κατέρχομαι; 2 aorist κατῆλθον, 1 person plural κατηλθαμεν (Act_27:5 T Tr WH; on which form see ἀπέρχομαι, at the beginning); (from Homer down); to come down, go down; properly, of one who goes from a higher to a lower locality: followed by εἰς with the accusative of place, Luk_4:31; Act_8:5; Act_13:4; ( T Tr marginal reading); and L T Tr WH in ; followed by ἀπό with the genitive of place, Luk_9:37; Act_15:1; Act_18:5; Act_21:10; followed by ἀπό and εἰς, Act_11:27; Act_12:19; of those who come to a place by ship (Eustathius (ad Homer) 1408, 29 (Odyssey 1, 183) κατελθεῖν, οὐ μόνον τό ἁπλῶς κάτω ποῦ ἐλθεῖν, ἀλλά καί τό ἐς λιμένα ἐλθεῖν, ὥσπερ καί καταβῆναι καί καταπλευσαι καί καταχθῆναι καί κατάραι, τό ἐλλιμενισαι λέγεται; also 1956, 35 (Odyssey 24, 115) κατῆλθον ἤ ἀντί τοῦ ἐνελιμενίσθην, ὡς πολλαχοῦ ἐρρέθη, ἤ ἀντί τοῦ ἁπλῶς ἦλθον; cf. Ebeling, Lex. Homer, under the word): followed by εἰς, Act_18:22; Act_21:3 L T Tr WH; ; πρός τινα, Act_9:32. Metaphorically, of things sent down from heaven by God: Jas_3:15.

κατέρχομαι katerchomai 16x to come or go down, Luk_4:31 ; Luk_9:37 ; Act_8:5 ; Act_9:32 ; to land at, touch at, Act_18:22 ; Act_27:5 come down, go down; land.

** κατ -έρχομαι , [in LXX : Tob_1:22 , ΰ Tob_2:1 , Ezr_3:13 , Wis_11:22 , 2Ma_11:29 * ;] to come down, go down: seq . εἰς , Luk_4:31 , Act_8:5 ; Act_13:4 ; Act_15:30 ; Act_19:1 , Τ ; ἀπό , Luk_9:37 , Act_15:1 ; Act_18:5 ; Act_21:10 ; ἀπό et εἰς , Act_11:27 ; Act_12:10 ; of coming to port by ship, Act_18:22 ; Act_21:3 ; Act_27:5 ; seq . πρός , c . acc pers ., Act_9:32 ; metaph ., of gifts from God, Jas_3:15 .†

κατέρχομαι [page 336] This favourite Lukan word (cf. Hobart, p. 212) hardly needs illustration, but we may cite P Ryl II. 119 .32 (A.D. 54 67) κατελθεῖν εἰ [ς ] τὸν διαλογισμόν , to go down to the assize, P Fay 123 .8 ( c. A.D. 100) οὐκ ἠδυνήθην κατελθεῖν , I was unable to come down, ib. 131 .10 (iii/iv A.D.) ἐ [ὰ ]ν τὸ ὕδωρ κατέλθῃ πάσῃ προθυμίᾳ χρῆσαι ἔστ᾽ ἂν τὸ ὑδροστάσιον γεμισθῇ , if the water comes down, make every exertion until the basin is filled (Edd.). In P Flor II. 236 .8 (AD. 267) ἕπονται δὲ καὶ τούτοις ἄλλοι καὶ ἀπὸ νυκτὸς κατέρχονται , the verb means little more than arrive.

κατέρχομαι fut. κατελεύσομαι [Etym: fut. κατελεύσομαι, but in good attic κάτειμι] aor2 κατήλυ^θον aor2 κατῆλθον inf. κατελθεῖν Dep. "to go down from" a place, c. gen., Il. ; "to go down to the grave", κ. Ἄϊδος εἴσω, Ἄϊδόσδε id=Il. ;—also from high land to the coast, Od. of things, κατερχομένης ὑπὸ πέτρης by the "descending" rock, id=Od. ; of a river, κατέρχεται ὁ Νεῖλος πληθύων "comes down" in flood, Hdt. "to come back, return", πόλινδε Od. : esp. "to come back from exile", Hdt. , attic; in pass. sense, ὑπό τινος κατελθεῖν "to be brought back by" him, Thuc.

κατ-έρχομαι [in LXX: Tob.1:22, א Tob.2:1, Est.3:13, Wis.11:22, 2Ma.11:29 * ;] to come down, go down: before εἰς, Luk.4:31, Act.8:5 13:4 15:30 19:1, Τ; ἀπό, Luk.9:37, Act.15:1 18:5 21:10; ἀπό and εἰς, Act.11:27 12:10; of coming to port by ship, Act.18:22 21:3 27:5; before πρός, with accusative of person(s), Act.9:32; metaphorically, of gifts from God, Jas.3:15.† (AS)