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verb

kataferimō

Greekκαταφέρω (kataferō)

Strong’sG2702

I bring down, oppress

stem katafer-4 times in the New Testament4 forms occur

Translated as

bringing … againstcastovercomesinking

What it means

κατα-φέρω,

[in LXX for ירד hi., etc.;]

to bring down: αἰτιώματα, Ac 25:7; ψῆφον, to cast a ballot, Ac 26:10; pass., to be borne down: ὕπνῳ, ἀπὸ τ. ὕ., Ac 20:9.†

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.

Forms in the New Testament

Form and the Greek behind itWhat it isUsuallyTimes
kataferamaκατήνεγκαhappened · Iaorist active indicative 1st person singularcast
kataferarōtoisκαταφέροντεςhappening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculinebringing … against
kataferirōtosκαταφερόμενοςhappening now · subjectpresent passive participle nominative singular masculinesinking
kataferiratosκατενεχθεὶςhappened · subjectaorist passive participle nominative singular masculineovercome

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 personhappening now presentwas happening imperfectwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfecthad happened pluperfect
I 1st person singularkataferamōkataferamekataferamikataferamaκατήνεγκαkataferamēkataferamelē
you 2nd person singularkataferasōkataferasekataferasikataferasakataferasēkataferaselē
he/she/it 3rd person singularkataferatōkataferatekataferatikataferatakataferatēkataferatelē
we 1st person pluralkataferanōkataferanekataferanikataferanakataferanēkataferanelē
ye 2nd person pluralkataferavōkataferavekataferavikataferavakataferavēkataferavelē
they 3rd person pluralkataferalōkataferalekataferalikataferalakataferalēkataferalelē

acted on passive voice

Who personhappening now presentwas happening imperfectwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfecthad happened pluperfect
I 1st person singularkataferimōkataferimekataferimikataferimakataferimēkataferimelē
you 2nd person singularkataferisōkataferisekataferisikataferisakataferisēkataferiselē
he/she/it 3rd person singularkataferitōkataferitekataferitikataferitakataferitēkataferitelē
we 1st person pluralkataferinōkataferinekataferinikataferinakataferinēkataferinelē
ye 2nd person pluralkataferivōkataferivekataferivikataferivakataferivēkataferivelē
they 3rd person pluralkataferilōkataferilekataferilikataferilakataferilēkataferilelē
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
I 1st person singularkataferameiōkataferameiakataferameiē
you 2nd person singularkataferaseiōkataferaseiakataferaseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singularkataferateiōkataferateiakataferateiē
we 1st person pluralkataferaneiōkataferaneiakataferaneiē
ye 2nd person pluralkataferaveiōkataferaveiakataferaveiē
they 3rd person pluralkataferaleiōkataferaleiakataferaleiē

acted on passive voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
I 1st person singularkataferimeiōkataferimeiakataferimeiē
you 2nd person singularkataferiseiōkataferiseiakataferiseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singularkataferiteiōkataferiteiakataferiteiē
we 1st person pluralkataferineiōkataferineiakataferineiē
ye 2nd person pluralkataferiveiōkataferiveiakataferiveiē
they 3rd person pluralkataferileiōkataferileiakataferileiē
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
you 2nd person singularkataferasōrkataferasarkataferasēr
he/she/it 3rd person singularkataferatōrkataferatarkataferatēr
ye 2nd person pluralkataferavōrkataferavarkataferavēr
they 3rd person pluralkataferalōrkataferalarkataferalēr

acted on passive voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
you 2nd person singularkataferisōrkataferisarkataferisēr
he/she/it 3rd person singularkataferitōrkataferitarkataferitēr
ye 2nd person pluralkataferivōrkataferivarkataferivēr
they 3rd person pluralkataferilōrkataferilarkataferilēr
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aorist
I 1st person singularkataferamoiōkataferamoia
you 2nd person singularkataferasoiōkataferasoia
he/she/it 3rd person singularkataferatoiōkataferatoia
we 1st person pluralkataferanoiōkataferanoia
ye 2nd person pluralkataferavoiōkataferavoia
they 3rd person pluralkataferaloiōkataferaloia

acted on passive voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aorist
I 1st person singularkataferimoiōkataferimoia
you 2nd person singularkataferisoiōkataferisoia
he/she/it 3rd person singularkataferitoiōkataferitoia
we 1st person pluralkataferinoiōkataferinoia
ye 2nd person pluralkataferivoiōkataferivoia
they 3rd person pluralkataferiloiōkataferiloia
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
the subject acts active voicekataferarōkataferarikataferarakataferarē
acted on passive voicekataferirōkataferirikataferirakataferirē
Used as an adjective — participle, 3 occurrences
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
the subject acts active voicekataferarōtoskataferaritoskataferaratoskataferarētos
acted on passive voicekataferirōtosκαταφερόμενοςkataferiritoskataferiratosκατενεχθεὶςkataferirētos

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
kataferstem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvlwho person+eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+tthen it declines+ogender+sits job in the sentence case

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

4 occurrences, every one of them listed

kataferama“cast”happened · Iaorist active indicative 1st person singular

Acts 26:10“cast”hem kai poiama en Hierosolumei, kai polloin tē toiu hagioiu mis en fulakai katakleiama tan para toiu archierevoiu exousian lambaratos, anairirōtoiu tē autoiu kataferama psēfan,And that is what I did in Jerusalem. With authority from the chief priests I put many of the saints in prison, and when they were condemned to death, I cast my vote against them.

kataferarōtois“bringing … against”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine

Acts 25:7“bringing … against”paragineratou de autou periistanala auton tois apo Hierosolumeiu katabainarētois Ioudaiois, polleim kai barueim aitiōmeim kataferarōtois heim ouk ischuale apodeiknuara,When Paul arrived, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing many serious charges that they could not prove.

kataferirōtos“sinking”happening now · subjectpresent passive participle nominative singular masculine

Acts 20:9“sinking”kathezerōtos de tinos neanios onome Eutuchos epi tau thuriau, kataferirōtos hupno bathuo dialegerōtou tou Paulou epi polloterem, kataferiratos apo tou hupnou piptata apo teu tristegeu katō kai airita nekros.And a certain young man named Eutychus, seated in the window, was sinking into a deep sleep as Paul talked on and on. When he was sound asleep, he fell from the third story and was picked up dead.

kataferiratos“overcome”happened · subjectaorist passive participle nominative singular masculine

Acts 20:9“overcome”kathezerōtos de tinos neanios onome Eutuchos epi tau thuriau, kataferirōtos hupno bathuo dialegerōtou tou Paulou epi polloterem, kataferiratos apo tou hupnou piptata apo teu tristegeu katō kai airita nekros.And a certain young man named Eutychus, seated in the window, was sinking into a deep sleep as Paul talked on and on. When he was sound asleep, he fell from the third story and was picked up dead.