Strong's Lexicon
G2598 — καταβάλλω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G2598 |
|---|---|
| Word: | καταβάλλω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from G2596 and G906 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | kataballo |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | kat-ab-al'-lo |
| Meaning: | 1. to throw down |
| KJV Renderings: | cast down, lay |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
καταβάλλω: passive and middle present participle καταβαλλόμενος; 1 aorist passive κατεβλήθην; (from Homer down); the Sept. for äÄôÄÌéì;
1. to cast down: τινα, passive, Rev 12:10 Rec.; to throw to the ground, prostrate: passive, 2Co 4:9 (where the metaphor is taken from an athlete or combatant).
2. to put in a lower place: in the phrase θεμέλιον καταβάλλομαι, to lay (down) a foundation (Josephus, Antiquities 11, 4, 4; 15, 11, 3; Dionysius Halicarnassus, Antiquities 3, 69; others), Heb 6:1.
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
καταβάλλω (cast down)
2 Corinthians 4:9
- KJV: Persecuted but not forsaken cast down but not destroyed
- GK: διωκόμενοι αλλ΄ ουκ εγκαταλειπόμενοι καταβαλλόμενοι αλλ΄ ουκ απολλύμενοι
Hebrews 6:1
- KJV: Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ let us go on unto perfection not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God
- GK: διό αφέντες τον της αρχής του χριστού λόγον επί την τελειότητα φερώμεθα μη πάλιν θεμέλιον καταβαλλόμενοι μετανοίας από νεκρών έργων και πίστεως επί θεόν
Revelation 12:10
- KJV: And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven Now is come salvation and strength and the kingdom of our God and the power of his Christ for the accuser of our brethren is cast down which accused them before our God day and night
- GK: και ήκουσα φωνήν μεγάλην εν τω ουρανώ λέγουσαν άρτι εγένετο η σωτηρία και η δύναμις και η βασιλεία του θεού ημών και η εξουσία του χριστού αυτού ότι κατεβλήθη ο κατήγορος των αδελφών ημών ο κατηγορών αυτων ενώπιον του θεού ημών ημέρας και νυκτός
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