Be fit
καθήκωStrong’s G2520kathēkō
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Kathēkō is the Greek word usually translated “it was proper” and “being proper”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“And they gave him audience unto this word, and then lifted up their voices, and said, Away with such a fellow from the earth: for it is not fit that he should live.”
Meaning
Usually translated “it was proper” and “being proper”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- it was proper 1
- being proper 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 1
- Romans 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
καθήκω kathēkō · be fit
καθ-ήκω [in LXX: impers., Lev.5:16, Eze.21:27 (32), al. (מִשְׁפָּט); τὰ κ., Exo.5:13, al. (דָבַר), etc. ;] 1. to come down, come to. 2. to be fit, proper: impers., with accusative and inf., Act.22:22 (on the tense, see Bl., § 63, 4); τὰ μὴ καθήκοντα, Rom.1:28.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.