verb
katabainamō
Strong’sG2597
I go down, come down
stem katabain-81 times in the New Testamentin 10 of 27 books29 forms occur
What it means
A plain-English reading of the word, with the lexicons it draws on — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones — right below it, in full.
AI Summary
To go down, come down, descend 1234 — the ordinary sense of movement from a higher place to a lower one. It is used of persons, such as someone coming down from a mountain, a rooftop, or descending from heaven 1, and of things, such as rain, a storm, a vessel let down from the sky, or fire falling from above 1.
The word can also carry a figurative use, as in going down to the realm of the dead 1, and Strong's notes that besides this literal descending it can also mean simply to fall down 2.
Sources: 1 Abbott-Smith 2 Strong's 3 LSJ 4 Dodson. Condensed by anthropic/claude-sonnet-5 on 2026-09-23 — it may still misstate what these say; check them yourself if it matters to you.
The lexicons it was drawn from, in full:
Abbott-Smith — the 1922 lexicon entry, in full
κατα-βαίνω,
[in LXX chiefly for ירד;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2597 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
Doric dialect κᾰβαίνω Refs 7th c.BC+: future -βήσομαιRefs 8th c.BC+perfect -βέβηκ; Boeotian dialect participle καταβεβάων Refs: aorist κατέβην Refs 8th c.BC+; poetry 3rd.pers. plural κατέβαν LXX+8th c.BC+, Laconian dialect κάβασι Refs 5th c.BC+; Epic dialect 1st pers. plural subjunctive καταβήομεν (variant{-βείομεν}) Refs 8th c.BC+; late 3rd.pers. singular optative κατάβοι LXX+1st c.BC+; poetry participle καββάς Refs 5th c.BC+; Epic dialect infinitive καταβήμεναι Refs 8th c.BC+:—middle, Epic dialect aorist 1 κατεβήσετο Refs 8th c.BC+; imperative καταβήσεο Refs 8th c.BC+:—go or come down from.., with genitive, πόλιος κ. Refs; οὐρανόθεν κRefs 5th c.BC+: also with Preps., ἐξ ὄρεος Refs 8th c.BC+; κ. Ἀΐδαν, Ἀΐδα δόμον, Refs 8th c.BC+ (later absolutely, die, Refs 4th c.AD+; ἔσω κ. Refs 8th c.BC+ she came down from the upper floor, Refs 8th c.BC+; κλίμακα κατεβήσετο came down the ladder,Refs 5th c.BC+; ξεστὸν ἐφόλκαιον καταβάς having got down by the lading-plank, Refs 8th c.BC+ come downstairs, Refs 5th c.BC+; especially
1 dismount from a chariot or from horseback, δίφρου Refs 8th c.BC+; but κ. ἀπὸ τῶν ἵππων give up riding, Refs 4th c.BC+ —hence in passive, ἵππος καταβαίνεται the horse is dismounted from, Refs 5th c.BC+
2 go down from the inland parts to the sea, especially from central Asia Refs 5th c.BC+; also from Athens, κ. ἐς Πειραιᾶ, ἐς λιμένα, Refs 5th c.BC+
3 go down into the scene of contest, γυμνὸν ἐπὶ στάδιον κ. Refs 5th c.BC+; κ. ἐπ᾽ αὐτὸ τοῦτο (i.e. τὸ ἀεθλεύειν) Refs 5th c.BC+: absolutely, = Latin in certamen descendere, Refs 5th c.BC+; compare καταβατέο; μέτρῳ καταβαίνειν 'seek no more contests' (μέτρῳ by litotes for μή), Refs 5th c.BC+; μεθ᾽ ὅπλων κ. Refs 5th c.BC+
4 of an orator, come down from the tribune, Refs 5th c.BC+; later, also κ. ἀπὸ τοῦ λόγου, ἀπὸ τῶν ἰαμβείων, to cease from.., Refs 2nd c.AD+
5 less frequently of things, πρὶν.. καταβήμεναι ἐκ Διὸς οὖρον Refs 8th c.BC+; of tears, Refs 5th c.BC+; of streams, Refs 5th c.BC+; of the womb, Refs 4th c.BC+; πόσσω κατέβα τοι ἀφ᾽ ἱστ; at what price did [the robe] come down from the loom? Refs 3rd c.BC+; of the heavenly bodies, set, Refs 2nd c.AD+
II metaphorically,
II.1 attain, πόμπιμον κατέβαινε νόστου τέλος Refs 5th c.BC+: absolutely, attain one's end, ἐν φάει κ. Refs 5th c.BC+; simply, come to, arrive at in course of speaking, κατέβαινε ἐς λιτάς he ended with prayer, Refs 5th c.BC+participle, κατέβαινε αὖτις παραιτεόμενοςRefs; καταβάς, of a writer, Refs 4th c.AD+
II.2 κ. εἰς.. conform to, εἰς τοὺς Χρόνους κ. τούτους Refs 4th c.BC+
II.3 condescend, Refs 4th c.BC+
II.4 fall in value, Refs 2nd c.AD+
II.5 λέγεται μηδὲν αὐτοῖς τούτων καταβαίνειν, of abusive language, does not affect them or get home, Refs 3rd c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
5 rarer renderings are not shown; every occurrence below carries the English it was given there.
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Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| katabainatōκαταβαίνει | happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular | fell | 2× |
| katabainateκατέβαινεν | was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular | going down | 2× |
| katabainesiκαταβήσῃ | will happen · youfuture middle indicative 2nd person singular | brought down | 1× |
| katabainetiκαταβήσεται | will happen · he/she/itfuture middle indicative 3rd person singular | descend | 2× |
| katabainisiκαταβιβασθήσῃ | will happen · youfuture passive indicative 2nd person singular | you will be brought down | 1× |
| katabainamaκατέβην | happened · Iaorist active indicative 1st person singular | come down | 1× |
| katabainataκατέβη | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | went down | 13× |
| katabainalaκατέβησαν | happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural | went down | 5× |
| katabainamēκαταβέβηκα | has happened · Iperfect active indicative 1st person singular | come down | 2× |
| katabainateiaκαταβῇ | happened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singular | come down | 2× |
| katabainasarκατάβηθι | happened · youaorist active imperative 2nd person singular | come down | 4× |
| katabainatarκαταβάτω | happened · he/she/itaorist active imperative 3rd person singular | come down | 5× |
| katabainarōκαταβαίνειν | happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive | come down | 1× |
| katabainaraκαταβῆναι | happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive | descended | 2× |
| katabainarōntosκαταβαίνων | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine | comes down | 2× |
| katabainarōntasκαταβαίνουσα | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular feminine | comes down | 1× |
| katabainarōntemκαταβαῖνον | happening now · subjectpresent active participle direct singular neuter | coming down | 1× |
| katabainarōntonκαταβαίνοντα | happening now · objectpresent active participle accusative singular masculine | coming down | 3× |
| katabainarōntanκαταβαίνουσαν | happening now · objectpresent active participle accusative singular feminine | coming down | 3× |
| katabainarōntemκαταβαῖνον | happening now · objectpresent active participle direct singular neuter | descending | 6× |
| katabainarōntouκαταβαίνοντος | happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive singular masculine | going down | 1× |
| katabainarōntoisκαταβαίνοντες | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine | falling down | 1× |
| katabainarōntoinκαταβαίνοντας | happening now · objectpresent active participle accusative plural masculine | descending | 1× |
| katabainarōntoiuκαταβαινόντων | happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive plural masculine | coming down | 2× |
| katabainarantosκαταβὰς | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine | came down | 12× |
| katabainarantemκαταβὰν | happened · objectaorist active participle direct singular neuter | go down | 1× |
| katabainarantouΚαταβάντος | happened · of, belonging toaorist active participle genitive singular masculine | came down | 1× |
| katabainarantoisκαταβάντες | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine | came down | 2× |
| katabainarēntoisκαταβεβηκότες | has happened · subjectperfect active participle nominative plural masculine | come down | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 204, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 29 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katabainamō | katabainame | katabainami | katabainama1×κατέβην | katabainamē2×καταβέβηκα | katabainamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | katabainasō | katabainase | katabainasi | katabainasa | katabainasē | katabainaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katabainatō2×καταβαίνει | katabainate2×κατέβαινεν | katabainati | katabainata13×κατέβη | katabainatē | katabainatelē |
| we 1st person plural | katabainanō | katabainane | katabainani | katabainana | katabainanē | katabainanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | katabainavō | katabainave | katabainavi | katabainava | katabainavē | katabainavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | katabainalō | katabainale | katabainali | katabainala5×κατέβησαν | katabainalē | katabainalelē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katabainomō | katabainome | katabainomē | katabainomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | katabainosō | katabainose | katabainosē | katabainoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katabainotō | katabainote | katabainotē | katabainotelē |
| we 1st person plural | katabainonō | katabainone | katabainonē | katabainonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | katabainovō | katabainove | katabainovē | katabainovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | katabainolō | katabainole | katabainolē | katabainolelē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katabainemi | katabainema |
| you 2nd person singular | katabainesi1×καταβήσῃ | katabainesa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katabaineti2×καταβήσεται | katabaineta |
| we 1st person plural | katabaineni | katabainena |
| ye 2nd person plural | katabainevi | katabaineva |
| they 3rd person plural | katabaineli | katabainela |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katabainimi | katabainima |
| you 2nd person singular | katabainisi1×καταβιβασθήσῃ | katabainisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katabainiti | katabainita |
| we 1st person plural | katabainini | katabainina |
| ye 2nd person plural | katabainivi | katabainiva |
| they 3rd person plural | katabainili | katabainila |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 2 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katabainameiō | katabainameia | katabainameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | katabainaseiō | katabainaseia | katabainaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katabainateiō | katabainateia2×καταβῇ | katabainateiē |
| we 1st person plural | katabainaneiō | katabainaneia | katabainaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | katabainaveiō | katabainaveia | katabainaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | katabainaleiō | katabainaleia | katabainaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katabainomeiō | katabainomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | katabainoseiō | katabainoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katabainoteiō | katabainoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | katabainoneiō | katabainoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | katabainoveiō | katabainoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | katabainoleiō | katabainoleiē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katabainemeia |
| you 2nd person singular | katabaineseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katabaineteia |
| we 1st person plural | katabaineneia |
| ye 2nd person plural | katabaineveia |
| they 3rd person plural | katabaineleia |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katabainimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | katabainiseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katabainiteia |
| we 1st person plural | katabainineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | katabainiveia |
| they 3rd person plural | katabainileia |
Commands — imperative mood, 9 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | katabainasōr | katabainasar4×κατάβηθι | katabainasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katabainatōr | katabainatar5×καταβάτω | katabainatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | katabainavōr | katabainavar | katabainavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | katabainalōr | katabainalar | katabainalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | katabainosōr | katabainosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katabainotōr | katabainotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | katabainovōr | katabainovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | katabainolōr | katabainolēr |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | katabainesar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katabainetar |
| ye 2nd person plural | katabainevar |
| they 3rd person plural | katabainelar |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | katabainisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katabainitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | katabainivar |
| they 3rd person plural | katabainilar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katabainamoiō | katabainamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | katabainasoiō | katabainasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katabainatoiō | katabainatoia |
| we 1st person plural | katabainanoiō | katabainanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | katabainavoiō | katabainavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | katabainaloiō | katabainaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katabainomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | katabainosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katabainotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | katabainonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | katabainovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | katabainoloiō |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katabainemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | katabainesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katabainetoia |
| we 1st person plural | katabainenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | katabainevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | katabaineloia |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katabainimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | katabainisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katabainitoia |
| we 1st person plural | katabaininoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | katabainivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | katabainiloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 3 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | katabainarō1×καταβαίνειν | katabainari | katabainara2×καταβῆναι | katabainarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | katabainorō | katabainorē | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | katabaineri | katabainera | ||
| acted on passive voice | katabainiri | katabainira |
Used as an adjective — participle, 38 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | katabainarōntos21×καταβαίνων | katabainarintos | katabainarantos16×καταβὰς | katabainarēntos1× |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | katabainorōntos | katabainorēntos | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | katabainerintos | katabainerantos | ||
| acted on passive voice | katabainirintos | katabainirantos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
katabain is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
81 occurrences, every one of them listed
katabainatō“fell”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular2×
John 5:7“steps down”… de erchomō mis allosos pro mu katabainatō.… stirred. While I am on my way, someone else goes in before me.”
Revelation 16:21“fell”kai chalazas megas hōs talantiaias katabainatō ek tou ouranou epi toin anthrōpoin; …And great hailstones weighing almost a hundred pounds each rained down on them from above. And …
katabainate“going down”was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular2×
Luke 10:30… de tos Iēsus legata; Anthrōpos tinos katabainate apo Ierousalēm eis Ierichō kai lēstoi …… question and said, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho when he …
Luke 10:31kata sunkurian de hierevos tinos katabainate en ta hoda ekeina, kai horarantos …Now by chance a priest was going down the same road, but when he …
katabainesi“brought down”will happen · youfuture middle indicative 2nd person singular1×
Matthew 11:23… mē heōs ouranou hupsisi? heōs hadou katabainesi; hoti ei en Sodomei genila tais …… to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades! For if the miracles …
katabaineti“descend”will happen · he/she/itfuture middle indicative 3rd person singular2×
Romans 10:7ē; Tinos katabaineti eis tan abussan? houtem atō Christon …or, ‘Who will descend into the Abyss?’ (that is, to …
1 Thessalonians 4:16… fōna archangelou kai en salpinga theou, katabaineti apo ouranou, kai tois nekrois en …For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a loud command …
katabainisi“you will be brought down”will happen · youfuture passive indicative 2nd person singular1×
Luke 10:15… heōs ouranou hupsisi? heōs tou hadou katabainisi.… be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades!
katabainama“come down”happened · Iaorist active indicative 1st person singular1×
Acts 7:34… kai tou stenagmou autou akouama, kai katabainama exairera autoin; kai nun deuro apostelameia …… have heard their groaning and have come down to deliver them. Now come, I …
katabainata“went down”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular13×
Matthew 7:25kai katabainata tas brochas kai erchala tois potamois …The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds …
Matthew 7:27kai katabainata tas brochas kai erchala tois potamois …The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds …
Luke 2:51kai katabainata meta autoiu kai erchata eis Nazareth, …Then He went down to Nazareth with them and was …
Luke 8:23plarōntoiu de autoiu afupnata. kai katabainata lailapas anemou eis tan limnan, kai …… He fell asleep, and a windstorm came down on the lake, so that the …
Luke 18:14“went down”legamō vi, katabainata houtos dikaiorēntos eis ton oikon autou …I tell you, this man, rather than the Pharisee, went home justified. For everyone …
Luke 19:6“came down”kai speudarantos katabainata, kai hupodecheta auton chairarōntos.So Zacchaeus hurried down and welcomed Him joyfully.
John 2:12Meta houtem katabainata eis Kafarnaoum autos kai tas mētēras …After this, He went down to Capernaum with His mother and …
Acts 7:15kai katabainata Iakōb eis Aiguptan. kai teleutata autos …So Jacob went down to Egypt, where he and our …
Acts 18:22… Kaisareian, anabainarantos kai aspazerantos tan ekklēsan, katabainata eis Antiocheian,… the church at Jerusalem. Then he went down to Antioch.
Acts 24:1Meta de pente hēmerain katabainata tos archierevos Hananios meta presbuteroiu tinoiu …… days later the high priest Ananias came down with some elders and a lawyer …
Ephesians 4:9… tinem atō ei mē hoti kai katabainata eis teim katōtereim mereim tau gēau?… ascended” mean, except that He also descended to the lower parts of the …
Revelation 12:12… tan gēan kai tan thalassan, hoti katabainata tos diabolos pros vin, echarōntos thumon …… with great fury the devil has come down to you, knowing he has only …
Revelation 20:9… kai tan polan tan agaporēntan. kai katabainata purem ek tou ouranou kai katesthiata …… and the beloved city. But fire came down from heaven and consumed them.
katabainala“went down”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural5×
John 6:16Hōs de opsēas geneta katabainala tois mathētois autou epi tan thalassan,When evening came, His disciples went down to the sea,
Acts 8:38kai keleuata stēara tem harmem, kai katabainala amfoterois eis tem hudem tos tē …… Then both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water, and Philip baptized …
Acts 14:11… Lukaonisti legarōntois; Tois theois homoiirantois anthrōpoi katabainala pros nin… the Lycaonian language: “The gods have come down to us in human form!”
Acts 14:25kai lalarantois en Perga ton logon katabainala eis Attaleian,… spoken the word in Perga, they went down to Attalia.
Acts 16:8parercharantois de tan Musian katabainala eis Trōadan.So they passed by Mysia and went down to Troas.
katabainamē“come down”has happened · Iperfect active indicative 1st person singular2×
John 6:38hoti katabainamē apo tou ouranou ouk hina poiameiō …For I have come down from heaven, not to do My …
John 6:42… nun legatō hoti Ek tou ouranou katabainamē?… then can He say, ‘I have come down from heaven’ ?”
katabainateia“come down”happened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singular2×
John 4:47… aperchata pros auton kai erōtate hina katabainateia kai ieteia autou ton huion, mellate …… he went and begged Him to come down and heal his son, who was …
Acts 24:22“comes down”… hodau, legarantos; Hotan Lusios tos chiliarchos katabainateia diagnōskemi teim kata vin;… about the Way, adjourned the hearing and said, “When Lysias the commander comes, I will decide your case.”
katabainasar“come down”happened · youaorist active imperative 2nd person singular4×
Matthew 27:40… siauton; ei huios asō tou theou, katabainasar apo tou staurou.… You are the Son of God, come down from the cross!”
Luke 19:5“come down”… Iēsus legata pros auton; Zakchaior, speudarantos katabainasar, sēmeron gar en to oiko su …When Jesus came to that place, He looked up and said, “Zacchaeus, hurry down, for I must stay at your house today.”
John 4:49legatō pros auton tos basilikos; Kurior, katabainasar prin apothnēskara tem paidiem mu.“Sir,” the official said, “come down before my child dies.”
Acts 10:20“go down”alla anastēarantos katabainasar kai poreuosōr sun autoi mēdenem diakrinorōntos, …So get up! Go downstairs and accompany them without hesitation, because I …
katabainatar“come down”happened · he/she/itaorist active imperative 3rd person singular5×
Matthew 24:17“go down”tos epi teu dōmeu mē katabainatar airara teim ek tau oikiau autou,… no one on the housetop come down to retrieve anything from his house.
Matthew 27:42… ouk dunotō sōzara; basilevos Israēl atō, katabainatar nun apo tou staurou kai pisteuani …… the King of Israel! Let Him come down now from the cross, and we …
Mark 13:15“go down”tos epi teu dōmeu mē katabainatar mēde eiserchatar tinem airara ek tau …… no one on the housetop go back inside to retrieve anything from his …
Mark 15:32tos christos tos basilevos Israēl katabainatar nun apo tou staurou, hina horaneia …… the Christ, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross, so that …
Luke 17:31… skeveim autou en ta oikia, mē katabainatar airara auteim, kai tos en agro …… let no one on the housetop come down to retrieve his possessions. Likewise, let …
katabainarō“come down”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive1×
Revelation 13:13… kai purem poiateiō ek tou ouranou katabainarō eis tan gēan enōpion toiu anthrōpoiu.… even causing fire from heaven to come down to earth in the presence of …
katabainara“descended”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive2×
Luke 3:22kai katabainara tem pneumem tem hagiem sōmatike eide …and the Holy Spirit descended on Him in a bodily form …
Luke 9:54“come down”… Iōannos legala; Kurior, thelasō leganeia purem katabainara apo tou ouranou kai analiskara autoin?… James and John saw this, they asked, “Lord, do You want us to call down fire from heaven to consume them?”
katabainarōntos“comes down”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine2×
John 6:33… gar artos tou theou atō tos katabainarōntos ek tou ouranou kai zōan dōarōntos …… bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to …
John 6:50… tos artos tos ek tou ouranou katabainarōntos hina tinos ek autou esthiateia kai …This is the bread that comes down from heaven, so that anyone may …
katabainarōntas“comes down”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular feminine1×
Revelation 3:12… theou mu, tau kainau Ierousalēm, tas katabainarōntas ek tou ouranou apo tou theou …… My God (the new Jerusalem that comes down out of heaven from My God …
katabainarōntem“coming down”happening now · subjectpresent active participle direct singular neuter1×
James 1:17… kai pantem dōrēmem teleiem anōthen atō, katabainarōntem apo tou patrou teiu fōteiu, para …… and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly …
katabainarōnton“coming down”happening now · objectpresent active participle accusative singular masculine3×
Revelation 10:1Kai horama alloson angelon ischuron katabainarōnton ek tou ouranou, peribalorēnton nefelan, kai …Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven, wrapped in a cloud …
Revelation 18:1“coming down”Meta houteim horama alloson angelon katabainarōnton ek tou ouranou, echarōnton exousian megan, …After this I saw another angel descending from heaven with great authority, and the …
Revelation 20:1Kai horama angelon katabainarōnton ek tou ouranou, echarōnton tan kleidan …Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven with the key to …
katabainarōntan“coming down”happening now · objectpresent active participle accusative singular feminine3×
Acts 8:26… kata mesēmbrian epi tan hodan tan katabainarōntan apo Ierousalēm eis Gazan; houtas atō …… south to the desert road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.”
Revelation 21:2… polan tan hagian Ierousalēm kainan horama katabainarōntan ek tou ouranou apo tou theou, …… the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared …
Revelation 21:10… mi tan polan tan hagian Ierousalēm katabainarōntan ek tou ouranou apo tou theou,… me the holy city of Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God,
katabainarōntem“descending”happening now · objectpresent active participle direct singular neuter6×
Matthew 3:16… tois ouranois, kai horata pneumem theou katabainarōntem hōsei peristeran erchorōntem epi auton;… He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and resting on …
Mark 1:10… ouranoin kai tem pneumem hōs peristeran katabainarōntem eis auton;… heavens breaking open and the Spirit descending on Him like a dove.
John 1:32… Iōannos legarōntos hoti Theasomē tem pneumem katabainarōntem hōs peristeran ek ouranou, kai menata …… John testified, “I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove and …
John 1:33“descending”… Epi hon an horaseia tem pneumem katabainarōntem kai menarōntem epi auton, houtos atō …… The man on whom you see the Spirit descend and rest is He who …
Acts 10:11“coming down”kai theōratō ton ouranon anoigorēnton kai katabainarōntem skevem tinem hōs othonan megan tessares …He saw heaven open and something like a large sheet being let down to earth by its four corners.
Acts 11:5“coming down”… proseuchorōntos kai horama en ekstasia horamem, katabainarōntem skevem tinem hōs othonan megan tessares …… 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 …
katabainarōntou“going down”happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive singular masculine1×
John 4:51“going down”ēdē de autou katabainarōntou tois doulois autou hupantala auto legarōntois …And while he was still on the way, his servants met him with the …
katabainarōntois“falling down”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine1×
Luke 22:44“falling down”… tos hidrōtos autou hōsei thrombois haimeu katabainarōntois epi tan gēan.… earnestly, and His sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground.
katabainarōntoin“descending”happening now · objectpresent active participle accusative plural masculine1×
John 1:51… toin angeloin tou theou anabainarōntoin kai katabainarōntoin epi ton huion tou anthrōpou.… the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.”
katabainarōntoiu“coming down”happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive plural masculine2×
Matthew 17:9Kai katabainarōntoiu autoiu ek teu oreu enteleta autoi …As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus commanded them, “Do …
Mark 9:9Kai katabainarōntoiu autoiu ek teu oreu diasteleta autoi …As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus admonished them not …
katabainarantos“came down”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine12×
Matthew 14:29“got out”tos de legata; Erchasar. kai katabainarantos apo teu ploieu Petros peripatata epi …“Come,” said Jesus. Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water …
Matthew 28:2… seismos geneta megos; angelos gar kuriou katabainarantos ek ouranou kai prosercharantos apokuliata ton …… for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, rolled away the stone …
Mark 15:30sōzasar siauton katabainarantos apo tou staurou.come down from the cross and save Yourself!”
Luke 6:17Kai katabainarantos meta autoiu stēata epi topou pedinou, …Then Jesus came down with them and stood on a …
John 3:13… ei mē tos ek tou ouranou katabainarantos, tos huios tou anthrōpou.… into heaven except the One who descended from heaven— the Son of Man.
John 6:41… legata; Mis amō tos artos tos katabainarantos ek tou ouranou,… said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven.”
John 6:51… tos zōarōntos tos ek tou ouranou katabainarantos; ean tinos esthiateia ek houtou tou …I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of …
John 6:58… atō tos artos tos ek ouranou katabainarantos, ouk kathōs esthiala tois patrois kai …This is the bread that came down from heaven. Unlike your fathers, who …
Acts 10:21katabainarantos de Petros pros toin androin legata; …So Peter went down to the men and said, “Here …
Acts 20:10katabainarantos de tos Paulos epipiptata auto kai …But Paul went down, threw himself on the young man …
Acts 25:6… hēmerain ouk polloterain oktō ē deka, katabainarantos eis Kaisareian, ta epaurion kathizarantos epi …… or ten days with them, Festus went down to Caesarea. The next day he …
Ephesians 4:10tos katabainarantos autos atō kai tos anabainarantos huperanō …He who descended is the very One who ascended …
katabainarantem“go down”happened · objectaorist active participle direct singular neuter1×
Acts 23:10… Paulos hupo autoiu keleuata tem strateumem katabainarantem harpazara auton ek meseu autoiu, agarō …… pieces. He ordered the soldiers to go down and remove him by force and …
katabainarantou“came down”happened · of, belonging toaorist active participle genitive singular masculine1×
Matthew 8:1Katabainarantou de autou apo teu oreu akolouthala …When Jesus came down from the mountain, large crowds followed …
katabainarantois“came down”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine2×
Mark 3:22“came down”kai tois grammatevois tois apo Hierosolumeiu katabainarantois legale hoti Beelzeboul echatō kai hoti …And the scribes who had come down from Jerusalem were saying, “He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and, “By the …
Acts 8:15“went down”hotinois katabainarantois proseuchela peri autoiu hopōs labaleia pneumem …… arrival, they prayed for them to receive the Holy Spirit.
katabainarēntois“come down”has happened · subjectperfect active participle nominative plural masculine1×
Acts 25:7… autou peristēala auton tois apo Hierosolumeiu katabainarēntois Ioudaiois, polleim kai barueim aitiōmeim kataferarōntois …… Paul arrived, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing …