What does καταβολή (katabolḗ) mean in the Bible?
καταβολή (katabolḗ): Foundation of the world; the primordial laying-down before creation's beginning, emphasizing temporal priority.
Greek · G2602
καταβολή
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καταβολή G2602
Pronunciation katabolḗ
What does καταβολή (katabolḗ) mean in the Bible?
καταβολή (katabolḗ): Foundation of the world; the primordial laying-down before creation's beginning, emphasizing temporal priority.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2602?
The BSB source-word alignment has 11 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [the] foundation (10), conceive (1).
Where does καταβολή (katabolḗ) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 13:35. Its strongest book concentrations include Hebrews (3), Matthew (2), Revelation (2), 1 Peter (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 [the] foundation 10× Matthew 13:35, Matthew 25:34, Luke 11:50, John 17:24
conceive 1× Hebrews 11:11
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Matthew 13:35 καταβολῆς to [the] foundation Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Matthew 25:34 καταβολῆς to [the] foundation Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Luke 11:50 καταβολῆς to [the] foundation Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular John 17:24 καταβολῆς to [the] foundation Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Ephesians 1:4 καταβολῆς to [the] foundation Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Hebrews 4:3 καταβολῆς to [the] foundation Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Hebrews 9:26 καταβολῆς to [the] foundation Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Hebrews 11:11 καταβολὴν to conceive Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular 1 Peter 1:20 καταβολῆς to [the] foundation Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Revelation 13:8 καταβολῆς to [the] foundation Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 13:35
Aligned rows 11
Books represented 7
Matthew 2 Luke 1 John 1 Ephesians 1 Hebrews 3 1 Peter 1 Revelation 2
Source forms
καταβολῆς 10x katabolēs Matthew 13:35, Matthew 25:34, Luke 11:50, John 17:24
καταβολὴν 1x katabolēn Hebrews 11:11
Parsing patterns
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular 10x Matthew 13:35, Matthew 25:34, Luke 11:50, John 17:24
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular 1x Hebrews 11:11
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Foundation of the world; the primordial laying-down before creation's beginning, emphasizing temporal priority.
Strong's G2602
Lexical occurrences 11 verses Greek text appearances 11 times Word forms 2 forms 11 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Matthew 13:35 Source Gloss
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Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
11 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 13:35 Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
καταβολῆς katabolhv
a foundation, depositing, sowing
Read verse Matthew 25:34 Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
καταβολῆς katabolhv
a foundation, depositing, sowing
Read verse Luke 11:50 Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
καταβολῆς katabolhv
a foundation, depositing, sowing
Read verse John 17:24 Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
καταβολῆς katabolhv
a foundation, depositing, sowing
Read verse Ephesians 1:4 Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
καταβολῆς katabolhv
a foundation, depositing, sowing
Read verse Hebrews 4:3 Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
καταβολῆς katabolhv
a foundation, depositing, sowing
Read verse Hebrews 9:26 Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
καταβολῆς katabolhv
a foundation, depositing, sowing
Read verse Hebrews 11:11 Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
καταβολὴν katabolhn
a foundation, depositing, sowing
Read verse 1 Peter 1:20 Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
καταβολῆς katabolhv
a foundation, depositing, sowing
Read verse Revelation 13:8 Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
καταβολῆς katabolhv
a foundation, depositing, sowing
Read verse Revelation 17:8 Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
καταβολῆς katabolhv
a foundation, depositing, sowing
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
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 2 Aligned forms 11 Case pattern Genitive (10) Number pattern Singular (11)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Genitive · Singular · Feminine Matt 13:35 · Matt 25:34 · Luke 11:50 · John 17:24 · Eph 1:4 · Heb 4:3 · Heb 9:26 · 1 Pet 1:20 · Rev 13:8 · Rev 17:8 10×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Heb 11:11 1×
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
Metaphorical foundation of the world, divine mysteries hidden since creation
Kingdom prepared for the elect from the foundation of the world
Christ's glory loved by the Father before the foundation of the world
God's works finished from the foundation of the world
Showing 4 selected witnesses from 11 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
καταβολή is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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