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κατώτεροςStrong’s G2737

katōteros

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Katōteros is the Greek word usually translated “lower”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“(Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?”
Ephesians 4:9 KJV
Meaning

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

How it's translated
  • lower 1

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

Where it's used most
  • Ephesians 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    κατώτερος katōteros · lower

    κατώτερος, -έρα, -ερον (κάτω), [in LXX for תַּחְתּוֹן, תַּחְתִּי ;] lower; τὰ. κ. τῆς γῆς (see AR, Eph., l.with; for rendering this lower earth, see ICC, Eph, l.with), the lower parts of the earth (cf. Psa.139:15; cf. also MGr., ἡ κάτου γῆ, the underworld, Thumb, MGV, 334): Eph.4:9.† (AS)

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

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

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

    LOWER, verb transitive

    [from low.]

    1. To cause to descend; to let down; to take or bring down; as, to lower the main-sail of a sloop.
    2. To suffer to sink downwards.
    3. To bring down; to reduce or humble; as, to lower the pride of man.
    4. To lessen; to diminish; to reduce, as value or amount; as, to lower the price or value of goods, or the rate of interest.
    All definitions and other forms of “lower”

      LOWER, verb intransitive

      To fall; to sink; to grow less.

        LOW'ER, verb intransitive

        1. To appear dark or gloomy; to be clouded; to threaten a storm.
        2. To frown; to look sullen.

        LOW'ER, noun

        1. Cloudiness; gloominess.
        2. A frowning; sullenness.

        LOWER, adjective

        [comparative of low.]

        Less high or elevated.

          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.