What does καταχέω (katachéō) mean in the Bible?
καταχέω (katachéō): Pouring down upon someone, often ointment or liquid, expressing honor or devotion in hospitality contexts.
Greek · G2708
καταχέω
To pour down (out)
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καταχέωG2708
Pronunciationkatachéō
What does καταχέω (katachéō) mean in the Bible?
καταχέω (katachéō): Pouring down upon someone, often ointment or liquid, expressing honor or devotion in hospitality contexts.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2708?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [and] poured [it] on (1), which she poured (1).
Where does καταχέω (katachéō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 26:7. Its strongest book concentrations include Mark (1), Matthew (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[and] poured [it] on1×Mark 14:3
which she poured1×Matthew 26:7
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Usage map
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First aligned rowMatthew 26:7
Aligned rows2
Books represented2
Matthew1Mark1
Source forms
κατέχεεν2xkatecheenMatthew 26:7, Mark 14:3
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular2xMatthew 26:7, Mark 14:3
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Pouring down upon someone, often ointment or liquid, expressing honor or devotion in hospitality contexts.
Strong'sG2708
Lexical occurrences2 versesGreek text appearances2 timesWord forms1 form2 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
to pour down (out)
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 26:7Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
κατέχεενkateceen
I pour over
Read verseMark 14:3Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
κατέχεενkateceen
I pour over
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 groups1Aligned forms2TensesAoristVoicesActive
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Tenses
Voices
Indicativestates a fact or reality2×
Aorist ActiveMatt 26:7 · Mark 14:32×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist2
Voice
active2
Mood
indicative2
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
καταχέω is built from this root: