καταβάλλω
kataballō · strike down, lay down
Greek word · Strong’s number G2598 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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kataballō (καταβάλλω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “strike down, lay down”.
Strike down, throw to the ground; also lay down a foundation.
How to say it
ka·ta·bal·lō
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
- To knock someone to the ground.
- To set the foundation of something, starting from the base.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- laying ×1
- struck down ×1
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Words that come from it
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- 2 Corinthians 4:9
persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed;
- Hebrews 6:1
Therefore, leaving behind the elementary word about the Messiah, let us be carried on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of change of mind from dead works and of faith in God,