What does καθίημι (kathíēmi) mean in the Bible?
καθίημι (kathíēmi) is a Greek word meaning "and (to send); to lower".
Greek · G2524
καθίημι
And (to send); to lower
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καθίημι G2524
Pronunciation kathíēmi
What does καθίημι (kathíēmi) mean in the Bible?
καθίημι (kathíēmi) is a Greek word meaning "and (to send); to lower".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2524?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include being let down (2), - (1), and lowered (1).
Where does καθίημι (kathíēmi) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 5:19. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (3), Luke (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It being let down 2× Acts 10:11, Acts 11:5
- 1× Acts 9:25
and lowered 1× Luke 5:19
Show sample aligned rows
Luke 5:19 καθῆκαν to and lowered Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Acts 9:25 καθῆκαν to - Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Acts 10:11 καθιέμενον to being let down Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Neuter Singular Acts 11:5 καθιεμένην to being let down Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Feminine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Luke 5:19
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 2
Luke 1 Acts 3
Source forms
καθῆκαν 2x kathēkan Luke 5:19, Acts 9:25
καθιεμένην 1x kathiemenēn Acts 11:5
καθιέμενον 1x kathiemenon Acts 10:11
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 2x Luke 5:19, Acts 9:25
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Feminine Singular 1x Acts 11:5
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Neuter Singular 1x Acts 10:11
Evidence Summary
Greek word. and (to send); to lower
Source Gloss
and (to send); to lower
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 5:19 Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Active Indicative
καθῆκαν kaqhkan
I let down
Read verse Acts 9:25 Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Active Indicative
καθῆκαν kaqhkan
I let down
Read verse Acts 10:11 Verb Present Passive Participle Accusative Singular Neuter
καθιέμενον kaqiemenon
I let down
Read verse Acts 11:5 Verb Present Passive Participle Accusative Singular Feminine
καθιεμένην kaqiemenhn
I let down
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 4 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 2 present 2
Voice
active 2 passive 2
Mood
indicative 2 participle 2
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
καθίημι is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain