act ind 1 sg) come (katabebēka | καταβέβηκα | perf act ind 1 sg) down (katabebēka | καταβέβηκα | perf act ind 1 sg) from heaven’?” |
| John 6:50 | But here is the bread that comes (katabainōn | καταβαίνων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) down (katabainōn | καταβαίνων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) from heaven, so that one may eat of it and not die. |
| John 6:51 | I am the living bread that came (katabas | καταβάς | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) down (katabas | καταβάς | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever; and the bread that I will give is my flesh — given on behalf of the world.” |
| John 6:58 | This is the bread that came (katabas | καταβάς | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) down (katabas | καταβάς | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) from heaven; it is not like that which your fathers ate and died. The one who feeds on this bread will live forever.” |
| Acts 7:15 | And Jacob went (katebē | κατέβη | aor act ind 3 sg) down into Egypt, and he himself died there, along with our fathers, |
| Acts 7:34 | Surely I have seen the oppression of my people in Egypt, and I have heard their groaning, and I have come (katebēn | κατέβην | aor act ind 1 sg) down to deliver them. Now come, I will send you back to Egypt.’ |
| Acts 8:15 | who went down (katabantes | καταβάντες | aor act ptcp nom pl masc) and prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit, |
