verb
katagamō
Strong’sG2609
I lead down, bring down
stem katag-9 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books9 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.
κατ-άγω,
[in LXX chiefly for ירד hi.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2609 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
future -ξωRefs 5th c.BC+: aorist κατήγᾰγον Refs 8th c.BC+aorist 1 κατῆξαRefs 5th c.BC+: Epic dialect aorist infinitive -αξέμενRefs 8th c.BC+perfect καταγήοχαRefs 4th c.BC+:—lead down, especially into the nether world, ψυχὰς μνηστήρων κατάγων Refs 8th c.BC+: generally, bring down to a place, Refs 8th c.BC+; bring down a river or canal, Refs:—passive, Refs 2nd c.AD+
2 draw down, κατῆγεν ἦγεν ἦγεν ἐς μέλαν πέδον Refs 5th c.BC+; especially by magic arts, κ. τὸν Δία Refs 1st c.AD+, uncertain meaning in Refs 4th c.BC+
3 bring down to the sea-coast, κατάγειν κοίλας ἐπὶ νῆας Refs 8th c.BC+
3.b launch, σκάφος εἰς τὴν θάλασσαν Refs 3rd c.BC+
4 bring down from the high seas to land, τὸν Κρήτηνδε κατήγαγε ἲς ἀνέμοιο Refs 8th c.BC+: absolutely, put in to shore,Refs 3rd c.BC+; especially for purposes of exacting toll or plundering, Refs 5th c.BC+; κ. σαγήνην draw it to land, Refs 1st c.AD+; τοῦ πνεύματος κλύδωνα κατάγοντος πολύν bringing in a heavy swell from the sea, Refs:—passive, come to land, land, opposed to ἀνάγεσθαι, of seamen as well as ships, Refs 8th c.BC+
4.b κατάγεσθαι παρά τινι turn in and lodge in a person's house, Refs 5th c.BC+; ὥς τινα Refs 4th c.BC+
5 draw down or out, spin, Refs 5th c.BC+; κατάγουσα, ἡ, spinning-girl, statue by Praxiteles, Refs 5th c.BC+
6 reduce to a state, ἐς κίνδυνον φανερὸν κ. τὴν πόλιν Refs 5th c.BC+; ὁ οἶνος εἰς ὕπνον κ. Refs 2nd c.AD+
7 bring home, gain, θρίαμβον καὶ νίκην τῇ πατρίδι Refs 2nd c.BC+; escort, ἐπὶ τιμητείαν Refs
8 κ. γένος derive a pedigree, ἀπό τινος Refs 2nd c.BC+ —passive, τὰ στέμματα κατάγεται εἴς τινα are traced down to.., Refs 3rd c.BC+ P.; of persons, to be descended, ἀπό τινος Refs 6th c.AD+
9 derive a word, Refs 2nd c.AD+: generally, derive, ὅθεν δεῖ κατῆχθαι καὶ πῶς ἀποδεικνύειν Refs 1st c.BC+; κ. [βοάν] lower the voice, Refs 5th c.BC+: metaphorically, bring down, lower, πρὸς αὑτόν to one's own standard, Refs 1st c.AD+
10 in Medicine texts, couch a cataract, Refs 2nd c.AD+
11 wind up a torsion-engine, Refs 3rd c.BC+:—passive, Refs 3rd c.BC+
12 καταγόμενος current, ἐνιαυτός Refs 2nd c.AD+
II bring back, κατὰ δὲ φρόνιν ἤγαγε πολλήν brought back much news [of Troy], Refs 8th c.BC+; especially from banishment, recall, Refs 5th c.BC+: generally, restore, τυραννίδας ἐς τὰς πόλις Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, return, ἐπὶ τὸ στρατόπεδον 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.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| katagamaκατήγαγον | happened · Iaorist active indicative 1st person singular | brought … down | 1× |
| katagalaκατήγαγον | happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural | brought … down | 1× |
| kataginaκατήχθημεν | happened · weaorist passive indicative 1st person plural | put in | 1× |
| katagaseiaκαταγάγῃς | happened · youaorist active subjunctive 2nd person singular | bring … down | 1× |
| katagateiaκαταγάγῃ | happened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singular | bring … down | 1× |
| katagaraκαταγαγεῖν | happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive | bring … down | 1× |
| katagarantosκαταγαγὼν | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine | brought … down | 1× |
| katagarantoisκαταγαγόντες | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine | brought | 1× |
| katagirantoisκαταχθέντες | happened · subjectaorist passive participle nominative plural masculine | putting in | 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, 3 occurrences
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 | katagamō | katagame | katagami | katagama1×κατήγαγον | katagamē | katagamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | katagasō | katagase | katagasi | katagasa | katagasē | katagaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katagatō | katagate | katagati | katagata | katagatē | katagatelē |
| we 1st person plural | kataganō | katagane | katagani | katagana | kataganē | kataganelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | katagavō | katagave | katagavi | katagava | katagavē | katagavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | katagalō | katagale | katagali | katagala1×κατήγαγον | katagalē | katagalelē |
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 | katagomō | katagome | katagomē | katagomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | katagosō | katagose | katagosē | katagoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katagotō | katagote | katagotē | katagotelē |
| we 1st person plural | katagonō | katagone | katagonē | katagonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | katagovō | katagove | katagovē | katagovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | katagolō | katagole | katagolē | katagolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katagimi | katagima |
| you 2nd person singular | katagisi | katagisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katagiti | katagita |
| we 1st person plural | katagini | katagina1×κατήχθημεν |
| ye 2nd person plural | katagivi | katagiva |
| they 3rd person plural | katagili | katagila |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 2 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katagameiō | katagameia | katagameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | katagaseiō | katagaseia1×καταγάγῃς | katagaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katagateiō | katagateia1×καταγάγῃ | katagateiē |
| we 1st person plural | kataganeiō | kataganeia | kataganeiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | katagaveiō | katagaveia | katagaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | katagaleiō | katagaleia | katagaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katagomeiō | katagomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | katagoseiō | katagoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katagoteiō | katagoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | katagoneiō | katagoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | katagoveiō | katagoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | katagoleiō | katagoleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katagimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | katagiseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katagiteia |
| we 1st person plural | katagineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | katagiveia |
| they 3rd person plural | katagileia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | katagasōr | katagasar | katagasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katagatōr | katagatar | katagatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | katagavōr | katagavar | katagavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | katagalōr | katagalar | katagalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | katagosōr | katagosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katagotōr | katagotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | katagovōr | katagovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | katagolōr | katagolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | katagisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katagitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | katagivar |
| they 3rd person plural | katagilar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katagamoiō | katagamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | katagasoiō | katagasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katagatoiō | katagatoia |
| we 1st person plural | kataganoiō | kataganoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | katagavoiō | katagavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | katagaloiō | katagaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katagomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | katagosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katagotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | katagonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | katagovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | katagoloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katagimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | katagisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katagitoia |
| we 1st person plural | kataginoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | katagivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | katagiloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | katagarō | katagari | katagara1×καταγαγεῖν | katagarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | katagorō | katagorē | ||
| acted on passive voice | katagiri | katagira |
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 | katagarōntos | katagarintos | katagarantos2×καταγαγὼν | katagarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | katagorōntos | katagorēntos | ||
| acted on passive voice | katagirintos | katagirantos1× |
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
katag 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.
9 occurrences, every one of them listed
katagama“brought … down”happened · Iaorist active indicative 1st person singular1×
Acts 23:28… tan aitian dia han enkalale auto, katagama eis tem sunedriem autoiu.… understand their charges against him, I brought him down to their Sanhedrin.
katagala“brought … down”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Acts 9:30epignōskarantois de tois adelfois katagala auton eis Kaisareian kai exapostelala auton …… learned of this, they took him down to Caesarea and sent him off …
katagina“put in”happened · weaorist passive indicative 1st person plural1×
Acts 27:3“put in”ta tē hetera katagina eis Sidōnan, filanthrōpōs tē tos Ioulios …The next day we landed at Sidon, and Julius treated Paul with consideration, allowing him to visit his friends and receive their …
katagaseia“bring … down”happened · youaorist active subjunctive 2nd person singular1×
Acts 23:20… erōtara sin hopōs aurion ton Paulon katagaseia eis tem sunedriem hōs mellarōntem tinem …… have agreed to ask you to bring Paul to the Sanhedrin tomorrow on …
katagateia“bring … down”happened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singular1×
Acts 23:15… to chiliarcho sun te sunedrie hopōs katagateia auton eis vin hōs mellarōntoin diagnōskarō …… the Sanhedrin petition the commander to bring him down to you on the pretext of …
katagara“bring … down”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive1×
Romans 10:6… eis ton ouranon? houtem atō Christon katagara;… ascend into heaven?’ (that is, to bring Christ down)
katagarantos“brought … down”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine1×
Acts 22:30… archierevoin kai pantem tem sunedriem, kai katagarantos ton Paulon stēata eis autoin.… whole Sanhedrin to assemble. Then he brought Paul down and had him stand before them.
katagarantois“brought”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine1×
Luke 5:11kai katagarantois teim ploieim epi tan gēan afiēkarantois …And when they had brought their boats ashore, they left everything …
katagirantois“putting in”happened · subjectaorist passive participle nominative plural masculine1×
Acts 28:12kai katagirantois eis Surakousain epimenana hēmerain treis,Putting in at Syracuse, we stayed there three …