κατήντησαν

katentesan

came

from κατά and a derivative of ἀντί; to meet against, i.e. arrive at (literally or figuratively):--attain, come.

G2658

Acts 25:13 · Word #10

Lexicon G2658

Lemmaκαταντάω
Transliterationkatantáō
Strong'sG2658
In-contextcame
Literalarrived/came-down

Morphology V AOR ACT IND 3P PL All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state of being
Tense AOR — Aorist — Simple occurrence, often past
Voice ACT — Active — The subject performs the action
Mood IND — Indicative — States a fact or reality
Person 3P — 3rd person — The one spoken about ("he/she/it/they")
Number PL — Plural — More than one

Lexical Info

Lemmaκαταντάω
Strong'sG2658

SIBI-P1 G2658-07

they were arriving-at (coming down to meet)

Rootκαταντάω (katantaō)
Core Meaningsarrive at, come down to meet, attain, reach, encounter at a point
Semantic Rangeto arrive at a destination, to reach a point (literal travel), to attain a goal or state (figurative), to come into encounter with, to reach maturity or fulfillment
Conceptual SignificanceOften used for both physical arrival and spiritual attainment, the term can describe movement toward divinely appointed fulfillment—whether reaching a place, a stage of maturity, or the realization of God’s purposes.
Morphological NotesVerb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural (Gr,V,IAA3,,P,). Indicates continuous or repeated action in past time, performed actively by multiple subjects.
Rendering RationaleThe rendering preserves the compound sense of κατά (down) + ἀντάω (to meet), conveying movement toward and arrival at a point of encounter. The imperfect active indicative, third person plural, is reflected by "they were arriving-at," expressing ongoing or progressive past action performed by them.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root καταντάω (arrive at, come down to meet, attain, reach, encounter at a point)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
G2658-02 katantesantes having arrived-at (masculine plural)

Word Usage (13 occurrences of G2658)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Acts 16:1 κατήντησεν katentesen he came
Acts 18:19 κατήντησαν katentesan they arrived
Acts 18:24 κατήντησεν katentesen came