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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 2520. καθήκω (kathékó) -- To be fitting, to be proper, to be suitable</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/2520.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/matthew/2-20.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/2520.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 2520</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/2519.htm" title="2519">◄</a> 2520. kathékó <a href="../greek/2521.htm" title="2521">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">kathékó: To be fitting, to be proper, to be suitable</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">καθήκω</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Verb<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>kathékó<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>kath-AY-ko<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(kath-ay'-ko)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>To be fitting, to be proper, to be suitable<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>I come down, come to; I am unfit, proper.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>From the preposition κατά (kata, meaning "down" or "according to") and the verb ἥκω (hēkō, meaning "to have come" or "to be present").<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for καθήκω, the concept of what is fitting or proper can be related to Hebrew terms like יָשָׁר (yashar, meaning "upright" or "straight") and נָכוֹן (nakhon, meaning "right" or "established").<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The verb καθήκω (kathékó) is used to express the idea of something being appropriate or suitable in a given context. It conveys the sense of what is proper or fitting according to a standard or expectation. In the New Testament, it often relates to moral or ethical appropriateness, indicating actions or behaviors that align with Christian values and teachings.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of propriety and fitting behavior was significant in both social and philosophical contexts. The idea of living in a manner that was "fitting" was tied to the virtues and ethics espoused by various philosophical schools, such as Stoicism. In the early Christian context, this concept was adapted to reflect the teachings of Jesus and the apostles, emphasizing a life that is fitting in light of the gospel and the call to holiness.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/2596.htm">kata</a> and <a href="/greek/2240.htm">hékó</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to be proper or fitting<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>proper (1), should...be allowed (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 2520: καθήκω</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">καθήκω</span></span>; (from <span class="abbreviation">Aeschylus</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Sophocles</span> down); <p><span class="textheading">1.</span> <span class="accented">to come down</span>. <p><span class="textheading">2.</span> <span class="accented">to come to, reach to</span>; impersonally, <span class="greek2">καθήκει</span>, <span class="accented">it is becoming, it is fit</span> (cf. German <span class="foreign">zukommen</span>), <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/21-27.htm">Ezekiel 21:27</a>; <span class="greek2">οὐ</span> <span class="greek2">καθῆκεν</span> (Rev. <span class="greek2">καθῆκον</span>), followed by the accusative with an infinitive, <a href="/interlinear/acts/22-22.htm">Acts 22:22</a> (<span class="abbreviation">Winer</span>s Grammar, 282 (265); <span class="abbreviation">Buttmann</span>, 217 (187)); <span class="greek2">τά</span> <span class="greek2">μή</span> <span class="greek2">καθήκοντα</span>, things not fitting, i. e. forbidden, shameful, <a href="/interlinear/romans/1-28.htm">Romans 1:28</a>; 2 Macc. 6:4. Cf. <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">ἀνήκω</span></span>.<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>convenient, fit. <p>From <a href="/greek/2596.htm">kata</a> and <a href="/greek/2240.htm">heko</a>; to reach to, i.e. (neuter of present active participle, figuratively as adjective) becoming -- convenient, fit. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/2596.htm">kata</a> <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/2240.htm">heko</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>καθήκει καθηκεν καθήκεν καθῆκεν καθήκον καθηκοντα καθήκοντα καθήκοντας καθήλωσον katheken kathêken kathēken kathē̂ken kathekonta kathēkonta kathḗkonta<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/acts/22-22.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 22:22</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular">V-IIA-3S</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/22.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">οὐ γὰρ <b>καθῆκεν</b> αὐτὸν ζῇν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/22.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> from the earth, <span class="itali">for he should not be allowed</span> to live!<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/22.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> it is not <span class="itali">fit</span> that he should live.<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/22-22.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> not indeed <span class="itali">it is fit</span> he to live<p><b><a href="/text/romans/1-28.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Romans 1:28</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Neuter Plural">V-PPA-ANP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/romans/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">τὰ μὴ <b>καθήκοντα</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/romans/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> those <span class="itali">things which are not proper,</span><br><a href="/kjvs/romans/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> those things which are not <span class="itali">convenient;</span><br><a href="/interlinear/romans/1-28.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> things not <span class="itali">fitting</span><p><b><a href="/greek/2520.htm">Strong's Greek 2520</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_2520.htm">2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/kathe_ken_2520.htm">καθῆκεν — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/kathe_konta_2520.htm">καθήκοντα — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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