Acts 25:6:11Acts.25.6.W11TAB
καταβὰς
katabas
“having gone down”
- Transliteration
- ka-ta-BAS
- Extended
- kah-tah-BAHS
- IPA
- /ka.taˈbas/
Meaning by language
- English
- having gone down
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
ka-ta-BAS
- sentence
di-a-TRI-psas de en au-TOIS hê-ME-ras ou PLEI-ous ok-TO ê DE-ka ka-ta-BAS eis kai-SA-rei-an têi e-PAU-ri-on ka-THI-sas e-PI tou BÊ-ma-tos e-KE-leu-sen ton PAU-lon akh-THÊ-nai
Exegesis
The second participle katabas {καταβὰς | katabàs} ‘having gone down’ introduces the movement to the new locale, followed by the prepositional phrase eis Kaisareian {εἰς Καισάρειαν | eis Kaisáreian}, which marks Caesarea as the destination.
Root and etymology
Rootkappa–alpha–tau–alpha
“down, against, according to”
In context — Acts 25:6
And after spending not more than eight or ten days among them, he went down to Caesarea; on the next day, having taken his seat on the judgment seat , he ordered Paul to be brought.
About this coordinate
Acts 25:6:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Acts 25:6, so the Greek word καταβὰς (katabas) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Acts.25.6.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.25.6.W11.S1) and character.