καταντάω
katantaō
to come to
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Greek verb καταντάω (katantaō), with the Strong's number G2658, is derived from the root meaning "to come to." This word falls under the semantic domain of Movement & Travel, indicating its primary function of describing movement or arrival at a destination. Analyzing the data, we see that καταντάω is used 13 times in the Bible. Its range of usage suggests that it can be employed to convey a sense of arrival, whether spatial, temporal, or metaphorical. While we can't determine the exact context without further information, it's clear that καταντάω plays a significant role in various narratives. Given its definition and frequency of use, καταντάω likely holds significant importance in conveying themes related to journey, transformation, or attainment in biblical contexts. Its use in 13 different passages implies a nuanced understanding of the concept of arrival, which could be applied to physical travel, spiritual growth, or reaching a milestone.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
13 total occurrences across the text
Sailing from there, we came the following day opposite Chios. The next day we touched at Samos and stayed at Trogyllium, and the day after we came to Miletus.
Acts 16:1He came to Derbe and Lystra: and behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a Jewess who believed; but his father was a Greek.
Acts 18:19He came to Ephesus, and he left them there; but he himself entered into the synagogue, and reasoned with the Jews.
Acts 18:24Now a certain Jew named Apollos, an Alexandrian by race, an eloquent man, came to Ephesus. He was mighty in the Scriptures.
Acts 21:7When we had finished the voyage from Tyre, we arrived at Ptolemais. We greeted the brothers and stayed with them one day.
Acts 25:13Now when some days had passed, King Agrippa and Bernice arrived at Caesarea, and greeted Festus.
Acts 26:7which our twelve tribes, earnestly serving night and day, hope to attain. Concerning this hope I am accused by the Jews, King Agrippa!
Acts 27:12Because the haven was not suitable to winter in, the majority advised going to sea from there, if by any means they could reach Phoenix, and winter there, which is a port of Crete, looking southwest and northwest.
Acts 28:13From there we circled around and arrived at Rhegium. After one day, a south wind sprang up, and on the second day we came to Puteoli,
1 Corinthians 10:11Now all these things happened to them by way of example, and they were written for our admonition, on whom the ends of the ages have come.
1 Corinthians 14:36What!? Was it from you that the word of God went out? Or did it come to you alone?
Ephesians 4:13until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a full grown man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ,
Philippians 3:11if by any means I may attain to the resurrection from the dead.