G2597Verb81 times in the New Testament (critical text)Where it occurs
Translated as
In the text
- Matthew 3:16καταβαῖνον
As soon as Jesus was baptized, He went up out of the water. Suddenly the heavens were opened, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and resting on Him.
- Mark 1:10καταβαῖνον
As soon as Jesus came up out of the water, He saw the heavens breaking open and the Spirit descending on Him like a dove.
- Luke 3:22καταβῆναι
and the Holy Spirit descended on Him in a bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: “You are My beloved Son; in You I am well pleased.”
- John 1:32καταβαῖνον
Then John testified, “I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove and resting on Him.
- Acts 8:15καταβάντες
On their arrival, they prayed for them to receive the Holy Spirit.
- Revelation 18:1καταβαίνοντα
After this I saw another angel descending from heaven with great authority, and the earth was illuminated by his glory.
Abbott-Smith
[in LXX chiefly for יָרַד ;]
to go or come down, descend.
(AS)
Sources: Abbott-Smith’s Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922, public domain) and glosses from STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAGNT (Greek New Testament, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.