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ΚΑΤΑΒΑΙΝΙ, καταβαινι

KATABAINI, katabaini

Sounds Like: kah-tah-BAH-ee-nee

Translations: to go down, to come down, to descend

From the root: ΚΑΤΑΒΑΙΝΩ

Part of Speech: Verb

Explanation: This word means to go down, come down, or descend. It is often used to describe movement from a higher place to a lower one, such as descending a mountain, coming down from a house, or even a spiritual descent. The form 'ΚΑΤΑΒΑΙΝΙ' appears to be a variant or misspelling of 'ΚΑΤΑΒΑΙΝΕΙ', which is the third person singular present active indicative form of the verb. It could also be a variant of the infinitive 'ΚΑΤΑΒΑΙΝΕΙΝ'.

Inflection: Third Person Singular, Present, Active, Indicative (variant/misspelling of ΚΑΤΑΒΑΙΝΕΙ); or Infinitive (variant/misspelling of ΚΑΤΑΒΑΙΝΕΙΝ)

Strong’s number: G2597 (Lookup on BibleHub)


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Codex Sinaiticus

From the same root

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