Lexical Definition
κάτω kátō (kat'-o) under G:PREP
(compare κατώτερος); adverb from κατά
beneath, bottom, down, under.
- downwards
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| κατώτερον | below | LXX.Gen.35.8 |
| κατωτέραν | lower | LXX.1Kgs.9.17 |
| κατακύψασ κατακύψασ | being stooped low | John.8.8 |
| κάτω | below | LXX.Exod.20.4 • LXX.Deut.4.39 • LXX.Deut.5.8 • LXX.Josh.2.11 • LXX.Josh.15.19 • LXX.Josh.16.3 • LXX.Josh.18.13 • LXX.1Kgs.8.23 • LXX.2Kgs.19.30 • LXX.1Chr.27.23 • LXX.2Chr.32.30 • LXX.Eccl.3.21 • LXX.Isa.5.30 • LXX.Isa.8.22 • LXX.Isa.37.31 • LXX.Isa.51.6 • LXX.Jer.31.37 • LXX.Ezek.1.27 • LXX.Ezek.8.2 • Mark.14.66 • John.8.23 • Acts.2.19 |
| bottom | Matt.27.51 • Mark.15.38 | |
| down | Matt.4.6 • Luke.4.9 • John.8.6 • Acts.20.9 | |
| lower | LXX.Deut.28.43 • LXX.Deut.28.43 • LXX.1Chr.7.24 • LXX.2Chr.8.5 |
Abbott-Smith
κάτω, adv. (< κατά), [in LXX for מַטָּה, מִתַּחַת and cogn. forms;]
1. down, downwards (with verbs of motion), Mt 4:6, Lk 4:9, 6, 8], Ac 20:9.
2. below, beneath: Mk 14:66, Ac 2:19(LXX); ἕως κ. (Ez 1:27, al.), Mt 27:51, Mk 15:38; τὰ κ. (opp. to τ. ἄνω), Jo 8:23. Compar. κατωτέρω: ἀπὸ διετοῦς καὶ κ. (cf. I Ch 27:23), Mt 2:16.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| 1 Chronicles | 27:23 |
| Ezekiel | 1:27 |
| Matthew | 2:16 · 4:6 · 27:51 |
| Mark | 14:66 · 15:38 |
| Luke | 4:9 |
| John | 8:6 · 8:8 · 8:23 |
| Acts | 2:19 · 20:9 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
κάτω,
adverb, (κατά):
__I with Verbs implying Motion, downwards, ἐπισκύνιον κ. ἕλκεται [Refs 8th c.BC+]; especially of the nether world, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κ. βλέπειν, φέρεσθαι, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κ. διεχώρει αὐτοῖς they suffered from diarrhoea, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; φάρμακον πῖσαι κ. give a purgative, [Refs]; κ. βοηθεῖν go down to help, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; for ἄνω καὶ κάτω, ἄνω κάτω, etc., see at {ἄνω} (B) [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__I.2 downwards, in a chain of causes, ἐπὶ τὸ κ. ἰέναι [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__I.3 with genitive, down from, πετρῶν ὦσαι κ. [Refs 5th c.BC+].
__II with Verbs implying Rest (so more frequently in Prose), beneath, below, opposed to ἄνω, [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__II.b in the world below, [Refs 5th c.BC+], etc.; οἱ κ. the dead, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.c geographically below, southward, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also κ. οἰκεῖν to dwell on the coast, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἡ. κ. Γαλατία lower Galatia, Plu [Refs 2nd c.BC+]
__II.d in the race-course, τὰ κ. the starting-place, opposed to τὰ ἄνω (the goal), [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.e τὰ κ. τῶν μελῶν the lower limbs of the body, [Refs]; ἡ κ. κοιλία, opposed to ἡ ἄνω, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; περὶ τὰ κ. χωρεῖν miscarry, fail, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__II.f of Time, afterwards, later, [Refs 1st c.AD+]; οἱ κ., opposed to οἱ πάλαι, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; τοῦ χρόνου κ. later in time, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; compare ἄνω (B) [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__II.g in Logic, τὰ κ. the lower members in a descending series of genera and species, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__III with genitive, under, below, κ. χθονός, γῆς, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__IV comparative κατωτέρω lower, downwards, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: with genitive, lower than, below, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__IV.2 superlative κατωτάτω at the lowest part, τὰ κ. [Refs 1st c.BC+]