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verb

Greekκαθίημι (kathiēmi)
Biblang

kathiēkamō

Strong’sG2524

I let down

stem kathiēk-4 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books3 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.

καθ-ίημι,

[in LXX: Ex 17:11 (נוּחַ hi.), and v.l., I Ch 21:27, Za 11:13, Je 39 (32):14*;]

to send or let down: seq. εἰς, Lk 5:19; διά, c. gen., Lk 5:19, Ac 9:25; ptcp., seq. ἐπί, c. gen., Ac 10:11; ἐκ, Ac 11:5.†

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

Strong’s G2524 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidkath-ee'-ay-mee

and ἵημι (to send); to lower

Fromfrom G2596;

King Jameslet 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
καθίημι,
Ionic dialect κατ-, future καθήσω Refs 4th c.BC+aorist 1 καθῆκα, Epic dialect καθέηκα Refs 8th c.BC+: 2nd pers. dual aorist 2 κάθετον Refs: perfect καθεῖκα Refs 5th c.BC+:—let fall, drop, send down, κὰδ δὲ [κεραυνὸν].. ἧκε Χαμᾶζε Refs 8th c.BC+; οἶνον λαυκανίης καθέηκα I have sent the wine down my throat, Refs; καθίετε ἵππους ἐν δίνῃσι sink them in the stream, as an offering to the river-god, Refs; [ἱστία] ἐς νῆας κάθεμεν we let them down, lowered them, Refs 8th c.BC+ [same place]; σχοίνῳ σπυρίδα κ. let it down by a cord, Refs 5th c.BC+; σῶμα πύργων κ. Refs 5th c.BC+; κοντὸν ἐς [τὴν λίμνην] κ. Refs 5th c.BC+; ὅπλα εἰς ἅλἀRefs 5th c.BC+; κ. σπονδάς pour them, Refs; τὸν κλῆρον ἐς μέσον καθείς, of putting lots into a helmet or urn, Refs 5th c.BC+; κατιεμένην καταπειρητηρίην, of a sounding-line, Refs 5th c.BC+ reach by sounding, sound, οὐδεὶς καθεὶς ἐδυνήθη πέρας εὑρεῖν Refs 4th c.BC+ pass a catheter, Refs 2nd c.AD+; οἵαν πρόφασιν καθῆκε (παρὰ προσδοκίαν for οἷον ἄγκιστρον) Refs 5th c.BC+; λόγους συμβατηρίους κ. make offers of peace, Refs 2nd c.AD+; κ. πεῖραν make an attempt, Refs 2nd c.AD+; εἰς ὤμους κ. κόμας let one's hair flow loose, Refs 5th c.BC+; κ. πώγωνα let one's beard grow long, Refs 5th c.BC+ (passive, τὰς τρίχας καθειμέναι Refs 5th c.BC+; [αἱ ὄϊες] μείζω τὰ οὔθατα καθιᾶσιν Refs 4th c.BC+ (passive, of a mare's udder, Refs 5th c.BC+; also τείχη καθεῖναι ἐς θάλασσαν carry them down to the sea, Refs 5th c.BC+ (passive, καθεῖτο τείχη Refs; καθῆκε τὰ σκέλη let down his legs, of one who had been lying, Refs 5th c.BC+; κατ᾽ ἀμφοῖν ἄμφω (i.e. τὰ σκέλη) καθέντος, of a wrestler, Refs 2nd c.AD+; κ. δόρατα let down one's pike, bring it to the rest, Refs 5th c.BC+; κ. τὰς κώπας let down the oars, so as to stop the ship's way, Refs 5th c.BC+; rarely of striking, δι᾽ ὀμφαλοῦ καθῆκεν ἔγχος Refs 5th c.BC+; κ. πρὸς γαῖαν γόνυ to kneel down, Refs; κ. τινὰ ἐς ὕπνον let him fall asleep, Refs 1st c.BC+; [πώλους] ἐς λειμώνων Χλόην Refs 5th c.BC+; of a general, κ. στρατόπεδα εἰς.. let them march into.., Refs 2nd c.BC+; κ. ἐπί τινας τόπους ἐνέδρας lay an ambush, Refs:—passive, stretch down seawards, ὄρεα μέχρι πρὸς τὴν θάλατταν καθειμένα Refs 5th c.BC+ U.; τὸ καθειμένον τῆς φωνῆς low tone of voice, Refs 2nd c.AD+
2 send down into the arena, enter for racing, ἅρματα, ζεύγη, Refs 5th c.BC+; of plays, produce, Refs 5th c.BC+; διδασκαλίαν Refs 1st c.AD+; so ἔδοξε τοῖς πρυτάνεσι.. γνώμας καθεῖναι (Comedy texts for προθεῖναι) Refs 5th c.BC+; κατὰ τὴν ἀγορὰν λογοποιοὺς κ. Refs 4th c.BC+: frequently in later Greek in a general sense, set in motion, employ, Refs 2nd c.AD+; φίλους καὶ ῥήτορας κ. employ them, Refs 1st c.AD+:—passive, to be put in motion, ἡ στρατηλασίη κατίετο ἐς πᾶσαν τὴν Ἑλλάδα Refs 5th c.BC+
3 allow to return from exile, φυγάδας Refs 5th c.BC+
II intransitive, swoop down like a wind, λαμπρὸς καὶ μέγας καθιείς Refs 5th c.BC+; of rivers, run down, ἑκατέρωσε μέχρι τοῦ μέσου Refs 5th c.BC+; κ. εἰς γόνυ sink on the knee, Refs 1st c.AD+; κ. εἰς ἀγῶνα, Latin descendere in arenam, Refs 2nd c.AD+; κ. ἐς Ῥόδον arrive there, variant for{κατῆγεν}, Refs 2nd c.AD+

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.

let down2×let … down2×

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
kathiēkalaκαθῆκανhappened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plurallet … down2×
kathiēkorōntanκαθιεμένηνhappening now · objectpresent middle or passive participle accusative singular femininelet down1×
kathiēkorōntemκαθιέμενονhappening now · objectpresent middle or passive participle direct singular neuterlet down1×

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 140, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 2 occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who personhappening now presentwas happening imperfectwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfecthad happened pluperfect
I 1st person singularkathiēkamōkathiēkamekathiēkamikathiēkamakathiēkamēkathiēkamelē
you 2nd person singularkathiēkasōkathiēkasekathiēkasikathiēkasakathiēkasēkathiēkaselē
he/she/it 3rd person singularkathiēkatōkathiēkatekathiēkatikathiēkatakathiēkatēkathiēkatelē
we 1st person pluralkathiēkanōkathiēkanekathiēkanikathiēkanakathiēkanēkathiēkanelē
ye 2nd person pluralkathiēkavōkathiēkavekathiēkavikathiēkavakathiēkavēkathiēkavelē
they 3rd person pluralkathiēkalōkathiēkalekathiēkalikathiēkala2×καθῆκανkathiēkalēkathiēkalelē

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

Who personhappening now presentwas happening imperfecthas happened perfecthad happened pluperfect
I 1st person singularkathiēkomōkathiēkomekathiēkomēkathiēkomelē
you 2nd person singularkathiēkosōkathiēkosekathiēkosēkathiēkoselē
he/she/it 3rd person singularkathiēkotōkathiēkotekathiēkotēkathiēkotelē
we 1st person pluralkathiēkonōkathiēkonekathiēkonēkathiēkonelē
ye 2nd person pluralkathiēkovōkathiēkovekathiēkovēkathiēkovelē
they 3rd person pluralkathiēkolōkathiēkolekathiēkolēkathiēkolelē
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
I 1st person singularkathiēkameiōkathiēkameiakathiēkameiē
you 2nd person singularkathiēkaseiōkathiēkaseiakathiēkaseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singularkathiēkateiōkathiēkateiakathiēkateiē
we 1st person pluralkathiēkaneiōkathiēkaneiakathiēkaneiē
ye 2nd person pluralkathiēkaveiōkathiēkaveiakathiēkaveiē
they 3rd person pluralkathiēkaleiōkathiēkaleiakathiēkaleiē

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

Who personhappening now presenthas happened perfect
I 1st person singularkathiēkomeiōkathiēkomeiē
you 2nd person singularkathiēkoseiōkathiēkoseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singularkathiēkoteiōkathiēkoteiē
we 1st person pluralkathiēkoneiōkathiēkoneiē
ye 2nd person pluralkathiēkoveiōkathiēkoveiē
they 3rd person pluralkathiēkoleiōkathiēkoleiē
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
you 2nd person singularkathiēkasōrkathiēkasarkathiēkasēr
he/she/it 3rd person singularkathiēkatōrkathiēkatarkathiēkatēr
ye 2nd person pluralkathiēkavōrkathiēkavarkathiēkavēr
they 3rd person pluralkathiēkalōrkathiēkalarkathiēkalēr

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

Who personhappening now presenthas happened perfect
you 2nd person singularkathiēkosōrkathiēkosēr
he/she/it 3rd person singularkathiēkotōrkathiēkotēr
ye 2nd person pluralkathiēkovōrkathiēkovēr
they 3rd person pluralkathiēkolōrkathiēkolēr
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aorist
I 1st person singularkathiēkamoiōkathiēkamoia
you 2nd person singularkathiēkasoiōkathiēkasoia
he/she/it 3rd person singularkathiēkatoiōkathiēkatoia
we 1st person pluralkathiēkanoiōkathiēkanoia
ye 2nd person pluralkathiēkavoiōkathiēkavoia
they 3rd person pluralkathiēkaloiōkathiēkaloia

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

Who personhappening now present
I 1st person singularkathiēkomoiō
you 2nd person singularkathiēkosoiō
he/she/it 3rd person singularkathiēkotoiō
we 1st person pluralkathiēkonoiō
ye 2nd person pluralkathiēkovoiō
they 3rd person pluralkathiēkoloiō
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
the subject acts active voicekathiēkarōkathiēkarikathiēkarakathiēkarē
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voicekathiēkorōkathiēkorē
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
the subject acts active voicekathiēkarōntoskathiēkarintoskathiēkarantoskathiēkarēntos
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voicekathiēkorōntos2×kathiēkorēntos

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
kathiēkstem+aoeiwho is acting voice+mstnvl—who person+—eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+—ntthen it declines+—ogender+—sits job in the sentence case

kathiēk 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

kathiēkala“let … down”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural2×

Luke 5:19“let … down”… epi tem dōmem dia toiu keramoiu kathiēkala auton sun te klinidie eis tem …… way through the crowd. So they went up on the roof and lowered him on his mat through the tiles into the middle of the crowd, right …

Acts 9:25“let … down”… mathētois autou nuktau dia teu teicheu kathiēkala auton chalarantois en spurida.One night, however, his disciples took him and lowered him in a basket through a window in the wall.

kathiēkorōntan“let down”happening now · objectpresent middle or passive participle accusative singular feminine1×

Acts 11:5… tinem hōs othonan megan tessares archai kathiēkorōntan ek tou ouranou, kai erchata achri …… something like a large sheet being let down from heaven by its four corners …

kathiēkorōntem“let down”happening now · objectpresent middle or passive participle direct singular neuter1×

Acts 10:11… tinem hōs othonan megan tessares archai kathiēkorōntem epi tau gēau,… something like a large sheet being let down to earth by its four corners.