Quick Definition
I bring down, cause to go down
Strong's Definition
to cause to go down, i.e. precipitate
Derivation: from G2596 (κατά) and a derivative of the base of G939 (βάσις);
KJV Usage: bring (thrust) down
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
καταβιβάζω: 1 future passive καταβιβασθήσομαι; to cause to go down (Herodotus 1, 87; Xenophon, Cyril 7, 5, 18; the Sept. several times for δεψΔιγ; to bring down, Bar_3:29); to cast down, thrust down: passive, ἕως ᾅδου (see ᾅδης, 2), Mat_11:23 R G T; Luk_10:15 (Tr marginal reading WH text καταβήσῃ (which see 3)); εἰς ᾅδου, Eze_31:16.
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
κατα -βιβάζω ,
[in LXX for H3381 ( hi ., etc.): Deu_21:4 , Eze_31:16 , al. ;]
to cause to go down, cast down: pass ., ἕως ᾅδου , Mat_11:23 ( WH , R , mg .), Luk_10:15 ( WH , mg .).†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
καταβιβάζω [page 324]
P Lond 130 .105 (a horoscope i/ii A.D.) (= I. p. 136) ἐπὶ τοῦ χελειδονιαίου ἰχθύος καταβιβάζων .
Liddell-Scott — Intermediate Greek Lexicon
καταβιβάζω fut. attic -βιβῶ Causal of καταβαίνω "to make to go down, bring down, bring down", Hdt. , Plut. "to bring down by force", Xen.
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon
κατα-βιβάζω
[in LXX for יָרַד (hi., etc.): Deu.21:4, Eze.31:16, al. ;]
to cause to go down, cast down: pass., ἕως ᾅδου, Mat.11:23 (WH, R, mg.), Luk.10:15 (WH, mg.).†
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