GreekG2602Noun (Feminine)

καταβολή

katabolē

11Occurrences
G2602Strong's #
Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

a deposition, i.e. founding; figuratively, conception

from G2598 (καταβάλλω);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
1.a laying down
2.a foundation (of a house, ii Mac, l.with)
LXX: *

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Feminine)

Morphology Code

G:N-F

Full Description

Greek Noun, Feminine

Occurrences

καταβολή appears 11 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Hebrews
3
Matthew
2
Revelation
2
1 Peter
1
Ephesians
1
John
1
Luke
1

Key Passages

1 Peter 1:20BSB

He was known before the foundation of the world, but was revealed in the last times for your sake.

Hebrews 11:11BSB

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.

Hebrews 9:26BSB

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.

Luke 11:50BSB

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,

Matthew 25:34BSB

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.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.