καταβαίνω
katabainō
“to come/go down”
Definition
to descend (literally or figuratively)
from G2596 (κατά) and the base of G939 (βάσις);
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Occurrences
καταβαίνω appears 82 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a loud command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will be the first to rise.
I have indeed seen the oppression of My people in Egypt. I have heard their groaning and have come down to deliver them. Now come, I will send you back to Egypt.’
“Sir,” the invalid replied, “I have no one to help me into the pool when the water is stirred. While I am on my way, someone else goes in before me.”
Then He went down to Nazareth with them and was obedient to them. But His mother treasured up all these things in her heart.
When Jesus came down from the mountain, large crowds followed Him.
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