κατά-βᾰσις G2600
descent, way down; a downward path or slope
This noun denotes a descent, downward path, or declivity—literally, a way down. In Luke 19:37, it describes Jesus's triumphal entry: as he was approaching Jerusalem, 'at the descent (katabasei) of the Mount of Olives,' the whole multitude of disciples began to praise God. The geographical detail locates the event on the eastern slope of Olivet, where the road descends toward the Kidron Valley and the city. The setting is significant: from this vantage point, pilgrims caught their first full view of the temple, naturally prompting celebration.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Luke uses katabasis to precisely locate the crowd's praise. The Spanish 'bajada' and French 'descente' both mean descent or downward slope. The Mount of Olives' descent offered a dramatic view of Jerusalem and the temple, making it a fitting location for the disciples' acclamation of Jesus as king. The geographical precision grounds the triumphal entry in real topography, while the location itself—overlooking the temple Jesus would cleanse and the city he would weep over—adds poignancy to the moment. 1×
AR["مُنحَدَرِ"]·ben["নামার-পথে"]·DE["καταβάσει"]·EN["descent"]·FR["descente"]·heb["מוֹרָד"]·HI["उतराई"]·ID["turunan"]·IT["katabasei"]·jav["mandhapipun"]·KO["내리막에서"]·PT["descida"]·RU["спуску"]·ES["bajada"]·SW["mteremko"]·TR["inişinde"]·urd["اُترائی"]
Related Senses
H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)H5869a 1. in the eyes/sight of (evaluative) (734×)H5650 1. Servant, attendant, subject (723×)H0408 1. prohibitive negation do-not (712×)G2443 1. so that, in order that (purpose/result) (665×)G0575 1. from (649×)G1223 1. through, by means of (582×)H3541 1. thus, so, in this manner (569×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
κατά-βᾰσις, εως, ἡ, opposed to ἀνάβασις, way down, descent, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἡ εἰς Ἅιδου κ. Refs 5th c.BC+; title of work by Dicaearchus, Refs 1st c.BC+; compare καταίβασις. __2 descent from central Asia, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἡ ἐπὶ θάλατταν κ. Refs 1st c.BC+ __3 metaphorically, descent of an idea into the mind, Refs 3rd c.BC+ __4 steep ground, declivity, Refs 4th c.BC+ __5 ἔργον καταβάσεως hanging work, LXX