καταβαῖνον

katabainon

descending

from κατά and the base of βάσις; to descend (literally or figuratively):--come (get, go, step) down, fall (down).

G2597

John 1:33 · Word #21

Lexicon G2597

Lemmaκαταβαίνω
Transliterationkatabaínō
Strong'sG2597
In-contextdescending
Literaldescending

Morphology V PRS ACT PTCP ACC N SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state of being
Tense PRS — Present — Ongoing or repeated action
Voice ACT — Active — The subject performs the action
Mood PTCP — Participle — A verbal adjective
Case ACC — Accusative — Direct object or extent
Gender N — Neuter — Grammatical neuter
Number SG — Singular — One

Lexical Info

Lemmaκαταβαίνω
Strong'sG2597

SIBI-P1 G2597-03

the one descending (presently going down)

Morphological NotesVerb, present active participle. Occurs as nominative masculine singular (NMS) and accusative neuter singular (ANS). Present tense denotes ongoing action; active voice indicates the subject performs the descent; participle functions adjectivally or substantivally depending on context.
Rendering RationaleThe rendering preserves the root sense of motion downward inherent in κατα- (down) + βαίνω (to go/step). As a present active participle (PPA), it conveys ongoing action—"descending" or "in the act of going down"—and in the nominative masculine singular form (NMS) it functions substantivally as "the one descending." In accusative neuter singular (ANS) contexts, it can describe "the descending thing."

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Words from Root καταβαίνω (to go down, descend, come down, step down, fall down)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
G2597-02 katabainein to be-going-down
G2597-06 katabainontes the ones going down
G2597-07 katabainonton of the descending ones

Word Usage (81 occurrences of G2597)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Matthew 3:16 καταβαῖνον katabainon
Matthew 7:25 κατέβη katebe
Matthew 7:27 κατέβη katebe
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