What does κατάγω (katágō) mean in the Bible?
κατάγω (katágō) is a Greek word meaning "to lead down; specially, to moor a vessel".
Greek · G2609
κατάγω
To lead down; specially, to moor a vessel
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κατάγωG2609
Pronunciationkatágō
What does κατάγω (katágō) mean in the Bible?
κατάγω (katágō) is a Greek word meaning "to lead down; specially, to moor a vessel".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2609?
The BSB source-word alignment has 9 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include bring (1), bring him down (1), he brought (1), I brought [him] down (1), Putting in (1).
Where does κατάγω (katágō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 5:11. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (7), Luke (1), Romans (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 Itbring1×Acts 23:20
bring him down1×Acts 23:15
he brought1×Acts 22:30
I brought [him] down1×Acts 23:28
Putting in1×Acts 28:12
they had brought1×Luke 5:11
they took him down1×Acts 9:30
to bring Christ down1×Romans 10:6
we landed1×Acts 27:3
Show sample aligned rows
Luke 5:11καταγαγόντεςtothey had broughtVerb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralActs 9:30κατήγαγονtothey took him downVerb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralActs 22:30καταγαγὼνtohe broughtVerb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularActs 23:15καταγάγῃtobring him downVerb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person SingularActs 23:20καταγάγῃςtobringVerb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person SingularActs 23:28κατήγαγονtoI brought [him] downVerb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularActs 27:3κατήχθημενtowe landedVerb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 1st Person PluralActs 28:12καταχθέντεςtoPutting inVerb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine PluralRomans 10:6καταγαγεῖνtoto bring Christ downVerb - Aorist Infinitive Active
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowLuke 5:11
Aligned rows9
Books represented3
Luke1Acts7Romans1
Source forms
κατήγαγον2xkatēgagonActs 9:30, Acts 23:28
καταγαγεῖν1xkatagageinRomans 10:6
καταγάγῃ1xkatagagēActs 23:15
καταγάγῃς1xkatagagēsActs 23:20
καταγαγόντες1xkatagagontesLuke 5:11
καταγαγὼν1xkatagagōnActs 22:30
καταχθέντες1xkatachthentesActs 28:12
κατήχθημεν1xkatēchthēmenActs 27:3
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular1xActs 23:28
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural1xActs 9:30
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 1st Person Plural1xActs 27:3
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active1xRomans 10:6
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural1xLuke 5:11
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular1xActs 22:30
Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural1xActs 28:12
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Singular1xActs 23:20
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to lead down; specially, to moor a vessel
Strong'sG2609
Lexical occurrences9 versesGreek text appearances10 timesWord forms4 forms9 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
to lead down; specially, to moor a vessel
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
10 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 5:11Verb Second Aorist Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
καταγαγόντεςkatagagontev
I lead down, bring down
Read verseActs 9:30Verb Third Person Plural Second Aorist Active Indicative
κατήγαγονkathgagon
I lead down, bring down
Read verseActs 21:3Verb First Person Plural Second Aorist Passive Indicative
κατήχθημενkathcqhmen
I lead down, bring down
Read verseActs 22:30Verb Second Aorist Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
καταγαγὼνkatagagwn
I lead down, bring down
Read verseActs 23:15Verb Third Person Singular Second Aorist Active Subjunctive
καταγάγῃkatagagh
I lead down, bring down
Read verseActs 23:20Verb Second Person Singular Second Aorist Active Subjunctive
καταγάγῃςkatagaghv
I lead down, bring down
Read verseActs 23:28Verb First Person Singular Second Aorist Active Indicative
κατήγαγονkathgagon
I lead down, bring down
Read verseActs 27:3Verb First Person Plural Second Aorist Passive Indicative
κατήχθημενkathcqhmen
I lead down, bring down
Read verseActs 28:12Verb Aorist Passive Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
καταχθέντεςkatacqentev
I lead down, bring down
Read verseRomans 10:6Verb Second Aorist Active Infinitive
καταγαγεῖν·)katagagein
I lead down, bring 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
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups4Aligned forms9TensesAoristVoicesActive, Passive
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality3×
Aorist ActiveLuke 5:11 · Acts 22:302×
Aorist PassiveActs 28:121×
Indicativestates a fact or reality3×
Aorist ActiveActs 9:30 · Acts 23:282×
Aorist PassiveActs 27:31×
Subjunctivepossibility, probability, or purpose2×
Aorist ActiveActs 23:15 · Acts 23:202×
Infinitiveverbal noun — the action in abstract1×
Aorist ActiveRom 10:61×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 9 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist9
Voice
active7passive2
Mood
indicative3participle3subjunctive2infinitive1
NT Occurrences
Luke 5:11καταγαγόντεςaorist active participleparticipleActs 9:30κατήγαγονaorist active indicativecompletedActs 22:30καταγαγὼνaorist active participleparticipleActs 23:15καταγάγῃaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveActs 23:20καταγάγῃςaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveActs 23:28κατήγαγονaorist active indicativecompletedActs 27:3κατήχθημενaorist passive indicativecompletedActs 28:12καταχθέντεςaorist passive participleparticipleRomans 10:6καταγαγεῖνaorist active infinitiveinfinitive
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
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