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κατωτέρωStrong’s G6053

katōterō

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

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

“Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently enquired of the wise men.”
Matthew 2:16 KJV
Meaning

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

How it's translated
  • under 1

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

Where it's used most
  • Matthew 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    κατωτέρω katōterō · lower

    κατωτέρω, see: κάτω. 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 “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.