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κάτω G2736
G2736 is the Greek word κάτω, transliterated kátō. The King James Version most often renders it down.
What it means
downwards.
Where it comes from
(compare G2737 (κατώτερος)); adverb from G2596 (κατά).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 10 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: beneath, bottom, down, under.
Verses using κάτω
All 10 verses, quoted in full.
Matthew 2:16 · KJV
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 4:6 · KJV
And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.
Matthew 27:51 · KJV
And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent;
Mark 14:66 · KJV
And as Peter was beneath in the palace, there cometh one of the maids of the high priest:
Luke 4:9 · KJV
And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on a pinnacle of the temple, and said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down from hence:
John 8:6 · KJV
This they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not.
John 8:8 · KJV
And again he stooped down, and wrote on the ground.
John 8:23 · KJV
And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world.
Acts 2:19 · KJV
And I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke:
Acts 20:9 · KJV
And there sat in a window a certain young man named Eutychus, being fallen into a deep sleep: and as Paul was long preaching, he sunk down with sleep, and fell down from the third loft, and was taken up dead.
Common questions
What does Strong's G2736 mean?
G2736 is the Greek word κάτω (kátō), meaning downwards.
How is G2736 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it down (4 times), beneath (3 times), under (1 time), bottom (1 time), fell down (1 time).
How many times does G2736 appear in the Bible?
κάτω (kátō) is tagged in 10 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does G2736 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: (compare G2737 (κατώτερος)); adverb from G2596 (κατά).
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