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katabainō G2597

καταβαίνω (katabainō) means “to come/go down” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

καταβαίνω Greek · G2597 80 tagged occurrences in 80 verses

Pronunciation guide: kat-ab-ah'-ee-no Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G2597

καταβαίνω · katabainō · to come/go down

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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Dodson Greek Lexicon

I go down, come down, either from the sky or from higher land, descend.

John Jeffrey Dodson · CC0

How translators render G2597

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BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
came down 7
come down 7
coming down 5
descending 5
went down 5
descended 4
comes down 3
down 3
fell 2
have come down 2
he went down 2
i have come down 2
vvv 2
was going down 2
were coming down 2
will descend 2
and went down 1
comes 1
descend 1
falling 1
festus went down 1
go back inside 1
go downstairs 1
goes down 1
goes in 1
got down out 1
had come down 1
has come down 1
he also descended 1
jesus came down 1
let him come down 1
no you will be brought down 1
on the way 1
on their arrival 1
rained down 1
then he went down 1
they went down 1
to come down 1
to go down 1
went home 1
who had come down 1
you will be brought down 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
come down 10
descended 7
descending 7
came down 6
went down 6
he went down 4
let him 3
as 2
descend 2
i came down 2
shall descend 2
there came down 2
they went down 2
was come down 2
am come down 1
and came down 1
and come down 1
and cometh down 1
and get thee down 1
are come down 1
cometh down 1
coming down 1
falling down 1
go down 1
goeth down 1
going down 1
he 1
he came down 1
he would come down 1
is come down 1
shall come down 1
steppeth down 1
there fell 1
to come down 1
to go down 1
was 1
when they were come down 1
which came down 1

Verses containing G2597

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  1. Matthew 3:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    As 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.

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  2. Matthew 7:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The 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.

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  3. Matthew 7:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell—and great was its collapse!”

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  4. Matthew 8:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When Jesus came down from the mountain, large crowds followed Him.

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  5. Matthew 11:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  6. Matthew 14:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Come,” said Jesus. Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water, and came toward Jesus.

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  7. Matthew 17:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    As 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.”

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  8. Matthew 24:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Let no one on the housetop come down to retrieve anything from his house.

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  9. Matthew 27:40 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    and 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!”

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  10. Matthew 27:42 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “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.

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  11. Matthew 28:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Suddenly there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, rolled away the stone, and sat on it.

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  12. Mark 1:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    As soon as Jesus came up out of the water, He saw the heavens breaking open and the Spirit descending on Him like a dove.

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  13. Mark 3:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And 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.”

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  14. Mark 9:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    As 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.

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  15. Mark 13:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Let no one on the housetop go back inside to retrieve anything from his house.

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  16. Mark 15:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    come down from the cross and save Yourself!”

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  17. Mark 15:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Let 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.

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  18. Luke 2:51 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then He went down to Nazareth with them and was obedient to them. But His mother treasured up all these things in her heart.

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  19. Luke 3:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    and 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.”

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  20. Luke 6:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then 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.

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  21. Luke 8:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    As 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.

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  22. Luke 9:54 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When the disciples James and John saw this, they asked, “Lord, do You want us to call down fire from heaven to consume them?”

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  23. Luke 10:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Jesus 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.

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  24. Luke 10:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now by chance a priest was going down the same road, but when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.

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  25. Luke 17:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    On 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.

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  26. Luke 18:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I 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.”

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  27. Luke 19:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When Jesus came to that place, He looked up and said, “Zacchaeus, hurry down, for I must stay at your house today.”

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  28. Luke 19:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So Zacchaeus hurried down and welcomed Him joyfully.

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  29. Luke 22:44 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And in His anguish, He prayed more earnestly, and His sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground.

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  30. John 1:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then John testified, “I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove and resting on Him.

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  31. John 1:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I 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.’

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  32. John 1:51 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then 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.”

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  33. John 2:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    After this, He went down to Capernaum with His mother and brothers and His disciples, and they stayed there a few days.

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  34. John 3:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    No one has ascended into heaven except the One who descended from heaven—the Son of Man.

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  35. John 4:47 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When 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.

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  36. John 4:49 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Sir,” the official said, “come down before my child dies.”

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  37. John 4:51 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And while he was still on the way, his servants met him with the news that his boy was alive.

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  38. John 5:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “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.”

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  39. John 6:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When evening came, His disciples went down to the sea,

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  40. John 6:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”

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  41. John 6:38 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but to do the will of Him who sent Me.

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  42. John 6:41 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    At this, the Jews began to grumble about Jesus because He had said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven.”

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  43. John 6:42 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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’?”

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  44. John 6:50 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    This is the bread that comes down from heaven, so that anyone may eat of it and not die.

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  45. John 6:51 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.”

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  46. John 6:58 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.”

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  47. Acts 7:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So Jacob went down to Egypt, where he and our fathers died.

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  48. Acts 7:34 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I 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.’

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  49. Acts 8:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    On their arrival, they prayed for them to receive the Holy Spirit.

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  50. Acts 8:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Get up and go south to the desert road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.”

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