Strong's Number G2597

καταβαίνω

katabaino · kat-ab-ah'-ee-no

Transliteration:

katabaino{kat-ab-ah'-ee-no}

Word Origin:

from 2596 and the base of 939

TDNT:

1:522,90

Part of Speech:

verb

Strong's Definition:

to descend (literally or figuratively)

Usage in the KJV:

come down 25, descend 18, go down 4, fall down 1, step down 1, get down 1, fall 1, vr come down 1

Total: 81
Occurs 81 times in the Greek text.

Definition:

to go down, come down, descend
1. the place from which one has come down from
2. to come down
  1. as from the temple at Jerusalem, from the city of Jerusalem
  2. of celestial beings coming down to earth
3. to be cast down
of things
1. to come (i.e. be sent) down
2. to come (i.e. fall) down
  1. from the upper regions of the air
metaph. to (go i.e.) be cast down to the lowest state of wretchedness and shame