καταβολή
katabolē
“beginning”
Definition
a deposition, i.e. founding; figuratively, conception
from G2598 (καταβάλλω);
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Feminine)
G:N-F
Greek Noun, Feminine
Occurrences
καταβολή appears 11 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
He was known before the foundation of the world, but was revealed in the last times for your sake.
By faith Sarah, even though she was barren and beyond the proper age, was enabled to conceive a child, because she considered Him faithful who had promised.
Otherwise, Christ would have had to suffer repeatedly since the foundation of the world. But now He has appeared once for all at the end of the ages to do away with sin by the sacrifice of Himself.
As a result, this generation will be charged with the blood of all the prophets that has been shed since the foundation of the world,
Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
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