καταβεβηκότες

katabaínō

having come down

To go or move downward from a higher to a lower place; to descend. This includes both literal physical movement (as from a hill, ship, or higher location) and metaphorical or extended senses, such as descending in rank, status, or spiritual condition. Contextually, may refer to the act of someone coming down from above, entering a lower region, or experiencing a lowering in status or capacity.

G2597

Acts 25:7 · Word #9

Lexicon G2597

Lemmaκαταβαίνω
Transliterationkatabaínō
Strong'sG2597
DefinitionTo go or move downward from a higher to a lower place; to descend. This includes both literal physical movement (as from a hill, ship, or higher location) and metaphorical or extended senses, such as descending in rank, status, or spiritual condition. Contextually, may refer to the act of someone coming down from above, entering a lower region, or experiencing a lowering in status or capacity.

Morphology V PRF ACT PTCP NOM M PL All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state of being
Tense PRF — Perfect — Completed action with ongoing results
Voice ACT — Active — The subject performs the action
Mood PTCP — Participle — A verbal adjective
Case NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence
Gender M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine
Number PL — Plural — More than one

Common Translation

Phrasehaving come down
Literalhaving-come-down

Lexical Info

Lemmaκαταβαίνω
Strong'sG2597

SIBI-P1 Translation G2597-18

those having descended

Morphological NotesVerb, perfect active participle, nominative masculine plural (Gr,V,PEA,NMP); completed action with continuing state, describing masculine plural subjects.
Rendering RationaleThe perfect active participle denotes completed action with present result, while the nominative masculine plural identifies a group characterized by having gone down. "Those having descended" preserves both the completed descent and the participial form.

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