καθίημι

kathiēmi · let down

Greek word · Strong’s number G2524 · appears 4 times in the Bible

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What it means

kathiēmi (καθίημι) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “let down”.

Lower.

How to say it

ka·thi·ē·mi

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

  1. Lower something with ropes.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

  • let down ×3
  • letting him down ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

  • Luke 5:19

    And not finding how they could bring him in because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and let him down through the tiles with the stretcher into the middle, in front of Jesus.

  • Acts 9:25

    but his disciples took him by night and lowered him in a basket, letting him down through the wall.

  • Acts 10:11

    and he sees heaven opened and an object coming down, like a great sheet, being let down by its four corners to the earth;

  • Acts 11:5

    “I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision, an object coming down like a great sheet let down by its four corners from heaven, and it came right up to me.