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κάτωStrong’s G2736

katō

Appears in 10 verses of the New Testament

In short

Katō is the Greek word usually translated “down”, “below” and “bottom”. It appears in 10 verses of the New Testament.

“And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.”
Matthew 4:6 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “down”, “below” and “bottom”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • down 4
  • below 3
  • bottom 2
  • being stooped low 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • John 3
  • Matthew 2
  • Mark 2
  • Acts 2
  • Luke 1

5 books in all.

Related words
Explore in Scripture
All 10 verses, by book
Matthew 2
4:627:51
Luke 1
4:9
Acts 2
2:1920:9
Greek dictionary

κάτω katō · under

κάτω adv. (κατά), [in LXX for מַטָּה, תַּחַת and cogn. forms ;] 1. down, downwards (with verbs of motion), Mat.4:6, Luk.4:9, Jhn.8:6, 8, Act.20:9. 2. below, beneath: Mrk.14:66, Act.2:19" (LXX) ; ἕως κ. (Eze.1:27, al.), Mat.27:51, Mrk.15:38. τὰ κ. (opposite to τ. ἄνω), Jhn.8:23. Compar. κατωτέρω: ἀπὸ διετοῦς καὶ κ. (cf. 1Ch.27:21), Mat.2:16.† (AS)

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

How the English word “under” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

UNDER, preposition

  1. Beneath; below; so as to have something over or above.
  2. In a state of pupilage or subjection; as a youth under a tutor; a ward under a guardian; colonies under the British government.“I also am a man under authority, having soldiers under me” Matthew 8:9
  3. In a less degree than.
  4. For less than.
All definitions and other forms of “under”
  1. Less than; below.
  2. With the pretense of; with the cover or pretext of.
  3. With less than.
  4. In a degree, state or rank inferior to.
  5. In a state of being loaded; in a state of bearing or being burdened; as, to travel under a heavy load; to live under extreme oppression.
  6. In a state of oppression or subjection to, the state in which a person is considered as bearing or having any thing laid upon him; as, to have fortitude under the evils of life; to have patience under pain, or under misfortunes; to behave like a christian under reproaches and injuries.
  7. In a state of liability or obligation.
  8. In the state of bearing and being known by; as men trading under the firm of Wright _ Co.
  9. In the state of; in the enjoyment or possession of.
  10. During the time of.
  11. Not having reached or arrived to; below.
  12. Represented by; in the form of.
  13. In the state of protection or defense. under favor of the prince, our author was promoted.
  14. As bearing a particular character.
  15. Being contained or comprehended in.
  16. Attested by; signed by.
  17. In a state of being handled, treated or discussed, or of being the subject of.
  18. In subordination to. under God, this is our only safety.
  19. In subjection or bondage to; ruled or influenced by; in a moral sense; within the dominion of.“They are all under sin” Romans 3:9“I keep under my body” 1 Corinthians 9:27

UN'DER, adjective

Lower in degree; subject; subordinate; as an under officer; under sheriff.

    Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

    Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.