καταβαίνω

Verb

katabainō · to come/go down

Search morphology

Strong's ID: 2597

Lexical summary

81

NT occurrences

28

Observed forms

About this Greek word

To come or go down, descend, Mt. 8:1; 17:9; to lead down, Acts 8:26; to come down, fall, Mt. 7:25, 27; to be let down, Acts 10:11; 11:5

Principal-part candidates

Citation forms are shown separately from the NT forms that support them. Reconstructed forms are labeled; unsupported forms are left unavailable.

Present

Lexicon lemma

καταβαίνωPresent active

NT evidence

Future

Reconstructed from NT-attested forms

καταβήσομαιFuture middle (deponent)

NT evidence

Aorist

Citation form attested in NT

κατέβηνAorist active

NT evidence

Perfect active

Citation form attested in NT

καταβέβηκαPerfect active

NT evidence

Perfect middle/passive

No supporting NT evidence

Not available from current evidencePerfect middle/passive

No NT forms support this principal part.

Aorist passive

No supporting NT evidence

Not available from current evidenceAorist passive

No NT forms support this principal part.

Observed NT forms

These forms and parsing labels come from the attested NT corpus. A missing form is not presented as an unattested grammatical claim.

Finite verb paradigms

Indicative mood

Indicative mood, grouped by number
NumberPersonPresent ActiveImperfect ActiveAorist ActivePerfect ActiveFuture DeponentReferences
SingularFirst——
—
Second————
Matthew 11:23
Third
—
PluralThird——
——
John 6:16

Subjunctive mood

Subjunctive mood, grouped by number
NumberPersonAorist ActiveReferences
SingularThird
John 4:47

Imperative mood

Imperative mood, grouped by number
NumberPersonAorist ActiveReferences
SingularSecond
Matthew 27:40
Third
Matthew 24:17

Infinitive

Infinitive forms grouped by voice and tense
VoicePresentAorist
Active
Luke 3:22

Participle paradigms

Present Active participles

Present Active participles, grouped by number and case
NumberCaseMasculineFeminineNeuterReferences
SingularNominative
Genitive
——
Dative————
Accusative
Vocative————
PluralNominative
——
Genitive
——
Matthew 17:9
Dative————
Accusative
——
Vocative————

Aorist Active participles

Aorist Active participles, grouped by number and case
NumberCaseMasculineNeuterReferences
SingularNominative
—
Matthew 14:29
Genitive
—
Dative———
Accusative—
Vocative———
PluralNominative
—
Mark 3:22
Genitive———
Dative———
Accusative———
Vocative———

Perfect Active participles

Perfect Active participles, grouped by number and case
NumberCaseMasculineReferences
PluralNominative
Genitive——
Dative——
Accusative——
Vocative——

NT distribution

NT Book

καταβαίνω

Book distribution counts: Acts: 19 occurrences; John: 17 occurrences; Luke: 13 occurrences; Matthew: 11 occurrences; Revelation: 10 occurrences; Mark: 6 occurrences; Ephesians: 2 occurrences; James: 1 occurrences; Romans: 1 occurrences; 1 Thessalonians: 1 occurrences

Author

καταβαίνω
  • Luke32
  • John27
  • Matthew11
  • Mark6
  • Paul4
  • James1

Author distribution counts: Luke: 32 occurrences; John: 27 occurrences; Matthew: 11 occurrences; Mark: 6 occurrences; Paul: 4 occurrences; James: 1 occurrences