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κατέρχομαι

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

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κατέρχομαι G2718
Pronunciation katérchomai

What does κατέρχομαι (katérchomai) mean in the Bible?

κατέρχομαι (katérchomai) is a Greek word meaning "to come (or go) down (literally or figuratively)". κατ-έρχομαι [in LXX: Tob.

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Meaning

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

to come down, go down: before εἰς, Luk.4:31, Act.8:5 13:4 15:30 19:1, Τ; ἀπό, Luk.9:37, Act.15:1 18:5 21:10; ἀπό and εἰς, Act.11:27 12:10; of coming to port by ship, Act.18:22 21:3 27:5; before πρός, with accusative of person(s), Act.9:32; metaphorically, of gifts from God, Jas.3:15.

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 15 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 8 infinitive 1 participle 6
Tense
aorist 14 present 1
Voice
active 14 middle 1
Mood
indicative 8 participle 6 infinitive 1
NT Occurrences
Luke 4:31 κατῆλθεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 9:37 κατελθόντων aorist active participle participle Acts 8:5 κατελθὼν aorist active participle participle Acts 9:32 κατελθεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive Acts 11:27 κατῆλθον aorist active indicative completed Acts 12:19 κατελθὼν aorist active participle participle Acts 13:4 κατῆλθον aorist active indicative completed Acts 15:1 κατελθόντες aorist active participle participle Acts 15:30 κατῆλθον aorist active indicative completed Acts 18:22 κατελθὼν aorist active participle participle Acts 18:5 κατῆλθον aorist active indicative completed Acts 21:10 κατῆλθέν aorist active indicative completed Acts 21:3 κατήλθομεν aorist active indicative completed Acts 27:5 κατήλθομεν aorist active indicative completed James 3:15 κατερχομένη present middle participle participle

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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