κατα-βαίνω [in LXX chiefly for יָרַד ;] to go or come down, descend. 1. Of persons: Mat.3:16 24:17, Luk.2:51 6:17 10:31 17:31 19:5-6, Jhn.4:47, 49 4:51 5:7, Act.7:34 8:15 10:20 20:10 23:10 24:1, 22 Eph.4:10. before ἀπό, Mat.8:1 14:29 27:40, 42 Mrk.3:22 15:30, Luk.10:30, Jhn.6:38, Act.25:7, 1Th.4:16; ἐκ, Mat.17:9; ἐκ τ. οὐρανοῦ, Mat.28:2, Mrk.9:9, Jhn.1:32 3:13 6:33, 41-42 6:50-51, 58 Rev.10:1 18:1 20:1; εἰς, Mrk.1:10, Luk.10:30 18:14, Jhn.2:12, Act.7:15 8:38 14:25 16:8 18:22 25:6, Rom.10:7, Eph.4:9; ἐπί, with accusative loc., Jhn.6:16; with accusative of person(s), Luk.3:22, Jhn.1:33, 51; ἐν, Jhn.5:4; πρός, with accusative of person(s), Act.10:21 14:11, Rev.12:12. 2. Of things: σκεῦος, Act.10:11 11:5; βροχή, Mat.7:25, 27; λαῖλαψ, Luk.8:23; before ἀπό, Luk.9:54, Act.8:26, Jas.1:17; ἐπὶ τ. γῆν, Luk.22:44 (WH, R, mg., reject); ἐκ τ. οὐρανοῦ before ἀπό, Rev.3:12 21:2, 10; id. before εἰς, Rev.13:13; ἐπί, with accusative of person(s), Rev.16:21. Fig., κ. ἕως ᾄδον, Mat.11:23, Luk.10:15, WH, txt., Tr., mg. (καταβιβασθήση, T, WH, mg., RV), (cf. συν-καταβαίνω).† (AS)
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G2597 — καταβαίνω
katabainō · to come/go down · Greek
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Matthew 3:16 · καταβαῖνονAs soon as Jesus was baptized, He went up out of the water. Suddenly the heavens were opened, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and resting on Him.Matthew 7:25 · κατέβηThe rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because its foundation was on the rock.Matthew 7:27 · κατέβηThe rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell—and great was its collapse!”Matthew 8:1 · ΚαταβάντοςWhen Jesus came down from the mountain, large crowds followed Him.Matthew 11:23 · καταβήσῃ,And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Sodom, it would have remained to this day.Matthew 14:29 · καταβὰς“Come,” said Jesus. Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water, and came toward Jesus.Matthew 17:9 · καταβαινόντωνAs they were coming down the mountain, Jesus commanded them, “Do not tell anyone about this vision until the Son of Man has been raised from the dead.”Matthew 24:17 · καταβάτωLet no one on the housetop come down to retrieve anything from his house.Matthew 27:40 · κατάβηθιand saying, “You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save Yourself! If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross!”Matthew 27:42 · καταβάτω“He saved others, but He cannot save Himself. He is the King of Israel! Let Him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in Him.Matthew 28:2 · καταβὰςSuddenly there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, rolled away the stone, and sat on it.Mark 1:10 · καταβαῖνονAs soon as Jesus came up out of the water, He saw the heavens breaking open and the Spirit descending on Him like a dove.Mark 3:22 · καταβάντεςAnd the scribes who had come down from Jerusalem were saying, “He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and, “By the prince of the demons He drives out demons.”Mark 9:9 · καταβαινόντωνAs they were coming down the mountain, Jesus admonished them not to tell anyone what they had seen until the Son of Man had risen from the dead.Mark 13:15 · καταβάτωLet no one on the housetop go back inside to retrieve anything from his house.Mark 15:30 · καταβὰςcome down from the cross and save Yourself!”Mark 15:32 · καταβάτωLet the Christ, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross, so that we may see and believe!” And even those who were crucified with Him berated Him.Luke 2:51 · κατέβηThen He went down to Nazareth with them and was obedient to them. But His mother treasured up all these things in her heart.Luke 3:22 · καταβῆναιand the Holy Spirit descended on Him in a bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: “You are My beloved Son; in You I am well pleased.”Luke 6:17 · καταβὰςThen Jesus came down with them and stood on a level place. A large crowd of His disciples was there, along with a great number of people from all over Judea, Jerusalem, and the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon.Luke 8:23 · κατέβηAs they sailed, He fell asleep, and a windstorm came down on the lake, so that the boat was being swamped, and they were in great danger.Luke 9:54 · καταβῆναιWhen the disciples James and John saw this, they asked, “Lord, do You want us to call down fire from heaven to consume them?”Luke 10:30 · κατέβαινενJesus took up this question and said, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho when he fell into the hands of robbers. They stripped him, beat him, and went away, leaving him half dead.Luke 10:31 · κατέβαινενNow by chance a priest was going down the same road, but when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.Luke 17:31 · καταβάτωOn that day, let no one on the housetop come down to retrieve his possessions. Likewise, let no one in the field return for anything he has left behind.Luke 18:14 · κατέβηI tell you, this man, rather than the Pharisee, went home justified. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”Luke 19:5 · κατάβηθι·When Jesus came to that place, He looked up and said, “Zacchaeus, hurry down, for I must stay at your house today.”Luke 19:6 · κατέβηSo Zacchaeus hurried down and welcomed Him joyfully.Luke 22:44 · καταβαίνοντεςAnd in His anguish, He prayed more earnestly, and His sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground.John 1:32 · καταβαῖνονThen John testified, “I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove and resting on Him.John 1:33 · καταβαῖνονI myself did not know Him, but the One who sent me to baptize with water told me, ‘The man on whom you see the Spirit descend and rest is He who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.’John 1:51 · καταβαίνονταςThen He declared, “Truly, truly, I tell you, you will all see heaven open and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.”John 2:12 · κατέβηAfter this, He went down to Capernaum with His mother and brothers and His disciples, and they stayed there a few days.John 3:13 · καταβάς,No one has ascended into heaven except the One who descended from heaven—the Son of Man.John 4:47 · καταβῇWhen he heard that Jesus had come from Judea to Galilee, he went and begged Him to come down and heal his son, who was about to die.John 4:49 · κατάβηθι“Sir,” the official said, “come down before my child dies.”John 4:51 · καταβαίνοντοςAnd while he was still on the way, his servants met him with the news that his boy was alive.John 5:7 · καταβαίνει.“Sir,” the invalid replied, “I have no one to help me into the pool when the water is stirred. While I am on my way, someone else goes in before me.”John 6:16 · κατέβησανWhen evening came, His disciples went down to the sea,John 6:33 · καταβαίνωνFor the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”John 6:38 · καταβέβηκαFor I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but to do the will of Him who sent Me.John 6:41 · καταβὰςAt this, the Jews began to grumble about Jesus because He had said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven.”John 6:42 · καταβέβηκα;¶They were asking, “Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How then can He say, ‘I have come down from heaven?’”John 6:50 · καταβαίνων,This is the bread that comes down from heaven, so that anyone may eat of it and not die.John 6:51 · καταβάς·I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. And this bread, which I will give for the life of the world, is My flesh.”John 6:58 · καταβάς,This is the bread that came down from heaven. Unlike your fathers, who ate the manna and died, the one who eats this bread will live forever.”Acts 7:15 · κατέβηSo Jacob went down to Egypt, where he and our fathers died.Acts 7:34 · κατέβηνI have indeed seen the oppression of My people in Egypt. I have heard their groaning and have come down to deliver them. Now come, I will send you back to Egypt.’Acts 8:15 · καταβάντεςOn their arrival, they prayed for them to receive the Holy Spirit.Acts 8:26 · καταβαίνουσανNow an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Get up and go south to the desert road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.”Acts 8:38 · κατέβησανAnd he gave orders to stop the chariot. Then both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water, and Philip baptized him.Acts 10:11 · καταβαῖνονHe saw heaven open and something like a large sheet being let down to earth by its four corners.Acts 10:20 · κατάβηθιSo get up! Go downstairs and accompany them without hesitation, because I have sent them.”Acts 10:21 · καταβὰςSo Peter went down to the men and said, “Here am I, the one you are looking for. Why have you come?”Acts 11:5 · καταβαῖνον“I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision of something like a large sheet being let down from heaven by its four corners, and it came right down to me.Acts 14:11 · κατέβησανWhen the crowds saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices in the Lycaonian language: “The gods have come down to us in human form!”Acts 14:25 · κατέβησανAnd when they had spoken the word in Perga, they went down to Attalia.Acts 16:8 · κατέβησανSo they passed by Mysia and went down to Troas.Acts 18:22 · κατέβηWhen Paul had landed at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the church at Jerusalem. Then he went down to Antioch.Acts 20:10 · καταβὰςBut Paul went down, threw himself on the young man, and embraced him. “Do not be alarmed!” he said. “He is still alive!”Acts 23:10 · καταβὰνThe dispute grew so violent that the commander was afraid they would tear Paul to pieces. He ordered the soldiers to go down and remove him by force and bring him into the barracks.Acts 24:1 · κατέβηFive days later the high priest Ananias came down with some elders and a lawyer named Tertullus, who presented to the governor their case against Paul.Acts 24:22 · καταβῇ,Then Felix, who was well informed about the Way, adjourned the hearing and said, “When Lysias the commander comes, I will decide your case.”Acts 25:6 · καταβὰςAfter spending no more than eight or ten days with them, Festus went down to Caesarea. The next day he sat on the judgment seat and ordered that Paul be brought in.Acts 25:7 · καταβεβηκότεςWhen Paul arrived, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing many serious charges that they could not prove.Romans 10:7 · καταβήσεταιor, ‘Who will descend into the Abyss?’ (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead).”Ephesians 4:9 · κατέβηWhat does “He ascended” mean, except that He also descended to the lower parts of the earth?Ephesians 4:10 · καταβὰςHe who descended is the very One who ascended above all the heavens, in order to fill all things.1 Thessalonians 4:16 · καταβήσεταιFor the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a loud command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will be the first to rise.James 1:17 · καταβαῖνονEvery good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no change or shifting shadow.Revelation 3:12 · καταβαίνουσαThe one who overcomes I will make a pillar in the temple of My God, and he will never again leave it. Upon him I will write the name of My God, and the name of the city of My God (the new Jerusalem that comes down out of heaven from My God), and My new name.Revelation 10:1 · καταβαίνονταThen I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven, wrapped in a cloud, with a rainbow above his head. His face was like the sun, and his legs were like pillars of fire.Revelation 12:12 · κατέβηTherefore rejoice, O heavens, and you who dwell in them! But woe to the earth and the sea; with great fury the devil has come down to you, knowing he has only a short time.”Revelation 13:13 · καταβαίνεινAnd the second beast performed great signs, even causing fire from heaven to come down to earth in the presence of the people.Revelation 16:21 · καταβαίνειAnd great hailstones weighing almost a hundred pounds each rained down on them from above. And men cursed God for the plague of hail, because it was so horrendous.Revelation 18:1 · καταβαίνονταAfter this I saw another angel descending from heaven with great authority, and the earth was illuminated by his glory.Revelation 20:1 · καταβαίνονταThen I saw an angel coming down from heaven with the key to the Abyss, holding in his hand a great chain.Revelation 20:9 · κατέβηAnd they marched across the broad expanse of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city. But fire came down from heaven and consumed them.Revelation 21:2 · καταβαίνουσανI saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.Revelation 21:10 · καταβαίνουσανAnd he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the holy city of Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God,