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It conveys the idea of laying down a foundation or beginning something significant. In a theological context, it often pertains to God's creative work in establishing the universe.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Greek culture, the concept of laying a foundation was crucial for constructing buildings and cities. This metaphor was adopted in Jewish and Christian thought to describe God's act of creation. The term "katabolé" reflects the belief in a deliberate and purposeful act of creation by God, contrasting with other ancient Near Eastern creation myths that often depicted creation as the result of conflict or chaos.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>2602</b> <i>katabolḗ</i> (from <a href="/greek/2596.htm">2596</a> <i>/katá</i>, "exactly according to," down from the most general to the most specific detail, "following all the way along," and <a href="/greek/906.htm">906</a> <i>/bállō</i>, "to cast") – properly, a <i>foundation</i>, cast according to a blueprint (original design); the <i>substructure</i> which determines the entire direction (destination) of all that follows; the foundation-plan, upon which the entire super-structure is built; (figuratively) the <i>beginning</i> (<i>founding</i>) that purposefully designs all that follows.</p><p class="discovery"><a href="/greek/2602.htm">2602</a> <i>/katabolḗ</i> ("foundation-plan") typically relates to Christ's incarnation, i.e. coming to earth in the flesh to be our Redeemer. This divine plan was set <i>and sealed</i> (guaranteed) <i>before creation</i> (Heb 9:26; 1 Pet 1:20; Rev 13:8). In general, <a href="/greek/2602.htm">2602</a> (<i>katabolḗ</i>) refers to <i>the basis God has established</i>, upon which all people can <i>know</i> Him. This was laid down before the first ray of sunshine or drop of water touched the earth.</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/2598.htm">kataballó</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a laying down<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>conceive* (1), foundation (10).<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 2602: καταβολή</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">καταβολή</span></span>, <span class="greek2">καταβολῆς</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> (<span class="greek2">καταβάλλω</span>, which see); <p><span class="textheading">1.</span> <span class="accented">a throwing or laying down</span>: <span class="greek2">τοῦ</span> <span class="greek2">σπέρματος</span> (namely, <span class="greek2">εἰς</span> <span class="greek2">τήν</span> <span class="greek2">μήτραν</span>), the injection or depositing of the virile semen in the womb, <span class="abbreviation">Lucian</span>, amor. 19; <span class="abbreviation">Galen</span>, aphorism. iv. § 1; of the seed of animals and plants, <span class="abbreviation">Philo</span> de opif. mund. §§ 22, 45; <span class="greek2">σπέρματα</span> <span class="greek2">τά</span> <span class="greek2">εἰς</span> <span class="greek2">γῆν</span> <span class="greek2">ἤ</span> <span class="greek2">μήτραν</span> <span class="greek2">καταβαλλομενα</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Antoninus</span> 4, 36; accordingly many interpret the words <span class="greek2">Σάρρα</span> <span class="greek2">δύναμιν</span> <span class="greek2">εἰς</span> <span class="greek2">καταβολήν</span> <span class="greek2">σπέρματος</span> <span class="greek2">ἔλαβε</span> in <a href="/interlinear/hebrews/11-11.htm">Hebrews 11:11</a>, she received power to conceive seed. But since it belongs to the male <span class="greek2">καταβάλλειν</span> <span class="greek2">τό</span> <span class="greek2">σπέρμα</span>, not to the female, this interpretation cannot stand ((according to the reading of <span class="manuref">WH</span> marginal reading <span class="greek2">αὐτῇ</span> <span class="greek2">Σάρρα</span>, Abr. remains the subjunctive of <span class="greek2">ἔλαβεν</span>; but see 2 below)); cf. Bleek (and, on the other side, Kurtz) at the passage <p><span class="textheading">2.</span> <span class="accented">a founding</span> (laying down a foundation): <span class="greek2">εἰς</span> <span class="greek2">καταβολήν</span> <span class="greek2">σπέρματος</span>, to found a posterity, <a href="/interlinear/hebrews/11-11.htm">Hebrews 11:11</a> (but compare above) (<span class="greek2">πυραννιδος</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Polybius</span> 13, 6, 2; <span class="greek2">ἅμα</span> <span class="greek2">τῇ</span> <span class="greek2">πρώτη</span> <span class="greek2">καταβολή</span> <span class="greek2">τῶν</span> <span class="greek2">ἀνθρώπων</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Plato</span>, aquae et ignis comp. C. 2). <span class="greek2">ἀπό</span> <span class="greek2">καταβολῆς</span> <span class="greek2">κόσμου</span>, from the foundation of the world: <a href="/interlinear/matthew/13-35.htm">Matthew 13:35</a> (<span class="manuref">L</span> <span class="manuref">T</span> <span class="manuref">Tr</span> <span class="manuref">WH</span> omit <span class="greek2">κόσμου</span>); <BIBLE/CHAPTER_VERSE:Matthew 25:34>; <a href="/interlinear/luke/11-50.htm">Luke 11:50</a>; <a href="/interlinear/hebrews/4-3.htm">Hebrews 4:3</a>; <a href="/interlinear/hebrews/9-28.htm">Hebrews 9:28</a>; <a href="/interlinear/revelation/13-8.htm">Revelation 13:8</a>; <a href="/interlinear/revelation/17-8.htm">Revelation 17:8</a>; <span class="greek2">πρό</span> <span class="greek2">καταβολῆς</span> <span class="greek2">κόσμου</span>, <a href="/interlinear/john/17-24.htm">John 17:24</a>; <a href="/interlinear/ephesians/1-4.htm">Ephesians 1:4</a>; <a href="/interlinear/1_peter/1-20.htm">1 Peter 1:20</a>.<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>conception, foundation. <p>From <a href="/greek/2598.htm">kataballo</a>; a deposition, i.e. Founding; figuratively, conception -- conceive, foundation. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/2598.htm">kataballo</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>καταβολην καταβολήν καταβολὴν καταβολης καταβολής καταβολῆς καταβοσκήσαι καταβοσκήση katabolen katabolēn katabolḕn kataboles katabolês katabolēs katabolē̂s<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/matthew/13-35.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 13:35</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/13.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">κεκρυμμένα ἀπὸ <b>καταβολῆς</b> κόσμου </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/13.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> SINCE <span class="itali">THE FOUNDATION</span> OF THE WORLD.<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/13.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> from <span class="itali">the foundation</span> of the world.<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/13-35.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> things hidden from [the] <span class="itali">foundation of</span> [the] world<p><b><a href="/text/matthew/25-34.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 25:34</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/25.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">βασιλείαν ἀπὸ <b>καταβολῆς</b> κόσμου </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/25.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> prepared <span class="itali">for you from the foundation</span> of the world.<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/25.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> from <span class="itali">the foundation</span> of the world:<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/25-34.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> kingdom from [the] <span class="itali">foundation</span> of [the] world<p><b><a href="/text/luke/11-50.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 11:50</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/11.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐκκεχυμένον ἀπὸ <b>καταβολῆς</b> κόσμου ἀπὸ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> since <span class="itali">the foundation</span> of the world,<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> from <span class="itali">the foundation</span> of the world,<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/11-50.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> poured out from <span class="itali">[the] foundation</span> of [the] world of<p><b><a href="/text/john/17-24.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">John 17:24</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/john/17.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">με πρὸ <b>καταβολῆς</b> κόσμου </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/john/17.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Me before <span class="itali">the foundation</span> of the world.<br><a href="/kjvs/john/17.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> me before <span class="itali">the foundation</span> of the world.<br><a href="/interlinear/john/17-24.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> me before <span class="itali">[the] foundation</span> of [the] world<p><b><a href="/text/ephesians/1-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ephesians 1:4</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/ephesians/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">αὐτῷ πρὸ <b>καταβολῆς</b> κόσμου εἶναι</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ephesians/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> us in Him before <span class="itali">the foundation</span> of the world,<br><a href="/kjvs/ephesians/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> before <span class="itali">the foundation</span> of the world,<br><a href="/interlinear/ephesians/1-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> him before <span class="itali">[the] foundation</span> of [the] world to be<p><b><a href="/text/hebrews/4-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Hebrews 4:3</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/4.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἔργων ἀπὸ <b>καταβολῆς</b> κόσμου γενηθέντων</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/hebrews/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> were finished <span class="itali">from the foundation</span> of the world.<br><a href="/kjvs/hebrews/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> from <span class="itali">the foundation</span> of the world.<br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/4-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> works from <span class="itali">[the] foundation</span> of [the] world having been finished<p><b><a href="/text/hebrews/9-26.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Hebrews 9:26</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/9.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">παθεῖν ἀπὸ <b>καταβολῆς</b> κόσμου νυνὶ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/hebrews/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> since <span class="itali">the foundation</span> of the world;<br><a href="/kjvs/hebrews/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> since <span class="itali">the foundation</span> of the world:<br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/9-26.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> to have suffered from <span class="itali">[the] foundation</span> of [the] world now<p><b><a href="/text/hebrews/11-11.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Hebrews 11:11</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/11.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">δύναμιν εἰς <b>καταβολὴν</b> σπέρματος ἔλαβεν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/hebrews/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> ability <span class="itali">to conceive,</span> even<br><a href="/kjvs/hebrews/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> strength to <span class="itali">conceive</span> seed, and<br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/11-11.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> power for <span class="itali">[the] conception</span> of seed received<p><b><a href="/text/1_peter/1-20.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Peter 1:20</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_peter/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">μὲν πρὸ <b>καταβολῆς</b> κόσμου φανερωθέντος</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_peter/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> before <span class="itali">the foundation</span> of the world,<br><a href="/kjvs/1_peter/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> before <span class="itali">the foundation</span> of the world,<br><a href="/interlinear/1_peter/1-20.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> indeed before <span class="itali">[the] foundation</span> of [the] world having been revealed<p><b><a href="/text/revelation/13-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 13:8</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/13.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐσφαγμένου ἀπὸ <b>καταβολῆς</b> κόσμου </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/revelation/13.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> has not been written <span class="itali">from the foundation</span> of the world<br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/13.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> from <span class="itali">the foundation</span> of the world.<br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/13-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> slain from <span class="itali">[the] founding</span> of [the] world<p><b><a href="/text/revelation/17-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 17:8</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/17.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ζωῆς ἀπὸ <b>καταβολῆς</b> κόσμου βλεπόντων</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/revelation/17.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of life <span class="itali">from the foundation</span> of the world,<br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/17.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> from <span class="itali">the foundation</span> of the world,<br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/17-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of life from <span class="itali">[the] foundation</span> of [the] world seeing<p><b><a href="/greek/2602.htm">Strong's Greek 2602</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_2602.htm">11 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/katabole_n_2602.htm">καταβολὴν — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/katabole_s_2602.htm">καταβολῆς — 10 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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/2601.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2601"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2601" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/2603.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2603"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2603" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>