Quick Definition
κατέρχομαι v. I come down
Strong's Definition
from 2596 and 2064 (including its alternate); to come (or go) down (literally or figuratively)
KJV Usage: come (down), depart, descend, go down, land
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
verb | aor. κατῆλθον · inf. κατελθεῖν | ἔρχομαι
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.’
LUK 4:31 · LUK 9:37 · ACT 8:5 · ACT 9:32 · ACT 11:27 · ACT 12:19 · ACT 13:4 · ACT 15:1 · ACT 15:30 · ACT 18:5 · ACT 21:10 · JAS 3:15
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Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
κατέρχομαι katerchomai 16x
to come or go down, Lk. 4:31; 9:37; Acts 8:5; 9:32; to land at, touch at, Acts 18:22; 27:5
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
** κατ-έρχομαι,
[in LXX: To 1:22, א 2:1, Es 3:13, Wi 11:22, II Mac 11:29*;]
to come down, go down: seq. εἰς, Lk 4:31, Ac 8:5 13:4 15:30 19:1, Τ; ἀπό, Lk 9:37, Ac 15:1 18:5 21:10; ἀπό et εἰς, Ac 11:27 12:10; of coming to port by ship, Ac 18:22 21:3 27:5; seq. πρός, c. acc. pers., Ac 9:32; metaph., of gifts from God, Ja 3:15.†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
κατέρχομαι τοὺς κατεργαζομένους τὴν πόλιν (sc. publicanos) for ἐργαἵομένους κατὰ τὴν πόλιν (see the editor’s note). Cf. also Aristeas 225 ἠσκηκὼς πρὸς πάντας ἀνθρώπους εὔνοιαν Kal κατεργασάμενος φιλίας λόγον οὐθενὸς ἄν ἔχοις, ““1Γ thou hast studiously practised goodwill towards all men and formed friendships, thou needest fear no man” (Thackeray). For κατεργασία see P Ryl II. 17115 (a.p. 56-7) εἰς κατεργασίαν, “*for the purpose of tillage,’’ and for κάτεργον in the sense of ‘*work,” ‘‘service,” as twice in the LXX (Exod 30%, 3524) we may perhaps cite P Petr II. 4 (2)5 (B.c. 255-4) ἔγραψά σοι ὃ δεῖ δοθῆναι cis ἕκαστον ἀργοῦ καὶ τὸ κάτεργον, where Mahaffy translates, ‘‘I have written to you what should be given to each of idle and the working (time ?),” but the meaning is far from clear: see also the editor’s note on Rev 1, *lvi-2, and cf. BGU 1121 wts.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
κατέρχομαι (katerchomai) — to descend. κατέρχομαι, future κατελεύσομαι [Refs 8th c.BC+]aorist κατήλῠθον or κατῆλθον, infinitive κατελθεῖ; Doric dialect subjunctive κατένθῃ [Refs 4th c.AD+]participle κατενθών, perfect participle κατηνθηκώς, see at {καθέρπω} [Refs]: perfect κατελήλυθα [Refs 2nd c.BC+]:—go down, Οὐλύμποιο κατήλθομεν [Refs 8th c.BC+]; go down to the grave, κ. Ἄϊδος εἴσω, Ἄϊδόσδε, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; from high land to the coast, ἐπὶ νῆα θοὴν κατελεύσομαι [Refs 8th c.BC+]; down the Nile, εἰς Ἀλεξάνδρειαν [Refs 3rd c.BC+]
2. of things, κατερχομένης ὑπὸ πέτρης by the descending rock, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; of a river, κατέρχεται ὁ Νεῖλος πληθύων comes down in flood, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
3. κ. εἰς τὸν ἀγῶνα, Latin descendere in certamen, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
4. with accusative, come to a place, ὑμέτερον δῶ [Refs 8th c.BC+]
5. of property, pass to, [Refs 1st c.AD+]
II. come back, return, especially come back from exile, [Refs 5th c.BC+], etc.; φυγὰς κατελθών [Refs 5th c.BC+] in passive sense, ὑπ᾽ ὀλιγαρχίας κατελθεῖν to be brought back by.., [Refs 5th c.BC+]