verb
kataferomō
Strong’sG2702
I bring down, oppress
stem katafer-4 times in the New Testament4 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-φέρω,
[in LXX for ירד hi., etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2702 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidkat-af-er'-o
to bear down, i.e. (figuratively) overcome (with drowsiness); specially, to cast a vote
Fromfrom G2596 and G5342 (including its alternate);
King Jamesfall, give, sink down.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
future κατοίσω Refs 8th c.BC+: aorist 1 κατήνεγκα LXX, infinitive - ενεγκεῖν Refs 2nd c.BC+; Doric dialect κατέφειρα Refs:—bring down, once in Refs 8th c.BC+ will bring me down to the grave, Il.[same place]; βαρυπεσῆ καταφέρω ποδὸς ἀκμάν Refs 4th c.BC+; of rivers, κ. χρυσίον, γῆν, Refs 5th c.BC+; especially of cutting instruments, κ. τὴν σμινύην Refs 2nd c.AD+; τὴν δίκελλαν, τὴν σφῦραν, Refs 2nd c.AD+ let it fall upon him, LXX+1st c.AD+: absolutely, hew downwards, deal a blow, Refs 2nd c.BC+
b pull down, demolish, πύργους Refs 2nd c.BC+; ἥλους (warts) Refs 3rd c.AD+
c pay down, discharge, Refs 4th c.BC+
d pass, evacuate, τὰ σπλάγχνα μετὰ τῶν σιτίων Refs 1st c.AD+
e refer a thing, ἀπό τινος ἐφ᾽ ἕτερον, variant for{μεταφέρειν}, Legal cited in Refs 4th c.BC+
f carry down, in reckoning, etc., πλῆθος ἀμήχανον ἐτῶν Refs 1st c.AD+
2 passive, to be brought down by a river, of gold dust, Refs 5th c.BC+; from an upper story, Refs 4th c.BC+; to move downwards with violence, to be discharged, of humours, Refs 5th c.BC+; to be couched, of a cataract, - ενεχθέντος τοῦ ὑποχύματος Refs 2nd c.AD+
2.b descend, sink, Refs 4th c.BC+; κ. ὁ ἥλιος, ἡ σελήνη, ἡ ἡμέρα,Refs 1st c.AD+; κ. ὁ λύχνος is near going out, Refs; κ. [ἡ ἄμπελος] is perishing, Refs 4th c.BC+; of dancers, κ. ἐπὶ γῆν Refs 5th c.BC+; of a sick person, κ. καθάπερ νεκρόν Refs 2nd c.AD+; but ἐπὶ πόδας, of a patient in bed, Refs
2.c fall, flow down, of rain or rivers, Refs 5th c.AD+
2.d tumble down, αἱ οἰκίαι κ. ἐπί τινα.. Refs 1st c.AD+
2.e to be weighed down, ἐν τοῖσιν ὕπνοισι variant in NT+5th c.BC+: absolutely, drop asleep, opposed to ἐγείρεσθαι, Refs 4th c.BC+; to be semi-comatose, ἀγρυπνεῖν τε ἅμα καὶ -εσθαι Refs 2nd c.AD+
II carry back, carry home, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.2 of a storm, drive to land, ὁ χειμὼν κατήνεγκε τὰς ναῦς ἐς τὴν Πύλον Refs 5th c.BC+:— passive, καταφέρεται χειμῶνι ἐς τὸ Ἀθηναίων στρατόπεδον Refs 5th c.BC+: generally, in passive, to be landed, discharged, of cargoes, Refs 3rd c.AD+
III passive, metaphorically, to be brought to a point, ἐπὶ γνώμην, ἐλπίδα, etc., Refs 2nd c.BC+:—also active, have recourse, ἐπ᾽ οὐθὲν ψεῦδος Refs 5th c.BC+
III.2 tend, ἡ [σύνταξις] ἐπὶ τὸ προστακτικὸν φύσει κ. Refs 2nd c.AD+
III.3 enter the lists, like Latin descendere in arenam, Refs 4th c.AD+
IV bring against, τὴν διαβολὴν κ. τινός Refs 4th c.BC+
V intransitive in active, to be prone, inclined, κ. εἰς τὰς γυναῖκας Refs
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.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| kataferamaκατήνεγκα | happened · Iaorist active indicative 1st person singular | cast | 1× |
| kataferarōntoisκαταφέροντες | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine | bringing … against | 1× |
| kataferorōntosκαταφερόμενος | happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative singular masculine | sinking | 1× |
| kataferirantosκατενεχθεὶς | happened · subjectaorist passive participle nominative singular masculine | overcome | 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, 1 occurrence
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 | kataferamō | kataferame | kataferami | kataferama1×κατήνεγκα | kataferamē | kataferamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | kataferasō | kataferase | kataferasi | kataferasa | kataferasē | kataferaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kataferatō | kataferate | kataferati | kataferata | kataferatē | kataferatelē |
| we 1st person plural | kataferanō | kataferane | kataferani | kataferana | kataferanē | kataferanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | kataferavō | kataferave | kataferavi | kataferava | kataferavē | kataferavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | kataferalō | kataferale | kataferali | kataferala | kataferalē | kataferalelē |
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 | kataferomō | kataferome | kataferomē | kataferomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | kataferosō | kataferose | kataferosē | kataferoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kataferotō | kataferote | kataferotē | kataferotelē |
| we 1st person plural | kataferonō | kataferone | kataferonē | kataferonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | kataferovō | kataferove | kataferovē | kataferovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | kataferolō | kataferole | kataferolē | kataferolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kataferimi | kataferima |
| you 2nd person singular | kataferisi | kataferisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kataferiti | kataferita |
| we 1st person plural | kataferini | kataferina |
| ye 2nd person plural | kataferivi | kataferiva |
| they 3rd person plural | kataferili | kataferila |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kataferameiō | kataferameia | kataferameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | kataferaseiō | kataferaseia | kataferaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kataferateiō | kataferateia | kataferateiē |
| we 1st person plural | kataferaneiō | kataferaneia | kataferaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | kataferaveiō | kataferaveia | kataferaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | kataferaleiō | kataferaleia | kataferaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kataferomeiō | kataferomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | kataferoseiō | kataferoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kataferoteiō | kataferoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | kataferoneiō | kataferoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | kataferoveiō | kataferoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | kataferoleiō | kataferoleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kataferimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | kataferiseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kataferiteia |
| we 1st person plural | kataferineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | kataferiveia |
| they 3rd person plural | kataferileia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | kataferasōr | kataferasar | kataferasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kataferatōr | kataferatar | kataferatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | kataferavōr | kataferavar | kataferavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | kataferalōr | kataferalar | kataferalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | kataferosōr | kataferosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kataferotōr | kataferotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | kataferovōr | kataferovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | kataferolōr | kataferolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | kataferisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kataferitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | kataferivar |
| they 3rd person plural | kataferilar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kataferamoiō | kataferamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | kataferasoiō | kataferasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kataferatoiō | kataferatoia |
| we 1st person plural | kataferanoiō | kataferanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | kataferavoiō | kataferavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | kataferaloiō | kataferaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kataferomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | kataferosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kataferotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | kataferonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | kataferovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | kataferoloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kataferimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | kataferisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kataferitoia |
| we 1st person plural | kataferinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | kataferivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | kataferiloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | kataferarō | kataferari | kataferara | kataferarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | kataferorō | kataferorē | ||
| acted on passive voice | kataferiri | kataferira |
Used as an adjective — participle, 3 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | kataferarōntos1× | kataferarintos | kataferarantos | kataferarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | kataferorōntos1×καταφερόμενος | kataferorēntos | ||
| acted on passive voice | kataferirintos | kataferirantos1×κατενεχθεὶς |
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
katafer 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.
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
kataferama“cast”happened · Iaorist active indicative 1st person singular1×
Acts 26:10… archierevoiu exousian labarantos, anairorōntoiu tē autoiu kataferama psēfan,… they were condemned to death, I cast my vote against them.
kataferarōntois“bringing … against”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine1×
Acts 25:7… katabainarēntois Ioudaiois, polleim kai barueim aitiōmeim kataferarōntois heim ouk ischuale apodeikara,… down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing many serious charges that they could …
kataferorōntos“sinking”happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative singular masculine1×
Acts 20:9… neanios onome Eutuchos epi tau thuridau, kataferorōntos hupno bathuo dialegorōntou tou Paulou epi …… Eutychus, seated in the window, was sinking into a deep sleep as Paul …
kataferirantos“overcome”happened · subjectaorist passive participle nominative singular masculine1×
Acts 20:9“overcome”… bathuo dialegorōntou tou Paulou epi polloterem, kataferirantos apo tou hupnou piptata apo teu …… into a deep sleep as Paul talked on and on. When he was sound asleep, he fell from the third story …