Biblica Analytica
G2597 Greek

καταβαίνω

katabainō

to come/go down

Lexicon Entry

Definition
to come/go down
Transliteration
katabainō
Strong's Number
G2597
Occurrences
82

Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

What Original Readers Understood

Explored

The Greek word καταβαίνω (katabainō) is a verb that means "to come/go down." This action can be physical, such as descending from a higher to a lower place, or metaphorical, like a decline in status or a decrease in value. In the Bible, this word is used 82 times, indicating its significance in various contexts. The usage of καταβαίνω spans different genres and themes, including geographical descriptions, spiritual experiences, and even economic transactions. For instance, it can describe a physical journey, like Jesus descending from the Mount of Olives (Luke 19:28), or a spiritual experience, like a person being brought down by sin (Romans 3:23). Its versatility in conveying different shades of meaning makes it a valuable tool for understanding the nuances of biblical narratives. The frequency and range of usage of καταβαίνω suggest its importance in the biblical text. It may not be a word with a single, definitive meaning, but rather a word that captures the complexities of human experience, from the physical to the spiritual. By examining its occurrences in the Bible, we can gain a deeper understanding of the cultural, historical, and theological contexts in which it was used.

Source data & methodology
Strong's
G2597
Lemma
καταβαίνω
Transliteration
katabainō
Definition
to come/go down
Occurrences
82
Model
workers-ai
Prompt version
1

AI synthesis uses only the lexicon data above as context — never training knowledge.

Occurrences in Scripture

82 total occurrences across the text — showing 50

Matthew 3:16

Jesus, when he was baptized, went up directly from the water: and behold, the heavens were opened to him. He saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming on him.

Matthew 7:25

The rain came down, the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat on that house; and it didn’t fall, for it was founded on the rock.

Matthew 7:27

The rain came down, the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat on that house; and it fell—and great was its fall.”

Matthew 8:1

When he came down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him.

Matthew 11:23

You, Capernaum, who are exalted to heaven, you will go down to Hades. For if the mighty works had been done in Sodom which were done in you, it would have remained until today.

Matthew 14:29

He said, “Come!” Peter stepped down from the boat, and walked on the waters to come to Jesus.

Matthew 17:9

As they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them, saying, “Don’t tell anyone what you saw, until the Son of Man has risen from the dead.”

Matthew 24:17

Let him who is on the housetop not go down to take out the things that are in his house.

Matthew 27:40

and saying, “You who destroy the temple, and build it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross!”

Matthew 27:42

“He saved others, but he can’t save himself. If he is the King of Israel, let him come down from the cross now, and we will believe in him.

Matthew 28:2

Behold, there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from the sky, and came and rolled away the stone from the door, and sat on it.

Mark 1:10

Immediately coming up from the water, he saw the heavens parting, and the Spirit descending on him like a dove.

Mark 3:22

The scribes who came down from Jerusalem said, “He has Beelzebul,” and, “By the prince of the demons he casts out the demons.”

Mark 9:9

As they were coming down from the mountain, he commanded them that they should tell no one what things they had seen, until after the Son of Man had risen from the dead.

Mark 13:15

and let him who is on the housetop not go down, nor enter in, to take anything out of his house.

Mark 15:30

save yourself, and come down from the cross!”

Mark 15:32

Let the Christ, the King of Israel, now come down from the cross, that we may see and believe him.” Those who were crucified with him also insulted him.

Luke 2:51

And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth. He was subject to them, and his mother kept all these sayings in her heart.

Luke 3:22

and the Holy Spirit descended in a bodily form like a dove on him; and a voice came out of the sky, saying “You are my beloved Son. In you I am well pleased.”

Luke 6:17

He came down with them, and stood on a level place, with a crowd of his disciples, and a great number of the people from all Judea and Jerusalem, and the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear him and to be healed of their diseases;

Luke 8:23

But as they sailed, he fell asleep. A wind storm came down on the lake, and they were taking on dangerous amounts of water.

Luke 9:54

When his disciples, James and John, saw this, they said, “Lord, do you want us to command fire to come down from the sky, and destroy them, just as Elijah did?”

Luke 10:15

You, Capernaum, who are exalted to heaven, will be brought down to Hades.

Luke 10:30

Jesus answered, “A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who both stripped him and beat him, and departed, leaving him half dead.

Luke 10:31

By chance a certain priest was going down that way. When he saw him, he passed by on the other side.

Luke 17:31

In that day, he who will be on the housetop and his goods in the house, let him not go down to take them away. Let him who is in the field likewise not turn back.

Luke 18:14

I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted.”

Luke 19:5

When Jesus came to the place, he looked up and saw him, and said to him, “Zacchaeus, hurry and come down, for today I must stay at your house.”

Luke 19:6

He hurried, came down, and received him joyfully.

Luke 22:44

Being in agony he prayed more earnestly. His sweat became like great drops of blood falling down on the ground.

John 1:32

John testified, saying, “I have seen the Spirit descending like a dove out of heaven, and it remained on him.

John 1:33

I didn’t recognize him, but he who sent me to baptize in water said to me, ‘On whomever you will see the Spirit descending and remaining on him is he who baptizes in the Holy Spirit.’

John 1:51

He said to him, “Most certainly, I tell you all, hereafter you will see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.”

John 2:12

After this, he went down to Capernaum, he, and his mother, his brothers, and his disciples; and they stayed there a few days.

John 3:13

No one has ascended into heaven but he who descended out of heaven, the Son of Man, who is in heaven.

John 4:47

When he heard that Jesus had come out of Judea into Galilee, he went to him, and begged him that he would come down and heal his son, for he was at the point of death.

John 4:49

The nobleman said to him, “Sir, come down before my child dies.”

John 4:51

As he was now going down, his servants met him and reported, saying “Your child lives!”

John 5:4

for an angel went down at certain times into the pool and stirred up the water. Whoever stepped in first after the stirring of the water was healed of whatever disease he had.

John 5:7

The sick man answered him, “Sir, I have no one to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up, but while I’m coming, another steps down before me.”

John 6:16

When evening came, his disciples went down to the sea.

John 6:33

For the bread of God is that which comes down out of heaven, and gives life to the world.”

John 6:38

For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him who sent me.

John 6:41

The Jews therefore murmured concerning him, because he said, “I am the bread which came down out of heaven.”

John 6:42

They said, “Isn’t this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How then does he say, ‘I have come down out of heaven?’ ”

John 6:50

This is the bread which comes down out of heaven, that anyone may eat of it and not die.

John 6:51

I am the living bread which came down out of heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. Yes, the bread which I will give for the life of the world is my flesh.”

John 6:58

This is the bread which came down out of heaven—not as our fathers ate the manna, and died. He who eats this bread will live forever.”

Acts 8:38

He commanded the chariot to stand still, and they both went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch, and he baptized him.

Acts 7:15

Jacob went down into Egypt and he died, himself and our fathers,