Katōteros κατώτερος
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| κατώτερος | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | katōteros |
| Strong's number | G2737 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | adjective |
| Gloss | lower |
| Occurrences | 1 in 1 verse |
Katōteros (Greek κατώτερος, Strong's G2737) is a Greek adjective meaning “lower”. It occurs 1 time in 1 verse of the New Testament.
Definition
κατώτερος, -έρα, -ερον
(κάτω), [in LXX for תַּחְתּוֹן, תַּחְתִּי ;]
lower; τὰ. κ. τῆς γῆς (see AR, Eph., l.with; for rendering this lower earth, see ICC, Eph, l.with), the lower parts of the earth (cf. Psa.139:15; cf. also MGr., ἡ κάτου γῆ, the underworld, Thumb, MGV, 334): Eph.4:9.†
(AS)
(κάτω), [in LXX for תַּחְתּוֹן, תַּחְתִּי ;]
lower; τὰ. κ. τῆς γῆς (see AR, Eph., l.with; for rendering this lower earth, see ICC, Eph, l.with), the lower parts of the earth (cf. Psa.139:15; cf. also MGr., ἡ κάτου γῆ, the underworld, Thumb, MGV, 334): Eph.4:9.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | lower (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | lower (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Katōteros, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Ephesians
- Ephesians 4:9(Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?What does “He ascended” mean, except that He also descended to the lower parts of the earth?
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).