ΚΑΤΑΒΑΣΙ, καταβασι
KATABASI, katabasi
Sounds Like: kah-tah-BAH-see
Translations: descent, going down, downfall, a descent, a going down, a downfall
From the root: ΚΑΤΑΒΑΣΙΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the act of going down or descending. It can also metaphorically mean a downfall or a decline. It is a noun, typically used to describe a movement from a higher to a lower place, or a deterioration in status or condition. The form 'ΚΑΤΑΒΑΣΙ' is likely a misspelling or a variant of 'ΚΑΤΑΒΑΣΙΣ' (katabasis), which is the standard nominative singular form, or it could be an archaic or poetic dative singular form without the iota subscript.
Inflection: Singular, likely Dative (without iota subscript) or a variant/misspelling of Nominative/Accusative/Vocative
Strong’s number: G2600 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- 1 Maccabees — 3:24
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΑΤΑΒΑΣΙΣ.
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.
- ΚΑΤΑΒΑΣΕΙ — (to) descent, (to) a descent, (to) going down
- ΚΑΤΑΒΑΣΕΙΣ — descents, steps, stairs, going down
- ΚΑΤΑΒΑΣΕΩΣ — of descent, of a going down, of a slope
- ΚΑΤΑΒΑΣΙΝ — descent, a descent, going down, a going down, down-grade, a down-grade
- ΚΑΤΑΒΑΣΙΟΝ — descent, a descent, going down, a going down
- ΚΑΤΑΒΑΣΙΣ — descent, a descent, going down, a going down
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