What does καταντάω (katantáō) mean in the Bible?
καταντάω (katantáō): To reach a destination or goal; metaphorically, to attain spiritual maturity or fulfillment in Christ.
Greek · G2658
καταντάω
To come to
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καταντάω G2658
Pronunciation katantáō
What does καταντάω (katantáō) mean in the Bible?
καταντάω (katantáō): To reach a destination or goal; metaphorically, to attain spiritual maturity or fulfillment in Christ.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2658?
The BSB source-word alignment has 13 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [Paul] came (1), and came (1), came (1), came down (1), has come (1).
Where does καταντάω (katantáō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 16:1. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (9), 1 Corinthians (2), Ephesians (1), Philippians (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 [Paul] came 1× Acts 16:1
and came 1× Acts 28:13
came 1× Acts 18:24
came down 1× Acts 25:13
has come 1× 1 Corinthians 10:11
it has reached 1× 1 Corinthians 14:36
landed 1× Acts 21:7
reach 1× Acts 27:12
they reached 1× Acts 18:19
to attain 1× Philippians 3:11
to see fulfilled 1× Acts 26:7
we all reach 1× Ephesians 4:13
we arrived 1× Acts 20:15
Show sample aligned rows
Acts 16:1 Κατήντησεν to [Paul] came Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Acts 18:19 Κατήντησαν to they reached Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Acts 18:24 κατήντησεν to came Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Acts 20:15 κατηντήσαμεν to we arrived Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural Acts 21:7 κατηντήσαμεν to landed Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural Acts 25:13 κατήντησαν to came down Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Acts 26:7 καταντῆσαι to to see fulfilled Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active Acts 27:12 καταντήσαντες to reach Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural Acts 28:13 κατηντήσαμεν to and came Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural 1 Corinthians 10:11 κατήντηκεν to has come Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Acts 16:1
Aligned rows 13
Books represented 4
Acts 9 1 Corinthians 2 Ephesians 1 Philippians 1
Source forms
κατηντήσαμεν 3x katēntēsamen Acts 20:15, Acts 21:7, Acts 28:13
κατήντησεν 2x katēntēsen Acts 18:24, 1 Corinthians 14:36
καταντῆσαι 1x katantēsai Acts 26:7
καταντήσαντες 1x katantēsantes Acts 27:12
καταντήσω 1x katantēsō Philippians 3:11
καταντήσωμεν 1x katantēsōmen Ephesians 4:13
κατήντηκεν 1x katēntēken 1 Corinthians 10:11
κατήντησαν 1x katēntēsan Acts 25:13
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural 3x Acts 20:15, Acts 21:7, Acts 28:13
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 3x Acts 16:1, Acts 18:24, 1 Corinthians 14:36
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 2x Acts 18:19, Acts 25:13
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active 1x Acts 26:7
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural 1x Acts 27:12
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural 1x Ephesians 4:13
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Singular 1x Philippians 3:11
Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x 1 Corinthians 10:11
Evidence Summary
Greek word. To reach a destination or goal; metaphorically, to attain spiritual maturity or fulfillment in Christ.
Strong's G2658
Lexical occurrences 13 verses Greek text appearances 13 times Word forms 4 forms 13 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to come to
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
To reach a destination or goal; metaphorically, to attain spiritual maturity or fulfillment in Christ.
to come to, arrive at: before εἰς, with accusative loc., Act.16:1 18:19, 24 21:7 25:13 (see M, Pr., 132) Act.27:12 28:13; before ἀντικρύ, with genitive, Act.20:15. Metaphorical, before εἰς, with accusative of person(s), 1Co.10:11 14:36; id. with accusative of thing(s), to attain to: Act.26:7, Eph.4:13, Php.3:11.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
13 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Acts 16:1 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
Κατήντησε kathnthsen
I come down, arrive at, reach
Read verse Acts 18:19 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
κατήντησε kathnthsen
I come down, arrive at, reach
Read verse Acts 18:24 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
κατήντησεν kathnthsen
I come down, arrive at, reach
Read verse Acts 20:15 Verb First Person Plural Aorist Active Indicative
κατηντήσαμεν kathnthsamen
I come down, arrive at, reach
Read verse Acts 21:7 Verb First Person Plural Aorist Active Indicative
κατηντήσαμεν kathnthsamen
I come down, arrive at, reach
Read verse Acts 25:13 Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Active Indicative
κατήντησαν kathnthsan
I come down, arrive at, reach
Read verse Acts 26:7 Verb Aorist Active Infinitive
καταντῆσαι· katanthsai
I come down, arrive at, reach
Read verse Acts 27:12 Verb Aorist Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
καταντήσαντες katanthsantev
I come down, arrive at, reach
Read verse Acts 28:13 Verb First Person Plural Aorist Active Indicative
κατηντήσαμεν kathnthsamen
I come down, arrive at, reach
Read verse 1 Corinthians 10:11 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
κατήντησεν. kathnthsen
I come down, arrive at, reach
Read verse 1 Corinthians 14:36 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
κατήντησεν; kathnthsen
I come down, arrive at, reach
Read verse Ephesians 4:13 Verb First Person Plural Aorist Active Subjunctive
καταντήσωμεν katanthswmen
I come down, arrive at, reach
Read verse Philippians 3:11 Verb First Person Singular Aorist Active Subjunctive
καταντήσω katanthsw
I come down, arrive at, reach
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 groups 4 Aligned forms 13 Tenses Aorist, Perfect Voices Active
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 9×
Aorist Active Acts 16:1 · Acts 18:24 · 1 Cor 14:36 · Acts 20:15 · Acts 21:7 · Acts 28:13 · Acts 18:19 · Acts 25:13 8×
Perfect Active 1 Cor 10:11 1×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 1×
Aorist Active Acts 26:7 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 1×
Aorist Active Acts 27:12 1×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 2×
Aorist Active Eph 4:13 · Phil 3:11 2×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 13 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 12 perfect 1
Voice
active 13
Mood
indicative 9 subjunctive 2 infinitive 1 participle 1
NT Occurrences
Acts 16:1 Κατήντησεν aorist active indicative completed Acts 18:19 κατήντησαν aorist active indicative completed Acts 18:24 κατήντησεν aorist active indicative completed Acts 20:15 κατηντήσαμεν aorist active indicative completed Acts 21:7 κατηντήσαμεν aorist active indicative completed Acts 25:13 κατήντησαν aorist active indicative completed Acts 26:7 καταντῆσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Acts 27:12 καταντήσαντες aorist active participle participle Acts 28:13 κατηντήσαμεν aorist active indicative completed 1 Corinthians 10:11 κατήντηκεν perfect active indicative resultant 1 Corinthians 14:36 κατήντησεν aorist active indicative completed Ephesians 4:13 καταντήσωμεν aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Philippians 3:11 καταντήσω aorist active subjunctive subjunctive
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
καταντάω is built from these roots:
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