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Descent

Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words

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1: κατάβασις

(Strong's #2600 — Noun Feminine — katabasis — kat-ab'-as-is )

denotes "a going down," akin to No. 1 under DESCEND, "a way down," Luke 19:37 .

Note: For "descent" (AV in Hebrews 7:3,6 ), see GENEALOGY (the RV rendering).

Bibliography Information
Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Descent'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ved/​d/descent.html. 1940.
 
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