Strong's Lexicon
G2524 — καθίημι
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G2524 |
|---|---|
| Word: | καθίημι |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from G2596 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 4 |
| Transliteration: | kathiemi |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | kath-ee'-ay-mee |
| Meaning: | 1. and hiemi "to send" 2. to lower |
| KJV Renderings: | let down |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
καθίημι: 1 aorist καθῆκα; (from Homer on); to send down, let down: εἰς, Luk 5:19; διά with the genitive of place, ibid. and Act 9:25; present passive participle καθιεμενος let down, ἐπί τῆς γῆς, Act 10:11; ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, Act 11:5.
Englishman's Greek Concordance
καθίημι (let down)
Luke 5:19
- KJV: And when they could not find by what they might bring him in because of the multitude they went upon the housetop and let him down through the tiling with couch into the midst before Jesus
- GK: και μη ευρόντες διά ποίας εισενέγκωσιν αυτόν διά τον όχλον αναβάντες επί το δώμα διά των κεράμων καθήκαν αυτόν συν τω κλινιδίω εις το μέσον έμπροσθεν του Ιησού
Acts 9:25
- KJV: Then the disciples took him by night and let down by the wall in a basket
- GK: λαβόντες δε αυτόν οι μαθηταί νυκτός καθήκαν διά του τείχους χαλάσαντες εν σπυρίδι
Acts 10:11
- KJV: And saw heaven opened and a certain vessel descending unto him as it had been a great sheet knit at the four corners and let down to the earth
- GK: και θεωρεί τον ουρανόν ανεωγμένον και καταβαίνον επ΄ αυτόν σκεύός τι ως οθόνην μεγάλην τέσσαρσιν αρχαίς δεδεμένον και καθιέμενον επί της γης
Acts 11:5
- KJV: I was in the city of Joppa praying and in a trance I saw a vision A certain vessel descend as it had been a great sheet let down from heaven by four corners and it came even to me
- GK: εγώ ήμην εν πόλει Ιόππη προσευχόμενος και είδον εν εκστάσει όραμα καταβαίνον σκεύός τι ως οθόνην μεγάλην τέσσαρσιν αρχαίς καθιεμένην εκ του ουρανού και ήλθεν άχρις εμού
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