ΚΑΤΑΒΟΛΗΝ, καταβολην
KATABOLĒN, katabolēn
Sounds Like: kah-tah-bo-LEEN
Translations: foundation, a foundation, laying down, a laying down, casting down, a casting down, conception, a conception
From the root: ΚΑΤΑΒΟΛΗ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the act of laying down, casting down, or founding something. It can also refer to the foundation itself, or metaphorically to the beginning or conception of something. It is a compound word formed from κατά (down) and βολή (a throwing or casting).
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G2602 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Rome
- Clement’s First Letter — 57:1
Codex Sinaiticus
- Hebrews — 11:11
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 12 — 2:64
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Hebrews — 11:11
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΑΤΑΒΟΛΗ.
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.
- ΚΑΤΑΒΟΛΑΣ — of a foundation, of a deposit, of a laying down, foundations, deposits, layings down
- ΚΑΤΑΒΟΛΗ — foundation, a foundation, laying down, a laying down, conception, a conception, beginning, a beginning
- ΚΑΤΑΒΟΛΗΣ — of foundation, of a foundation, of laying down, of casting down, of conception
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