2001 Translation

KATABAINOUSI, katabainousi

Sounds Like: kah-tah-BAH-ee-noo-see

Translations: they go down, they come down, they descend

From the root: ΚΑΤΑΒΑΙΝΩ

Part of Speech: Verb

Explanation: This word is a compound verb formed from the preposition κατά (kata), meaning 'down' or 'against', and the verb βαίνω (bainō), meaning 'to go' or 'to step'. Together, it means to go down, come down, or descend. It is used to describe movement from a higher place to a lower one, whether literally or figuratively.

Inflection: Third Person, Plural, Present, Indicative, Active

Strong’s number: G2597 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Josephus' The Jewish War

• Book Six — 6:6

The Shepherd of Hermas — Parables

• Parable 9 — 16:4

From the same root

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

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.

• ΚΑΤΑΒΑΙΗΜΕΝ — we might go down, we might come down, we might descend
• ΚΑΤΑΒΑΙΝΕΙ — goes down, comes down, descends
• ΚΑΤΑΒΑΙΝΕΙΝ — to go down, to come down, to descend
• ΚΑΤΑΒΑΙΝΕΤΩ — let him go down, let him come down, let him descend
• ΚΑΤΑΒΑΙΝΙ — to go down, to come down, to descend
• ΚΑΤΑΒΑΙΝΙΝ — to go down, to come down, to descend
• ΚΑΤΑΒΑΙΝΟ — I go down, I come down, I descend
• ΚΑΤΑΒΑΙΝΟΜΕΝ — we go down, we descend, we come down
• ΚΑΤΑΒΑΙΝΟΝ — descending, coming down, going down
• ΚΑΤΑΒΑΙΝΟΝΤΑ — descending, coming down, going down
• ΚΑΤΑΒΑΙΝΟΝΤΑΙΣ — (to) those descending, (to) those going down, (to) those coming down
• ΚΑΤΑΒΑΙΝΟΝΤΑΣ — descending, going down, coming down, a descending one, a going down one
• ΚΑΤΑΒΑΙΝΟΝΤΕΣ — descending, going down, coming down, those descending, those going down, those coming down
• ΚΑΤΑΒΑΙΝΟΝΤΟΣ — of going down, of coming down, of descending
• ΚΑΤΑΒΑΙΝΟΝΤΩ — descending, going down, those descending, those going down
• ΚΑΤΑΒΑΙΝΟΝΤΩΝ — descending, going down, coming down, those descending, those going down, those coming down
• ΚΑΤΑΒΑΙΝΟΥΣΑ — descending, coming down
• ΚΑΤΑΒΑΙΝΟΥΣΑΝ — descending, going down, coming down
• ΚΑΤΑΒΑΙΝΟΥΣΗ — descending, going down, coming down, a descending, a going down, a coming down
• ΚΑΤΑΒΑΙΝΟΥΣΗΣ — descending, going down, coming down, of descending, of going down, of coming down
• ΚΑΤΑΒΑΙΝΟΥΣΙΝ — they go down, they come down, they descend
• ΚΑΤΑΒΑΙΝΟΥΣΩΝ — descending, going down, coming down
• ΚΑΤΑΒΑΙΝΩ — go down, come down, descend, step down
• ΚΑΤΑΒΑΙΝΩΝ — descending, coming down, going down, going ashore, disembarking
• ΚΑΤΑΒΑΝ — having gone down, descending, coming down
• ΚΑΤΑΒΑΝΤΑ — having gone down, having come down, having descended
• ΚΑΤΑΒΑΝΤΑΣ — having gone down, having come down, having descended
• ΚΑΤΑΒΑΝΤΕΣ — having gone down, descending, coming down
• ΚΑΤΑΒΑΝΤΙ — descending, having descended, going down, coming down
• ΚΑΤΑΒΑΝΤΟΣ — (of) having descended, (of) descending, (of) going down
• ΚΑΤΑΒΑΣ — descending, coming down, going down
• ΚΑΤΑΒΑΣΑ — having gone down, having come down, descending, going down
• ΚΑΤΑΒΑΣΑΝ — having gone down, having come down, descending, having descended
• ΚΑΤΑΒΑΤΩ — let him go down, let him come down, may he go down, may he come down, descend
• ΚΑΤΑΒΕΒΗΚΑ — I have come down, I descended, I have gone down
• ΚΑΤΑΒΕΒΗΚΕΝ — has come down, has gone down, descended, has descended
• ΚΑΤΑΒΕΒΗΚΕΝΑΙ — to have come down, to have gone down, to have descended
• ΚΑΤΑΒΕΒΗΚΟΣ — having come down, descended, that which has come down, one who has come down
• ΚΑΤΑΒΕΒΗΚΟΤΕΣ — having come down, having gone down, descended, those who have come down
• ΚΑΤΑΒΕΝΟΜΕΝ — we go down, we come down, we descend
• ΚΑΤΑΒΕΝΟΝ — going down, descending, coming down, a going down, a descending
• ΚΑΤΑΒΕΝΟΝΤΑΙΣ — descending, going down, coming down, those who descend, those who go down, those who come down
• ΚΑΤΑΒΕΝΟΝΤΕΣ — going down, descending, coming down
• ΚΑΤΑΒΕΝΟΝΤΩΝ — of going down, of descending, of coming down
• ΚΑΤΑΒΕΝΟΥΣΙΝ — they go down, they come down, they descend
• ΚΑΤΑΒΗ — go down, come down, descend
• ΚΑΤΑΒΗΘΙ — go down, come down, descend
• ΚΑΤΑΒΗΝΑΙ — to go down, to come down, to descend
• ΚΑΤΑΒΗΣ — you may go down, you may come down, you may descend, go down!, come down!, descend!
• ΚΑΤΑΒΗΣΕΙ — will go down, will come down, will descend
• ΚΑΤΑΒΗΣΕΣΘΑΙ — to go down, to descend, to come down, to step down
• ΚΑΤΑΒΗΣΕΣΘΕ — you will go down, you will come down, you will descend
• ΚΑΤΑΒΗΣΕΤΑΙ — he will go down, he will come down, it will go down, it will come down
• ΚΑΤΑΒΗΣΗ — you will go down, you will come down, you will descend
• ΚΑΤΑΒΗΣΟΜΑΙ — I will go down, I will come down, I will descend
• ΚΑΤΑΒΗΣΟΜΕΘΑ — we will go down, we will come down, we will descend
• ΚΑΤΑΒΗΣΟΝΤΑΙ — they will go down, they will come down, they will descend
• ΚΑΤΑΒΗΣΟΤΑΙ — he will go down, he will descend, he will come down
• ΚΑΤΑΒΗΣΟΤΕ — you will go down, you will descend
• ΚΑΤΑΒΗΤΕ — go down, come down, descend
• ΚΑΤΑΒΗΤΩ — let it come down, let him come down, let her come down, let it go down, let him go down, let her go down
• ΚΑΤΑΒΗΤΩΣΑΝ — let them go down, let them descend, they should go down, they should descend
• ΚΑΤΑΒΩ — I go down, I come down, I descend
• ΚΑΤΑΒΩΜΕΝ — let us go down, let us descend
• ΚΑΤΑΒΩΣΙΝ — they may go down, they may come down, they may descend
• ΚΑΤΕΒΑΙΝΕΝ — he was coming down, she was coming down, it was coming down, he came down, she came down, it came down
• ΚΑΤΕΒΑΙΝΟΝ — was going down, were going down, descended, came down
• ΚΑΤΕΒΗ — he went down, he descended
• ΚΑΤΕΒΗΜΕΝ — we went down, we came down, we descended
• ΚΑΤΕΒΗΝ — I went down, I came down, I descended
• ΚΑΤΕΒΗΣ — you went down, you came down, you descended
• ΚΑΤΕΒΗΣΑΝ — they went down, they descended
• ΤΑΒΗΝΑΙ — to go down, to come down, to descend
• ΤΑΒΩΣΙΝ — they may go down, they may come down, they may descend

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