Quick Definition
καταβαίνω v. I go down, come down
Strong's Definition
from 2596 and the base of 939; to descend (literally or figuratively)
KJV Usage: come (get, go, step) down, fall (down)
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
verb | fut. καταβήσομαι · aor. κατέβην · impv. κατάβηθι, κατάβα · inf. καταβῆναι · ptc. καταβάς · pf. καταβέβηκα | βαίνω (go, walk)
15.107 · Linear Movement · Come/Go Down, Descend
to move down, to come down, to go down, to descend to move down, irrespective of the gradient In a number of languages there is a series of terms for going down or descending, depending upon the gradient and the rapidity with which someone or something descends. There may also be distinct terms depending upon the extent of the descent. Rain coming down would be regarded as an extensive descent, while getting out of a boat to walk on the water would be a very limited descent.
Movement downward may, of course, involve more than physical objects, for example, οὐκ ἔστιν αὕτη ἡ σοφία ἄνωθεν κατερχομένη ‘this is not the wisdom that comes down from above’ JAS 3:15. Since in JAS 3:15 ἄνωθεν is a substitute for God, it may be necessary to restructure this statement as ‘this wisdom does not come from God’ or ‘God is not the source of this wisdom.’
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Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
καταβαίνω katabainō 81x
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
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
κατα-βαίνω,
[in LXX chiefly for ירד;]
to go or come down, descend. Of persons: Mt 3:16 24:17, Lk 2:51 6:17 10:31 17:31 19:5, 6, Jo 4:47, 49, 51 5:7, Ac 7:34 8:15 10:20 20:10 23:10 24:1, 22, Eph 4:10; seq. ἀπό, Mt 8:1 14:29 27:40, 42, Mk 3:22 15:30, Lk 10:30, Jo 6:38, Ac 25:7, I Th 4:16; ἐκ, Mt 17:9; ἐκ τ. οὐρανοῦ, Mt 28:2, Mk 9:9, Jo 1:32 3:13 6:33, 41, 42, 6:50, 51, 58, Re 10:1 18:1 20:1; εἰς, Mk 1:10, Lk 10:30 18:14, Jo 2:12, Ac 7:15 8:38 14:25 16:8 18:22 25:6, Ro 10:7, Eph 4:9; ἐπί, c. acc. loc., Jo 6:16; c. acc. pers., Lk 3:22, Jo 1:33, 52; ἐν, Jo 5:[4]; πρός, c. acc. pers., Ac 10:21 14:11, Re 12:12.
Of things: σκεῦος, Ac 10:11 11:5; βροχή, Mt 7:25, 27; λαῖλαψ, Lk 8:23; seq. ἀπό, Lk 9:54, Ac 8:26, Ja 1:17; ἐπὶ τ. γῆν, Lk 22:44 (WH, R, mg., reject); ἐκ τ. οὐρανοῦ seq. ἀπό, Re 3:12 21:2, 10; id. seq. εἰς, Re 13:13; ἐπί, c. acc. pers., Re 16:21. Fig., κ. ἕως ᾅδου, Mt 11:23, Lk 10:15, WH, txt., Tr., mg. (καταβιβασθήση, T, WH, mg., RV), (cf. συν-καταβαίνω).†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
καταβαίνω (z.c. 118) κατὰ μηδεμίαν παρεύρεσι (= -σιν), “on no pretext whatsoever,” 20.871 (B.c. 118) κατὰ τοῦτο, ‘‘on this account,” ‘in consequence,” 7. 11. 3814 (A.D. 123) (= Selections, p. 78) ἕτερα καθ’ ὃν δήποτε οὖν τρόπον, ‘other things of whatsoever kind,” P Lond 9045) (Α.}. 104) (= Ill. p. 125, Selections, p. 73) καθ᾽ ἥντινα] ϑήποτε αἰτ[ίαν (cf. 2 Macc 143, 3 Macc 77), and P Tebt I. 425 (c. B.c. 114) ἠδικημένος καθ᾽ ὑπερβολὴν ὑπ[ὸ] ᾿Αρμιύσιος, “having been excessively wronged by Harmiusis.’’ The marriage contract P Eleph 15 (B.c. 311-10) (= Se/ections, p. 2) εἶναι δὲ ἡμᾶς κατὰ ταὐτὸ ὅπου ἂν δοκῆι ἄριστον εἶναι, ‘and that we should live together wherever it may seem best” supports the rendering of κατὰ τὸ αὐτό in Ac 144 AV, RV. On the other hand, the meaning s¢mi/zter, ‘‘after the same manner,” preferred by Blass ad Z., and adopted for κατὰ τὰ αὐτά in Lk 172° RV, is found in the Will P Eleph 2° (B.c. 285-4) ἐὰν δέ τι πάσχηι Διονύσιος, καταλειπέτω τὰ ὑπάρχοντα πᾶσιν τοῖς υἱοῖς τοῖς αὑτοῦ, κατὰ ταὐτὰ δὲ καὶ Καλλίστα ἐάν τι πάσχηι, καταλειπέτω τὰ ὑπάρχοντα κτλ. : ch ΟΟ 15 56°° (B.C. 237) ἐξεῖναι δὲ κατὰ ταὐτὰ καὶ ταῖς ἄλλαις παρθένοις ταῖς βουλομέναις συντελεῖν τὰ νόμιμα τῆι θεῶι. On the derivation of κατά, and its use in composition, see Moulton G». ii. ὃ 121.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
καταβαίνω (katabainō) — to come/go down. καταβαίνω, Doric dialect κᾰβαίνω [Refs 7th c.BC+]: future -βήσομαι[Refs 8th c.BC+]perfect -βέβηκ; Boeotian dialect participle καταβεβάων [Refs]: aorist κατέβην [Refs 8th c.BC+]; poetry 3rd.pers. plural κατέβαν [LXX+8th c.BC+], Laconian dialect κάβασι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; Epic dialect 1st pers. plural subjunctive καταβήομεν (variant{-βείομεν}) [Refs 8th c.BC+]; late 3rd.pers. singular optative κατάβοι [LXX+1st c.BC+]; poetry participle καββάς [Refs 5th c.BC+]; Epic dialect infinitive καταβήμεναι [Refs 8th c.BC+]:—middle, Epic dialect aorist 1 κατεβήσετο [Refs 8th c.BC+]; imperative καταβήσεο [Refs 8th c.BC+]:—go or come down from.., with genitive, πόλιος κ. [Refs]; οὐρανόθεν κ[Refs 5th c.BC+]: also with Preps., ἐξ ὄρεος [Refs 8th c.BC+]; κ. Ἀΐδαν, Ἀΐδα δόμον, [Refs 8th c.BC+] (later absolutely, die, [Refs 4th c.AD+]; ἔσω κ. [Refs 8th c.BC+] she came down from the upper floor, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; κλίμακα κατεβήσετο came down the ladder,[Refs 5th c.BC+]; ξεστὸν ἐφόλκαιον καταβάς having got down by the lading-plank, [Refs 8th c.BC+] come downstairs, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; especially
1. dismount from a chariot or from horseback, δίφρου [Refs 8th c.BC+]; but κ. ἀπὸ τῶν ἵππων give up riding, [Refs 4th c.BC+] —hence in passive, ἵππος καταβαίνεται the horse is dismounted from, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
2. go down from the inland parts to the sea, especially from central Asia [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also from Athens, κ. ἐς Πειραιᾶ, ἐς λιμένα, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
3. go down into the scene of contest, γυμνὸν ἐπὶ στάδιον κ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κ. ἐπ᾽ αὐτὸ τοῦτο (i.e. τὸ ἀεθλεύειν) [Refs 5th c.BC+]: absolutely, = Latin in certamen descendere, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; compare καταβατέο; μέτρῳ καταβαίνειν 'seek no more contests' (μέτρῳ by litotes for μή), [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μεθ᾽ ὅπλων κ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]
4. of an orator, come down from the tribune, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; later, also κ. ἀπὸ τοῦ λόγου, ἀπὸ τῶν ἰαμβείων, to cease from.., [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
5. less frequently of things, πρὶν.. καταβήμεναι ἐκ Διὸς οὖρον [Refs 8th c.BC+]; of tears, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of streams, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of the womb, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; πόσσω κατέβα τοι ἀφ᾽ ἱστ; at what price did [the robe] come down from the loom? [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; of the heavenly bodies, set, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
II. metaphorically,
II.1. attain, πόμπιμον κατέβαινε νόστου τέλος [Refs 5th c.BC+]: absolutely, attain one's end, ἐν φάει κ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; simply, come to, arrive at in course of speaking, κατέβαινε ἐς λιτάς he ended with prayer, [Refs 5th c.BC+]participle, κατέβαινε αὖτις παραιτεόμενος[Refs]; καταβάς, of a writer, [Refs 4th c.AD+]
II.2. κ. εἰς.. conform to, εἰς τοὺς Χρόνους κ. τούτους [Refs 4th c.BC+]
II.3. condescend, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
II.4. fall in value, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
II.5. λέγεται μηδὲν αὐτοῖς τούτων καταβαίνειν, of abusive language, does not affect them or get home, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]