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verb

Greekκαταφέρω (kataferō)
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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.;]

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.

Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
καταφέρω,
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.

bringing … against1×cast1×overcome1×sinking1×

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 itWhat it isUsuallyTimes
kataferamaκατήνεγκαhappened · Iaorist active indicative 1st person singularcast1×
kataferarōntoisκαταφέροντεςhappening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculinebringing … against1×
kataferorōntosκαταφερόμενοςhappening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative singular masculinesinking1×
kataferirantosκατενεχθεὶςhappened · subjectaorist passive participle nominative singular masculineovercome1×

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 singularkataferamōkataferamekataferamikataferama1×κατήνεγκαkataferamēkataferamelē
you 2nd person singularkataferasōkataferasekataferasikataferasakataferasēkataferaselē
he/she/it 3rd person singularkataferatōkataferatekataferatikataferatakataferatēkataferatelē
we 1st person pluralkataferanōkataferanekataferanikataferanakataferanēkataferanelē
ye 2nd person pluralkataferavōkataferavekataferavikataferavakataferavēkataferavelē
they 3rd person pluralkataferalōkataferalekataferalikataferalakataferalēkataferalelē

acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice

Who personhappening now presentwas happening imperfecthas happened perfecthad happened pluperfect
I 1st person singularkataferomōkataferomekataferomēkataferomelē
you 2nd person singularkataferosōkataferosekataferosēkataferoselē
he/she/it 3rd person singularkataferotōkataferotekataferotēkataferotelē
we 1st person pluralkataferonōkataferonekataferonēkataferonelē
ye 2nd person pluralkataferovōkataferovekataferovēkataferovelē
they 3rd person pluralkataferolōkataferolekataferolēkataferolelē

acted on passive voice

Who personwill happen futurehappened aorist
I 1st person singularkataferimikataferima
you 2nd person singularkataferisikataferisa
he/she/it 3rd person singularkataferitikataferita
we 1st person pluralkataferinikataferina
ye 2nd person pluralkataferivikataferiva
they 3rd person pluralkataferilikataferila
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

acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice

Who personhappening now presenthas happened perfect
I 1st person singularkataferomeiōkataferomeiē
you 2nd person singularkataferoseiōkataferoseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singularkataferoteiōkataferoteiē
we 1st person pluralkataferoneiōkataferoneiē
ye 2nd person pluralkataferoveiōkataferoveiē
they 3rd person pluralkataferoleiōkataferoleiē

acted on passive voice

Who personhappened aorist
I 1st person singularkataferimeia
you 2nd person singularkataferiseia
he/she/it 3rd person singularkataferiteia
we 1st person pluralkataferineia
ye 2nd person pluralkataferiveia
they 3rd person pluralkataferileia
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

acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice

Who personhappening now presenthas happened perfect
you 2nd person singularkataferosōrkataferosēr
he/she/it 3rd person singularkataferotōrkataferotēr
ye 2nd person pluralkataferovōrkataferovēr
they 3rd person pluralkataferolōrkataferolēr

acted on passive voice

Who personhappened aorist
you 2nd person singularkataferisar
he/she/it 3rd person singularkataferitar
ye 2nd person pluralkataferivar
they 3rd person pluralkataferilar
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

acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice

Who personhappening now present
I 1st person singularkataferomoiō
you 2nd person singularkataferosoiō
he/she/it 3rd person singularkataferotoiō
we 1st person pluralkataferonoiō
ye 2nd person pluralkataferovoiō
they 3rd person pluralkataferoloiō

acted on passive voice

Who personhappened aorist
I 1st person singularkataferimoia
you 2nd person singularkataferisoia
he/she/it 3rd person singularkataferitoia
we 1st person pluralkataferinoia
ye 2nd person pluralkataferivoia
they 3rd person pluralkataferiloia
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
the subject acts active voicekataferarōkataferarikataferarakataferarē
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voicekataferorōkataferorē
acted on passive voicekataferirikataferira
Used as an adjective — participle, 3 occurrences
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
the subject acts active voicekataferarōntos1×kataferarintoskataferarantoskataferarēntos
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voicekataferorōntos1×καταφερόμενοςkataferorēntos
acted on passive voicekataferirintoskataferirantos1×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
kataferstem+aoeiwho is acting voice+mstnvl—who person+—eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+—ntthen 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

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 …