verb
kataballimō
Greekκαταβάλλω (kataballō)
Strong’sG2598
I cast, lay down
stem kataball-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
κατα-βάλλω,
[in LXX chiefly for נפל hi.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2598 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| kataballerōtoisκαταβαλλόμενοι | happening now · subjectpresent middle participle nominative plural masculine | laying | 1× |
| kataballirōtoisκαταβαλλόμενοι | happening now · subjectpresent passive participle nominative plural masculine | struck 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 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kataballemō | kataballeme | kataballemi | kataballema | kataballemē | kataballemelē |
| you 2nd person singular | kataballesō | kataballese | kataballesi | kataballesa | kataballesē | kataballeselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kataballetō | kataballete | kataballeti | kataballeta | kataballetē | kataballetelē |
| we 1st person plural | kataballenō | kataballene | kataballeni | kataballena | kataballenē | kataballenelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | kataballevō | kataballeve | kataballevi | kataballeva | kataballevē | kataballevelē |
| they 3rd person plural | kataballelō | kataballele | kataballeli | kataballela | kataballelē | kataballelelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kataballimō | kataballime | kataballimi | kataballima | kataballimē | kataballimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | kataballisō | kataballise | kataballisi | kataballisa | kataballisē | kataballiselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kataballitō | kataballite | kataballiti | kataballita | kataballitē | kataballitelē |
| we 1st person plural | kataballinō | kataballine | kataballini | kataballina | kataballinē | kataballinelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | kataballivō | kataballive | kataballivi | kataballiva | kataballivē | kataballivelē |
| they 3rd person plural | kataballilō | kataballile | kataballili | kataballila | kataballilē | kataballilelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kataballemeiō | kataballemeia | kataballemeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | kataballeseiō | kataballeseia | kataballeseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kataballeteiō | kataballeteia | kataballeteiē |
| we 1st person plural | kataballeneiō | kataballeneia | kataballeneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | kataballeveiō | kataballeveia | kataballeveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | kataballeleiō | kataballeleia | kataballeleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kataballimeiō | kataballimeia | kataballimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | kataballiseiō | kataballiseia | kataballiseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kataballiteiō | kataballiteia | kataballiteiē |
| we 1st person plural | kataballineiō | kataballineia | kataballineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | kataballiveiō | kataballiveia | kataballiveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | kataballileiō | kataballileia | kataballileiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | kataballesōr | kataballesar | kataballesēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kataballetōr | kataballetar | kataballetēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | kataballevōr | kataballevar | kataballevēr |
| they 3rd person plural | kataballelōr | kataballelar | kataballelēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | kataballisōr | kataballisar | kataballisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kataballitōr | kataballitar | kataballitēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | kataballivōr | kataballivar | kataballivēr |
| they 3rd person plural | kataballilōr | kataballilar | kataballilēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kataballemoiō | kataballemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | kataballesoiō | kataballesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kataballetoiō | kataballetoia |
| we 1st person plural | kataballenoiō | kataballenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | kataballevoiō | kataballevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | kataballeloiō | kataballeloia |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kataballimoiō | kataballimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | kataballisoiō | kataballisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kataballitoiō | kataballitoia |
| we 1st person plural | kataballinoiō | kataballinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | kataballivoiō | kataballivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | kataballiloiō | kataballiloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on or for itself middle voice | kataballerō | kataballeri | kataballera | kataballerē |
| acted on passive voice | kataballirō | kataballiri | kataballira | kataballirē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on or for itself middle voice | kataballerōtos1× | kataballeritos | kataballeratos | kataballerētos |
| acted on passive voice | kataballirōtos1× | kataballiritos | kataballiratos | kataballirētos |
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
kataball 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
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
kataballerōtois“laying”happening now · subjectpresent middle participle nominative plural masculine1×
Hebrews 6:1“laying”Dio afiēkaratois ton tau archau tou Christou logon epi tan teleiotan ferineiō, mē palin themelion kataballerōtois metanoiau apo nekreiu ergeiu, kai pistiau epi theon,Therefore let us leave the elementary teachings about Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith in God,
kataballirōtois“struck down”happening now · subjectpresent passive participle nominative plural masculine1×
2 Corinthians 4:9“struck down”diōkirōtois alla ouk enkataleipirōtois, kataballirōtois alla ouk apolluerōtois,persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed.