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
What it means
** κατ-έρχομαι,
[in LXX: To 1:22, א 2:1, Es 3:13, Wi 11:22, II Mac 11:29*;]
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
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| katerchataκατῆλθεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | went down | 2× |
| katerchanaκατήλθομεν | happened · weaorist active indicative 1st person plural | came | 2× |
| katerchalaκατῆλθον | happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural | went down | 4× |
| katercharaκατελθεῖν | happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive | came down | 1× |
| katercherōtasκατερχομένη | happening now · subjectpresent middle participle nominative singular feminine | comes down | 1× |
| katercharatosκατελθὼν | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine | went down | 3× |
| katercharatoisκατελθόντες | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine | came down | 1× |
| katercharatoiuκατελθόντων | happened · of, belonging toaorist active participle genitive plural masculine | come down | 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, 8 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 | katerchamō | katerchame | katerchami | katerchama | katerchamē | katerchamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | katerchasō | katerchase | katerchasi | katerchasa | katerchasē | katerchaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katerchatō | katerchate | katerchati | katerchata2×κατῆλθεν | katerchatē | katerchatelē |
| we 1st person plural | katerchanō | katerchane | katerchani | katerchana2×κατήλθομεν | katerchanē | katerchanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | katerchavō | katerchave | katerchavi | katerchava | katerchavē | katerchavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | katerchalō | katerchale | katerchali | katerchala4×κατῆλθον | katerchalē | katerchalelē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katerchemō | katercheme | katerchemi | katerchema | katerchemē | katerchemelē |
| you 2nd person singular | katerchesō | katerchese | katerchesi | katerchesa | katerchesē | katercheselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katerchetō | katerchete | katercheti | katercheta | katerchetē | katerchetelē |
| we 1st person plural | katerchenō | katerchene | katercheni | katerchena | katerchenē | katerchenelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | katerchevō | katercheve | katerchevi | katercheva | katerchevē | katerchevelē |
| they 3rd person plural | katerchelō | katerchele | katercheli | katerchela | katerchelē | katerchelelē |
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 | katerchameiō | katerchameia | katerchameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | katerchaseiō | katerchaseia | katerchaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katerchateiō | katerchateia | katerchateiē |
| we 1st person plural | katerchaneiō | katerchaneia | katerchaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | katerchaveiō | katerchaveia | katerchaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | katerchaleiō | katerchaleia | katerchaleiē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katerchemeiō | katerchemeia | katerchemeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | katercheseiō | katercheseia | katercheseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katercheteiō | katercheteia | katercheteiē |
| we 1st person plural | katercheneiō | katercheneia | katercheneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | katercheveiō | katercheveia | katercheveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | katercheleiō | katercheleia | katercheleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | katerchasōr | katerchasar | katerchasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katerchatōr | katerchatar | katerchatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | katerchavōr | katerchavar | katerchavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | katerchalōr | katerchalar | katerchalēr |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | katerchesōr | katerchesar | katerchesēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katerchetōr | katerchetar | katerchetēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | katerchevōr | katerchevar | katerchevēr |
| they 3rd person plural | katerchelōr | katerchelar | katerchelēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katerchamoiō | katerchamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | katerchasoiō | katerchasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katerchatoiō | katerchatoia |
| we 1st person plural | katerchanoiō | katerchanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | katerchavoiō | katerchavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | katerchaloiō | katerchaloia |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katerchemoiō | katerchemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | katerchesoiō | katerchesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katerchetoiō | katerchetoia |
| we 1st person plural | katerchenoiō | katerchenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | katerchevoiō | katerchevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | katercheloiō | katercheloia |
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 | katercharō | katerchari | katerchara1×κατελθεῖν | katercharē |
| acts on or for itself middle voice | katercherō | katercheri | katerchera | katercherē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 6 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | katercharōtos | katercharitos | katercharatos5×κατελθὼν | katercharētos |
| acts on or for itself middle voice | katercherōtos1× | katercheritos | katercheratos | katercherētos |
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
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 singular2×
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 plural2×
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 plural4×
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 infinitive1×
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 feminine1×
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 masculine3×
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 masculine1×
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 masculine1×
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.