verb
katabalomō
Strong’sG2598
I cast, lay down
stem katabal-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
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
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
future -βᾰλῶ: aorist κατέβᾰλον; Epic dialect 3rd.pers. singular κάββαλε Refs 8th c.BC+:—throw down, overthrow, κατὰ πρηνὲς βαλέειν Πριάμοιο μέλαθρον Refs 8th c.BC+; κ. [τινὰ] ἐνθάδε Refs 8th c.BC+; κ. τὰ οἰκήματα, τὰ ἀγάλματα, Refs 5th c.BC+; κ. ἐς τὸ μηδέν to bring down to nothing, opposed to ἐξᾶραι ὑψοῦ, Refs 5th c.BC+; κάββαλλε τὸν Χείμωνα confound, defy the storm, Refs 7th c.BC+
2 κ. ἑαυτόν throw oneself down to sleep, Refs 1st c.AD+
3 strike down with a weapon, slay, Refs 8th c.BC+; by a blow, κ. πατάξας Refs 5th c.BC+; especially of slaying victims, Refs 5th c.BC+
3.b passive, to be stricken, νόσῳ Refs 3rd c.AD+
4 throw into prison, κ. τινὰ ἐς ἐρκτήν Refs 5th c.BC+: generally, throw, bring into a certain state, κ. [τινὰ] ἐς ξυμφοράς Refs 5th c.BC+; εἰς ἀπορίαν, εἰς ἀπιστίαν, Refs 5th c.BC+
5 overthrow, refute, οἱ -βάλλοντες (i.e. λόγοι), title of work by Protagoras: κ. τινά Refs 2nd c.AD+
6 abuse, bully, Refs 1st c.BC+
7 cast down or away, cast off, reject, Refs 5th c.BC+: metaphorically, forget, Refs 2nd c.AD+; κ. εἴς τι throw away upon a thing, Refs 5th c.BC+ —passive, οἱ καταβεβλημένοι despicable fellows, Refs 5th c.BC+; compare καταβεβλημένως.
II let fall, drop, ἀπὸ ἕο κάββαλεν υἱόν Refs 8th c.BC+; of a fawning dog, οὔατα κάββαλεν ἄμφω Refs 8th c.BC+; ἴουλον ἀπὸ κροτάφων κ. Refs 3rd c.BC+; of sails, καθ᾽ ἱστία λευκὰ βαλόντες Refs 6th c.BC+; κατ᾽ ὀφθαλμοὺς βαλεῖ Refs 4th c.BC+; τὰς ὀφρῦς κ. Refs 5th c.BC+; κ. τὰ κέρατα droop their feelers, Refs 4th c.BC+: in Politics, abandon a measure, καταβάλλοντ᾽ ἐᾶν ἐν ὑπωμοσίᾳ Refs 4th c.BC+
II.2 lay down, set down, κρεῖον μέγα κάββαλεν ἐν πυρὸς αὐγῇ Refs 8th c.BC+
II.3 lay down, lay in stores, κ. σιτία Refs 5th c.BC+ —passive, κὰτ ἄσπιδες βεβλήμεναι stored up, Refs 7th c.BC+
II.4 pay down, yield, bring in, ἡ λίμνη καταβάλλει ἐπ᾽ ἡμέρην ἑκάστην τάλαντον ἐκ τῶν ἰχθύων Refs 5th c.BC+
II.4.b pay, τἀργύριον Refs 5th c.BC+, etc.; τιμήν τινι ὑπέρ τινος Refs 5th c.BC+; λύτρα Refs; καταβαλών σοι δραχμὴν τῶν βοτρύων for them, Refs 2nd c.AD+; κ. ζημίαν pay up, discharge a fine, Refs 4th c.BC+:—later in middle, μισθὸν καταβαλέσθαι Refs 4th c.AD+
II.5 put in, deposit, in passive, εἰ ἡ μαρτυρία κατεβάλλετο ἐνταῦθα Refs 4th c.BC+:—but usually in middle, deposit, γράμματα εἰς κιβωτόν Refs; ψευδεῖς γραφὰς εἰς τὰ δημόσια γράμματα Docum. cited in Refs 4th c.BC+; δόγμα Refs
II.6 throw down seed, sow, Refs 4th c.BC+, compare καταβλητέο; κ. τὸ σπέρμα, of the male, Refs 4th c.BC+:—passive, Refs 4th c.BC+; κ. φάτιν ὡς.. spread abroad a rumour, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.7 lay down as a foundation, mostly in middle, τὴν τῆς ναυπηγίας ἀρχὴν καταβαλλόμενος Refs 5th c.BC+ beginning a lament Refs 5th c.BC+: hence generally, to be the author of, commit to writing, ἱστορικὰς καταβαλόμενοι πραγματείας Refs 1st c.BC+; λόγον Darius cited in Refs 2nd c.AD+:— passive, ὅταν δὲ κρηπὶς μὴ καταβληθῇ.. ὀρθῶς Refs 5th c.BC+; καταβεβλημέναι μαθήσεις fundamental, established, Refs 4th c.BC+; τὰ κ. παιδεύματαRefs 1st c.BC+
II.8 with infinitive, γάμον καταβάλλομ᾽ ἀείδειν I begin my song of, Refs 3rd c.BC+
III passive, lie down, εἰς εὐνάν Refs 3rd c.BC+
III.2 like{καταβαίνω} Refsarrive at in a course of lectures, εἰς Γοργίαν Refs 5th c.AD+
B intransitive, fall, εἰς φθόνον καὶ ἀπορίαν Refs 5th 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.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| katabalorōntoisκαταβαλλόμενοι | happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative plural masculine | laying | 1× |
| katabalorōntoisκαταβαλλόμενοι | happening now · subjectpresent middle or 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 54, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katabalomō | katabalome | katabalomē | katabalomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | katabalosō | katabalose | katabalosē | katabaloselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katabalotō | katabalote | katabalotē | katabalotelē |
| we 1st person plural | katabalonō | katabalone | katabalonē | katabalonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | katabalovō | katabalove | katabalovē | katabalovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | katabalolō | katabalole | katabalolē | katabalolelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katabalomeiō | katabalomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | katabaloseiō | katabaloseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katabaloteiō | katabaloteiē |
| we 1st person plural | katabaloneiō | katabaloneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | katabaloveiō | katabaloveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | katabaloleiō | katabaloleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | katabalosōr | katabalosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katabalotōr | katabalotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | katabalovōr | katabalovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | katabalolōr | katabalolēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katabalomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | katabalosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katabalotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | katabalonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | katabalovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | katabaloloiō |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | katabalorō | katabalorē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | katabalorōntos2× | katabalorēntos |
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
katabal 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.
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
katabalorōntois“laying”happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative plural masculine1×
Hebrews 6:1… tan teleiotan feroneiō, mē palin themelion katabalorōntois metanoiau apo nekreiu ergeiu, kai pistiau …… and go on to maturity, not laying again the foundation of repentance from …
katabalorōntois“struck down”happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative plural masculine1×
2 Corinthians 4:9diōkorōntois alla ouk enkataliporōntois, katabalorōntois alla ouk apolorōntois,persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed.