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Strong's #2602 - καταβολή
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καταβολ-ή, ἡ,
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1. throwing down: hence, sowing, Corp.Herm. 9.6; esp. of begetting, κ. σπέρματος, σπερμάτων, Philol. 13, Luc. Am. 19, cf. Hebrews 11:11, Arr. Epict. 1.13.3; ἡ Ῥωμύλου σπορὰ καὶ κ. Plu. 2.320b. congenital defect, ἀπὸ ξυγγενικῆς αἰτίας καὶ κ. Plu. Tim. 37. Astrol., nativity, ἡ ἐξ ἀρχῆς κ. Vett.Val. 220.29, al.
2. paying down, esp. by instalments, καταβάλλειν τὰς κ. D. 59.27; τὸ ἀργύριον ἔφερε καταβολὴν τῇ πόλει paid money as a deposit (by way of caution), Docum.ib. 37.22, cf. IG 12(7).515.26 (Amorgos, ii B. C.), UPZ 112v12 (pl., ii B. C.), etc.; ἔχειν τῆς γῆς.. καταβολήν liability for rent, PEleph. 23.17 (iii B. C.): pl., instalments, PLips. 12.17 (iii A. D.), etc.
II laying of a foundation: hence, building, structure, LXX 2 Maccabees 2:29; τῆς ἀρχιτεκτονίας Bito 49.2; ἔργου J. AJ 12.2.9: but usu. metaph.,
1 foundation, beginning, ἱερῶν ἀγώνων Pi. N. 2.4; τῆς περιόδου Arist. Mete. 352b15; κ. ἐποιεῖτο καὶ θεμέλιον ὑπεβάλλετο τυραννίδος Plb. 13.6.2; κ. κόσμου Matthew 13:35, Ephesians 1:4; κ.κοσμική Cat.Cod.Astr. 8(3).138 (Thessal.); ἡ πρώτη κ. τῆς φιλοσόφου θεωρίας Procl. in Alc.Praef. p.8C.; ἐκ καταβολῆς from the foundations: hence, anew, σκάφη ἐκ κ. ἐναυπηγοῦντο, of fresh construction, Plb. 1.36.8; ἐκ κ. πλάττων, of pure invention, Id. 15.25.35: hence, of set purpose, deliberately, Id. 1.47.7, 24.8.9.
2. = θυσία, τελετή, Hsch., cf. κατηβολή.
III periodical attack of illness, fit, τῆς ἀσθενείας Pl. Grg. 519a, cf. κατηβολή; πυρετοῦ D. 9.29, Ph. 1.399, 2.563, cf. Aristid. Or. 50(26).59, Id. 2.166J.; trance, Poll. 1.16; cf. Lat. catabolicus. detraction, abuse, Phld. Rh. 2.56S.: pl., Ph. 2.571 codd. perh. outer wrapper (cf. κατάβλημα 11.4) of a bandage, Hp. Off. 9.
** κατα -βολή , -ῆς , ἡ
(< καταβάλλω ),
[in LXX: 2 Maccabees 2:29*;]
1. a laying down: εἰς κ . σπέρματος , Hebrews 11:11 (EV, to conceive seed).
2. a foundation (of a house, ii Mac, l.c.): metaph., ἀπὸ κ . κόσμου , Matthew 13:35 (LXX) (om. ἀπὸ κ . κόσμου , WH, R, mg.), Matthew 25:34, Luke 11:50, Hebrews 4:3; Hebrews 9:26, Revelation 13:8; Revelation 17:8; πρὸ κ . κόσμου , John 17:24, Ephesians 1:4, 1 Peter 1:20.†
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Like its verb (see s.v. καταβάλλω) this noun is frequently found in the sense of ";payment,"; e.g. P Par 62v. 12 (c. B.C. 170) τῶν δὲ καταβολῶν σύμβολα λαμβανέτωσαν παρὰ τοῦ τραπεζίτου, BGU IV. 1135.8 (prob. B.C. 10) τῇ μην [ιαίᾳ κ ]αταβολῇ, P Lond 1171 verso i. 7 (A.D. 42) (= III. p. 106) ἰς καταβολὴν τῷ ἐγλήμπτορι τοῦ μέλιτος καὶ κηροῦ, P Strass I. 26.11 (iv/A.D.) ἡ γὰρ προθεσμία τῆς καταβολῆς συνέστηκεν. See also P Eleph 23.18 (B.C. 223–2) with reference to land ἔ ]χ ̣ε ̣ι ̣ν ̣ με ταύτης προσβολὴν καὶ κατ [α ]βολήν, ἃ καὶ ἐπιδέδειχά σοι. With the noun in Hebrews 11:11 cf. καταβολαῖος used of a ";store-place,"; P Fay 110.6. .30 (A.D. 94).
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