καταφέρω
katapherō
“to vote against”
Definition
to bear down, i.e. (figuratively) overcome (with drowsiness); specially, to cast a vote
from G2596 (κατά) and G5342 (φέρω) (including its alternate);
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
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Greek Verb
Occurrences
καταφέρω appears 3 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
And a certain young man named Eutychus, seated in the window, was sinking into a deep sleep as Paul talked on and on. When he was sound asleep, he fell from the third story and was picked up dead.
When Paul arrived, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing many serious charges that they could not prove.
And that is what I did in Jerusalem. With authority from the chief priests I put many of the saints in prison, and when they were condemned to death, I cast my vote against them.
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