Gloss
below; down, downward; bottom
Forms of the word
Dictionary
κάτω
Greek transliteration
katō
Simplified transliteration
kato
Numbers
Strong's number
2736
GK Number
3004
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
9
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
adverb
Definition
(1) down, downwards, Mt. 4:6; Lk. 4:9; Jn. 8:6; Acts 20:9; (2) beneath, below, under, Mt. 27:51; Mk. 14:66; 15:38; Acts 2:19; ὁ, ἡ, τό, κάτω, what is below, earthly, Jn. 8:23*
Greek-English Concordance for κάτω
| Matthew 4:6 | and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down (katō | κάτω | adverb), for it stands written: ‘He will command his angels concerning you,’ and, ‘on their hands they will hold you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone.’” |
| Matthew 27:51 | Just then the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom (katō | κάτω | adverb); and the earth shook, and the rocks were split; |
| Mark 14:66 | And while Peter was below (katō | κάτω | adverb) in the courtyard, one of the maid servants of the high priest came by, |
| Mark 15:38 | And the veil of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom (katō | κάτω | adverb). |
| Luke 4:9 | Then he took him to Jerusalem and set him on the pinnacle of the temple and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down (katō | κάτω | adverb) from here; |
| John 8:6 | (They said this as a trap, so they could have some basis for accusing him.) Jesus bent down (katō | κάτω | adverb) and started writing on the ground with his finger. |
| John 8:23 | He said to them, “You are from below (katō | κάτω | adverb); I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world. |
| Acts 2:19 | And I will show wonders in the heavens above and signs on the earth below (katō | κάτω | adverb), blood, and fire, and smoky vapor. |
| Acts 20:9 | And a young man, named Eutychus, sitting on the window ledge, was sinking into a deep sleep as Paul continued to speak on and on. Overcome by sleep, he fell from the third floor and was picked up for dead. |
