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καταβαίνω

Transliteration: katabaino · verb

80x in NTFirst: Matt 3:16
MeaningI go down, come down
Part of speechverb
Frequency80x in the New Testament
Key inflected formsκαταβαῖνον, κατέβη, Καταβάντος, καταβήσῃ, καταβὰς, καταβαινόντων, καταβάτω, κατάβηθι, καταβάντες, καταβῆναι
Example versesMatt 3:16 · Matt 7:25 · Matt 7:27 · Matt 8:1 · Matt 11:23
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What kind of word is καταβαίνω?

καταβαίνω (katabaino) is a verb that occurs 80 times in the Greek New Testament (Koine). It means “I go down, come down” and first appears in Matt 3:16.

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