What does καταβιβάζω (katabibázō) mean in the Bible?
καταβιβάζω (katabibázō) is a Greek word meaning "to bring down".
Greek · G2601
καταβιβάζω
To bring down
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καταβιβάζωG2601
Pronunciationkatabibázō
What does καταβιβάζω (katabibázō) mean in the Bible?
καταβιβάζω (katabibázō) is a Greek word meaning "to bring down".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2601?
G2601 is connected to 1 lexical occurrence verse in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to bring down
Strong'sG2601
Lexical occurrences1 verseGreek text appearances2 timesWord forms1 form1 referenceVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
to bring down
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 11:23Verb Second Person Singular Future Passive Indicative
καταβιβασθήσῃ·katabibasqhsh
I bring down, cause to go down
Read verseLuke 10:15Verb Second Person Singular Future Passive Indicative
καταβιβασθήσῃ.katabibasqhsh
I bring down, cause to go 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.
Grammatical Forms
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Tenses
Voices
Indicativestates a fact or reality1×
Future PassiveLuke 10:151×
Word Origins
καταβιβάζω is built from these roots:
βάσιςG939