Word Study · Strong's G2658 · Greek
καταντάω
katantao
kat-an-tah'-o
Strong's 1890 spelling: katantáō
“to meet against, i.e. arrive at (literally or figuratively)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
to meet against, i.e. arrive at (literally or figuratively)
Rendered in the KJV as
attain, come.
- 13occurrencesin the New Testament
- 4 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 10inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 13 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 10
- κατηντήσαμεν3
- κατήντησαν2
- καταντῆσαι,1
- καταντήσαντες1
- καταντήσω1
- καταντήσωμεν1
- κατήντηκεν.¶1
- κατήντησεν1
- Κατήντησεν1
- κατήντησεν;¶1
How it is rendered · 11
- came down2
- we arrived2
- came1
- has come.1
- has it come?1
- having arrived1
- He came1
- I shall attain1
- They came1
- to attain,1
- we may attain1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 8
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 1st person plural3
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singular3
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person plural2
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, infinitive (“to…”)1
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine plural1
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, subjunctive · 1st person plural1
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, subjunctive · 1st person singular1
- verb · perfect (done, and it stands) active, statement · 3rd person singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- V-AAI-1P · 3
- V-AAI-3S · 3
- V-AAI-3P · 2
- V-AAN · 1
- V-AAP-NPM · 1
- V-AAS-1P · 1
- V-AAS-1S · 1
- V-RAI-3S · 1
All 13, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Acts carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Acts9 occurrences
- Acts 16:1Κατήντησενkatēntēsenverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singularPaul came to Derbe and then to Lystra, where he found a disciple named Timothy, the son of a believing Jewish woman and a Greek father.here: He came
- Acts 18:19κατήντησανkatēntēsanverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person pluralWhen they reached Ephesus, Paul parted ways with Priscilla and Aquila. He himself went into the synagogue there and reasoned with the Jews.here: They came
- Acts 18:24κατήντησενkatēntēsenverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singularMeanwhile a Jew named Apollos, a native of Alexandria, came to Ephesus. He was an eloquent man, well versed in the Scriptures.here: came
- Acts 20:15κατηντήσαμενkatēntēsamenverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 1st person pluralSailing on from there, we arrived the next day opposite Chios. The day after that we arrived at Samos, and on the following day we came to Miletus.here: we arrived
- Acts 21:7κατηντήσαμενkatēntēsamenverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 1st person pluralWhen we had finished our voyage from Tyre, we landed at Ptolemais, where we greeted the brothers and stayed with them for a day.here: came down
- Acts 25:13κατήντησανkatēntēsanverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person pluralAfter several days had passed, King Agrippa and Bernice came down to Caesarea to pay their respects to Festus.here: came down
- Acts 26:7καταντῆσαι,katantēsaiverb · aorist (simple past) active, infinitive (“to…”)the promise our twelve tribes are hoping to realize as they earnestly serve God day and night. It is because of this hope, O king, that I am accused by the Jews.here: to attain,
- Acts 27:12καταντήσαντεςkatantēsantesverb · aorist (simple past) active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralSince the harbor was unsuitable to winter in, the majority decided to sail on, if somehow they could reach Phoenix to winter there. Phoenix was a harbor in Crete facing both southwest and northwest.here: having arrived
- Acts 28:13κατηντήσαμενkatēntēsamenverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 1st person pluralFrom there we weighed anchor and came to Rhegium. After one day, a south wind came up, and on the second day we arrived at Puteoli.here: we arrived
1 Corinthians2 occurrences
- 1 Corinthians 10:11κατήντηκεν.¶katēntēkenverb · perfect (done, and it stands) active, statement · 3rd person singularNow these things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the fulfillment of the ages has come.here: has come.
- 1 Corinthians 14:36κατήντησεν;¶katēntēsenverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singularDid the word of God originate with you? Or are you the only ones it has reached?here: has it come?