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verb

katerchamō

Greekκατέρχομαι (katerchomai)

Strong’sG2718

I come down

stem katerch-15 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books8 forms occur

Translated as

went downcame downlandedarrivedcamecome downcomes down

What it means

** κατ-έρχομαι,

[in LXX: To 1:22, א 2:1, Es 3:13, Wi 11:22, II Mac 11:29*;]

to come down, go down: seq. εἰς, Lk 4:31, Ac 8:5 13:4 15:30 19:1, Τ; ἀπό, Lk 9:37, Ac 15:1 18:5 21:10; ἀπό et εἰς, Ac 11:27 12:10; of coming to port by ship, Ac 18:22 21:3 27:5; seq. πρός, c. acc. pers., Ac 9:32; metaph., of gifts from God, Ja 3:15.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G2718 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidkat-er'-khom-ahee

to come (or go) down (literally or figuratively)

Fromfrom G2596 and G2064 (including its alternate);

King Jamescome (down), depart, descend, go down, land.

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
katerchataκατῆλθενhappened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singularwent down
katerchanaκατήλθομενhappened · weaorist active indicative 1st person pluralcame
katerchalaκατῆλθονhappened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person pluralwent down
katercharaκατελθεῖνhappened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitivecame down
katercherōtasκατερχομένηhappening now · subjectpresent middle participle nominative singular femininecomes down
katercharatosκατελθὼνhappened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculinewent down
katercharatoisκατελθόντεςhappened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculinecame down
katercharatoiuκατελθόντωνhappened · of, belonging toaorist active participle genitive plural masculinecome down

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, 8 occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who personhappening now presentwas happening imperfectwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfecthad happened pluperfect
I 1st person singularkaterchamōkaterchamekaterchamikaterchamakaterchamēkaterchamelē
you 2nd person singularkaterchasōkaterchasekaterchasikaterchasakaterchasēkaterchaselē
he/she/it 3rd person singularkaterchatōkaterchatekaterchatikaterchataκατῆλθενkaterchatēkaterchatelē
we 1st person pluralkaterchanōkaterchanekaterchanikaterchanaκατήλθομενkaterchanēkaterchanelē
ye 2nd person pluralkaterchavōkaterchavekaterchavikaterchavakaterchavēkaterchavelē
they 3rd person pluralkaterchalōkaterchalekaterchalikaterchalaκατῆλθονkaterchalēkaterchalelē

acts on or for itself middle voice

Who personhappening now presentwas happening imperfectwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfecthad happened pluperfect
I 1st person singularkaterchemōkaterchemekaterchemikaterchemakaterchemēkaterchemelē
you 2nd person singularkaterchesōkaterchesekaterchesikaterchesakaterchesēkatercheselē
he/she/it 3rd person singularkaterchetōkaterchetekaterchetikaterchetakaterchetēkaterchetelē
we 1st person pluralkaterchenōkaterchenekaterchenikaterchenakaterchenēkaterchenelē
ye 2nd person pluralkaterchevōkaterchevekaterchevikaterchevakaterchevēkaterchevelē
they 3rd person pluralkaterchelōkaterchelekaterchelikaterchelakaterchelēkaterchelelē
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
I 1st person singularkaterchameiōkaterchameiakaterchameiē
you 2nd person singularkaterchaseiōkaterchaseiakaterchaseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singularkaterchateiōkaterchateiakaterchateiē
we 1st person pluralkaterchaneiōkaterchaneiakaterchaneiē
ye 2nd person pluralkaterchaveiōkaterchaveiakaterchaveiē
they 3rd person pluralkaterchaleiōkaterchaleiakaterchaleiē

acts on or for itself middle voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
I 1st person singularkaterchemeiōkaterchemeiakaterchemeiē
you 2nd person singularkatercheseiōkatercheseiakatercheseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singularkatercheteiōkatercheteiakatercheteiē
we 1st person pluralkatercheneiōkatercheneiakatercheneiē
ye 2nd person pluralkatercheveiōkatercheveiakatercheveiē
they 3rd person pluralkatercheleiōkatercheleiakatercheleiē
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
you 2nd person singularkaterchasōrkaterchasarkaterchasēr
he/she/it 3rd person singularkaterchatōrkaterchatarkaterchatēr
ye 2nd person pluralkaterchavōrkaterchavarkaterchavēr
they 3rd person pluralkaterchalōrkaterchalarkaterchalēr

acts on or for itself middle voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
you 2nd person singularkaterchesōrkaterchesarkaterchesēr
he/she/it 3rd person singularkaterchetōrkaterchetarkaterchetēr
ye 2nd person pluralkaterchevōrkaterchevarkaterchevēr
they 3rd person pluralkaterchelōrkaterchelarkaterchelēr
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aorist
I 1st person singularkaterchamoiōkaterchamoia
you 2nd person singularkaterchasoiōkaterchasoia
he/she/it 3rd person singularkaterchatoiōkaterchatoia
we 1st person pluralkaterchanoiōkaterchanoia
ye 2nd person pluralkaterchavoiōkaterchavoia
they 3rd person pluralkaterchaloiōkaterchaloia

acts on or for itself middle voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aorist
I 1st person singularkaterchemoiōkaterchemoia
you 2nd person singularkaterchesoiōkaterchesoia
he/she/it 3rd person singularkaterchetoiōkaterchetoia
we 1st person pluralkaterchenoiōkaterchenoia
ye 2nd person pluralkaterchevoiōkaterchevoia
they 3rd person pluralkatercheloiōkatercheloia
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
the subject acts active voicekatercharōkatercharikatercharaκατελθεῖνkatercharē
acts on or for itself middle voicekatercherōkatercherikatercherakatercherē
Used as an adjective — participle, 6 occurrences
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
the subject acts active voicekatercharōtoskatercharitoskatercharatosκατελθὼνkatercharētos
acts on or for itself middle voicekatercherōtoskatercheritoskatercheratoskatercherētos

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

katerch 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

15 occurrences, every one of them listed

katerchata“went down”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular

Luke 4:31“went down”Kai katerchata eis Kafarnaoum politan tau Galilaiau. kai ate didaskarōtos autoin en tei sabbatei;Then He went down to Capernaum, a town in Galilee, and on the Sabbath He began to teach the people.

Acts 21:10“came down”epimenarōtoiu de hēmerain polloterain katerchata tinos apo tau Ioudaiau profētos onome Hagabos,After we had been there several days, a prophet named Agabus came down from Judea.

katerchana“came”happened · weaorist active indicative 1st person plural

Acts 21:3“landed”anafainaratois de tan Kupran kai kataleiparatois autan euōnuman plane eis Surian, kai katerchana eis Turan, ekeise gar tem ploiem ate apofortizerōtem ton gomon.After sighting Cyprus and passing south of it, we sailed on to Syria and landed at Tyre, where the ship was to unload its cargo.

Acts 27:5“came”tem tē pelagem tem kata tan Kilikian kai Pamfulian diaplaratois katerchana eis Mureim tau Lukiau.And when we had sailed across the open sea off the coast of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra in Lycia.

katerchala“went down”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural

Acts 11:27“came down”En houtai de tai hēmerai katerchala apo Hierosolumeiu profētois eis Antiocheian;In those days some prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.

Acts 13:4“went down”Autois men oun ekpempiratois hupo teu hagieu pneumeu katerchala eis Seleukeian, ekeithen tē apoplala eis Kupran,So Barnabas and Saul, sent forth by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia and sailed from there to Cyprus.

Acts 15:30“went down”Tois men oun apoluiratois katerchala eis Antiocheian, kai sunagaratois tem plēthem epidōala tan epistolan;So the men were sent off and went down to Antioch, where they assembled the congregation and delivered the letter.

Acts 18:5“arrived”Hōs de katerchala apo tau Makedoniau tos tē Silaos kai tos Timotheos, sunechite to logo tos Paulos, diamarturerōtos toi Ioudaioi arō ton christon Iēsun.And when Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul devoted himself fully to the word, testifying to the Jews that Jesus is the Christ.

katerchara“came down”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive

Acts 9:32“came down”Gineta de Petron diercherōton dia panteiu katerchara kai pros toin hagioin toin katoikarōtoin Luddan.As Peter traveled throughout the area, he went to visit the saints in Lydda.

katercherōtas“comes down”happening now · subjectpresent middle participle nominative singular feminine

James 3:15“comes down”ouk atō houtas tas sofias anōthen katercherōtas, alla epigeias, psuchikas, daimoniōdas;Such wisdom does not come from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic.

katercharatos“went down”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine

Acts 8:5“went down”Filippos de katercharatos eis tan politan tau Samareiau kērussate autoi ton christon.Philip went down to a city in Samaria and proclaimed the Christ to them.

Acts 12:19“went down”Hērōdos de epizētaratos auton kai mē heuriskaratos anakrinaratos toin fulaxoin keleuata apagira, kai katercharatos apo tau Ioudaiau eis Kaisareian diatribate.After Herod had searched for him unsuccessfully, he examined the guards and ordered that they be executed. Then he went down from Judea to Caesarea and spent some time there.

Acts 18:22“landed”kai katercharatos eis Kaisareian, anabainaratos kai aspazeratos tan ekklēsan, katabainata eis Antiocheian,When Paul had landed at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the church at Jerusalem. Then he went down to Antioch.

katercharatois“came down”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine

Acts 15:1“came down”Kai tinois katercharatois apo tau Ioudaiau didaskale toin adelfoin hoti Ean mē peritemniveia te ethe te Mōusou, ouk dunevō sōzira.Then some men came down from Judea and were teaching the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.”

katercharatoiu“come down”happened · of, belonging toaorist active participle genitive plural masculine

Luke 9:37“come down”Gineta de ta hexēs hēmera katercharatoiu autoiu apo teu oreu sunantata auto ochlos pollos.The next day, when they came down from the mountain, Jesus was met by a large crowd.