2001 Translation

KATHODOS, kathodos

Sounds Like: KAH-thoh-doss

Translations: descent, a descent, coming down

From the root: ΚΑΘΟΔΟΣ

Part of Speech: Noun

Explanation: This is a compound noun formed from the preposition "kata" (down, against) and the noun "hodos" (way, road). It literally means "a way down" or "a coming down." It refers to the act of descending or going downwards, often implying a journey or movement from a higher to a lower place. It can be used to describe a physical descent or, metaphorically, a decline or a coming into being from a higher state.

Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine

Strong’s number: G2597 (Lookup on BibleHub)

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From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΑΘΟΔΟΣ.

These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.

• ΚΑΘΟΔΟΝ — descent, a descent, going down, a going down, downward path, a downward path
• ΚΑΘΟΔΟΥ — of descent, of a descent, of a way down, of a going down, of a passage
• ΚΑΘΟΔΟΥΣ — descents, ways down, goings down

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