G2597
καταβαίνω
katabaínō
to descend (literally or figuratively)
Lexicon
Derivation: from G2596 (κατά) and the base of G939 (βάσις);
to descend (literally or figuratively)
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: come (get, go, step) down, fall (down)
Usage
82 occurrences · 0 OT · 82 NT · 35 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- come down10 · 14%
- came down8 · 11%
- descending7 · 10%
- went down7 · 10%
- descended6 · 8%
- he went down4 · 6%
- cometh down4 · 6%
- was come down2 · 3%
- let him2 · 3%
- let2 · 3%
- descend2 · 3%
- there came down2 · 3%
- i came down2 · 3%
- they went down2 · 3%
- shall descend2 · 3%
- go down1 · 1%
- he came down1 · 1%
- to come down1 · 1%
- and come down1 · 1%
- and came down1 · 1%
- falling down1 · 1%
- he that came down1 · 1%
- he would come down1 · 1%
- going down1 · 1%
- steppeth down1 · 1%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
κατέβη13καταβὰς9καταβαῖνον7καταβάτω5κατέβησαν5κατέβαινεν3καταβαίνουσαν3καταβαίνοντα3κατάβηθι3καταβάντες2καταβήσεται2καταβαινόντων2
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.