καταβάλλω: passive and middle present participle
καταβαλλόμενος; 1 aorist passive
κατεβλήθην; (from
Homer down); the
Sept. for
הִפִּיל;
1. to cast down:
τινα, passive,
Revelation 12:10 Rec.; to throw to the ground, prostrate: passive, 2 Corinthians 4:9 (where the metaphor is taken from an athlete or combatant).
2. to put in a lower place: in the phrase θεμέλιον καταβάλλομαι, to lay (down) a foundation (Josephus, Antiquities 11, 4, 4; 15, 11, 3; Dionysius Halicarnassus, Antiquities 3, 69; others), Hebrews 6:1.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's
- 2 Corinthians
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4:9
- Hebrews
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6:1
- Revelation
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12:10
