Lexical Definition
καθήκω kathḗkō (kath-ay'-ko) be fit G:V
from κατά and ἥκω
convenient, fit.
- to reach to, i.e. (neuter of present active participle, figuratively as adjective) becoming
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| καθῆκεν | it was proper | Acts.22.22 |
| καθήκοντασ | fitting | LXX.Exod.16.18 |
| is fitting | LXX.Exod.16.16 | |
| καθήκοντα | being fit | LXX.Exod.36.1 |
| being proper | Rom.1.28 | |
| fit | LXX.Exod.5.13 | |
| καθήκον | fit | LXX.Exod.5.19 |
| fitting | LXX.Exod.16.21 | |
| καθήκει | fitting | LXX.Lev.9.16 |
| is fit | LXX.Lev.5.10 • LXX.1Sam.2.16 • LXX.Ezek.21.27 | |
| is fit for me | LXX.Hos.2.5 | |
| is fitting | LXX.Deut.21.17 | |
| it is fit | LXX.Gen.19.31 |
Abbott-Smith
καθ-ήκω, [in LXX: impers., Le 5:10, Ez 21:27* (32*), al. (מִשְׁפָּט); τὰ κ., Ex 5:13, al. (דָּבָר), etc.;]
1. to come down, come to.
2. to be fit, proper: impers., c. acc. et inf., Ac 22:22 (on the tense, v. Bl., § 63, 4); τὰ μὴ καθήκοντα, Ro 1:28.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Exodus | 5:13 |
| Leviticus | 5:10 |
| Ezekiel | 21:27* · 21:32* |
| Acts | 22:22 |
| Romans | 1:28 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
καθήκω,
Ionic dialect κατήκω, (see. ἥκω) come or go down, especially to fight, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__2 come down to, reach to, ἐς θάλασσαν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐπὶ θάλ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κέρκος.. εἰς λεπτὸν καθήκουσα tapering away, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__3 come in due course to any one, καθῆκεν ἐς ἡμᾶς ὁ λόγος the turn of speaking came to us, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; τῆς βολῆς καθηκούσης ἐς αὐτόν [Refs 1st c.AD+]
__4 of Time, ὁπότε καθήκοι ὁ Χρόνος [καθήκωσι 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 591a8; πρότερον ἢ τὴν ὥραν καθήκειν “PRev.Laws” 41.14 (3rd c.BC)">Refs 5th c.BC+]; in participle, τοῦ καθήκοντος Χρόνου the normal time, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; αἱ κ. ἡμέραι the regular, proper days, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; of events, ἑορτῆς εἰς τὰς ἡμέρας ἐκείνας καθηκούσης as the festival fell on those days, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; ἐκκλησίαν ποιῆσαι, ὅταν ἐκ τῶν νόμων καθήκῃ when it is legally due, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἡ κ. σύνοδος or ἐκκλησία, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]
__II to be meet, fit, proper, τοῖς κ. [νομίμοις] [Refs 4th c.BC+]; τὰς ἐσθῆτας τὰς κ. ἀεὶ ταῖς περιθεταῖς suiting them, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; ὁ καθήκων ἐκ τῶν νομίμων ἀριθμός a quorum, [Refs 1st c.BC+]
__II.2 impersonal, καθήκει μοι it belongs to me, is my duty, with infinitive, οἷς καθήκει ἁθροίζεσθαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]imperfect καθῆκε in present sense, it is meet, proper, οὐδ᾽ ἅψασθαι καθῆκέ τινων[NT]participle, τὰ καθήκοντα one's due or duty, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ποιεῖν τὸ κ. [Refs 5th c.BC+], title of work by Zeno,[Refs]; μὴ κ. unbecoming, [NT]
__II.3 τὰ κατήκοντα the present crisis, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.3.b τὰ καθήκοντα the payments due, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]
__II.4 adverb present participle καθηκόντως fittingly, properly, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; consistently with duty, [Refs 1st c.AD+]; appropriately, with dative, τῷ τόπῳ Aristeas 81; κ. ἔχειν πρός τι [Refs]
__III τὸ καθῆκον the precise proportion, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
LSJ Scripture Refs: Acts.22.22 ☩ Rom.1.28