Original: καταβαίνω

Transliteration: katabaínō

Phonetic: kat-ab-ah'-ee-no

Short Definition: Come down

- Original: καταβαίνω

- Transliteration: Katabaino

- Phonetic: kat-ab-ah'-ee-no

- Definition:

1. to go down, come down, descend

a. the place from which one has come down from

b. to come down

1. as from the temple at Jerusalem, from the city of Jerusalem

2. of celestial beings coming down to earth

c. to be cast down

2. of things

a. to come (i.e. be sent) down

b. to come (i.e. fall) down

1. from the upper regions of the air

3. metaph. to (go i.e.) be cast down to the lowest state of wretchedness and shame

- Origin: from G2596 and the base of G939

- TDNT entry: 09:42,9

- Part(s) of speech: Verb

- Strong's: From G2596 and the base of G939; to descend (literally or figuratively): - come (get go step) down descend fall (down).

Cognate: G305, G3397