Lexical Definition

‎καταβάλλω‎ katabállō (kat-ab-al'-lo) to lay/throw down ^G:V
from ‎κατά‎ and ‎βάλλω‎

cast down, lay.

• to throw down

Abbott-Smith

κατα-βάλλω, [in LXX chiefly for נפל hi.;]
1. to cast down, prostrate: metaph., pass., II Co 4:9.
2. to put down, lay down: metaph., mid., c. acc., θεμέλιον, He 6:1.†

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

καταβάλλω,

future -βᾰλῶ: aorist κατέβᾰλον; Epic dialect 3rd.pers. singular κάββαλε [Refs 8th c.BC+]:—throw down, overthrow, κατὰ πρηνὲς βαλέειν Πριάμοιο μέλαθρον [Refs 8th c.BC+]; κ. [τινὰ] ἐνθάδε [Refs 8th c.BC+]; κ. τὰ οἰκήματα, τὰ ἀγάλματα, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κ. ἐς τὸ μηδέν to bring down to nothing, opposed to ἐξᾶραι ὑψοῦ, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κάββαλλε τὸν Χείμωνα confound, defy the storm, [Refs 7th c.BC+]

__2 κ. ἑαυτόν throw oneself down to sleep, [Refs 1st c.AD+]
__3 strike down with a weapon, slay, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; by a blow, κ. πατάξας [Refs 5th c.BC+]; especially of slaying victims, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__3.b passive, to be stricken, νόσῳ [Refs 3rd c.AD+]
__4 throw into prison, κ. τινὰ ἐς ἐρκτήν [Refs 5th c.BC+]: generally, throw, bring into a certain state, κ. [τινὰ] ἐς ξυμφοράς [Refs 5th c.BC+]; εἰς ἀπορίαν, εἰς ἀπιστίαν, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__5 overthrow, refute, οἱ -βάλλοντες (i.e. λόγοι), title of work by Protagoras: κ. τινά [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__6 abuse, bully, [Refs 1st c.BC+]
__7 cast down or away, cast off, reject, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: metaphorically, forget, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; κ. εἴς τι throw away upon a thing, [Refs 5th c.BC+] —passive, οἱ καταβεβλημένοι despicable fellows, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; compare καταβεβλημένως.
__II let fall, drop, ἀπὸ ἕο κάββαλεν υἱόν [Refs 8th c.BC+]; of a fawning dog, οὔατα κάββαλεν ἄμφω [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἴουλον ἀπὸ κροτάφων κ. [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; of sails, καθ᾽ ἱστία λευκὰ βαλόντες [Refs 6th c.BC+]; κατ᾽ ὀφθαλμοὺς βαλεῖ [Refs 4th c.BC+]; τὰς ὀφρῦς κ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κ. τὰ κέρατα droop their feelers, [Refs 4th c.BC+]: in Politics, abandon a measure, καταβάλλοντ᾽ ἐᾶν ἐν ὑπωμοσίᾳ [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__II.2 lay down, set down, κρεῖον μέγα κάββαλεν ἐν πυρὸς αὐγῇ [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__II.3 lay down, lay in stores, κ. σιτία [Refs 5th c.BC+] —passive, κὰτ ἄσπιδες βεβλήμεναι stored up, [Refs 7th c.BC+]
__II.4 pay down, yield, bring in, ἡ λίμνη καταβάλλει ἐπ᾽ ἡμέρην ἑκάστην τάλαντον ἐκ τῶν ἰχθύων [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.4.b pay, τἀργύριον [Refs 5th c.BC+], etc.; τιμήν τινι ὑπέρ τινος [Refs 5th c.BC+]; λύτρα [Refs]; καταβαλών σοι δραχμὴν τῶν βοτρύων for them, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; κ. ζημίαν pay up, discharge a fine, [Refs 4th c.BC+]:—later in middle, μισθὸν καταβαλέσθαι [Refs 4th c.AD+]
__II.5 put in, deposit, in passive, εἰ ἡ μαρτυρία κατεβάλλετο ἐνταῦθα [Refs 4th c.BC+]:—but usually in middle, deposit, γράμματα εἰς κιβωτόν [Refs]; ψευδεῖς γραφὰς εἰς τὰ δημόσια γράμματα Docum. cited in [Refs 4th c.BC+]; δόγμα [Refs]
__II.6 throw down seed, sow, [Refs 4th c.BC+], compare καταβλητέο; κ. τὸ σπέρμα, of the male, [Refs 4th c.BC+]:—passive, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; κ. φάτιν ὡς.. spread abroad a rumour, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.7 lay down as a foundation, mostly in middle, τὴν τῆς ναυπηγίας ἀρχὴν καταβαλλόμενος [Refs 5th c.BC+] beginning a lament [Refs 5th c.BC+]: hence generally, to be the author of, commit to writing, ἱστορικὰς καταβαλόμενοι πραγματείας [Refs 1st c.BC+]; λόγον Darius cited in [Refs 2nd c.AD+]:— passive, ὅταν δὲ κρηπὶς μὴ καταβληθῇ.. ὀρθῶς [Refs 5th c.BC+]; καταβεβλημέναι μαθήσεις fundamental, established, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; τὰ κ. παιδεύματα[Refs 1st c.BC+]
__II.8 with infinitive, γάμον καταβάλλομ᾽ ἀείδειν I begin my song of, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]
__III passive, lie down, εἰς εὐνάν [Refs 3rd c.BC+]
__III.2 like{καταβαίνω} [Refs]arrive at in a course of lectures, εἰς Γοργίαν [Refs 5th c.AD+]
__B intransitive, fall, εἰς φθόνον καὶ ἀπορίαν [Refs 5th c.BC+]