καταβολή

katabolē
beginning
Strong’s G2602Noun, feminine11 times in the New Testament (critical text)

Where it occurs

Translated as

the foundation8
foundation1
the conception1
the founding1

In the text

Abbott-Smith

κατα-βολή, -ῆς, ἡ
(καταβάλλω), [in LXX: 2Ma.2:29 * ;]
1. a laying down: εἰς κ. σπέρματος, Heb.11:11 (EV, to conceive seed).
2. a foundation (of a house, ii Mac, l.with): metaphorically, ἀπὸ κ. κόσμου, Mat.13:35 (LXX) (om. ἀπὸ κ. κόσμου, WH, R, mg.), Mat.25:34, Luk.11:50, Heb.4:3 9:26, Rev.13:8 17:8; πρὸ κ. κόσμου, Jhn.17:24, Eph.1:4, 1Pe.1:20.†
(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.