G2737: κατώτερος
katṓteros · “lower”
Definition
inferior (locally, of Hades)
KJV translates it as: lower
Word origin: comparative from G2736 (κάτω);
Extended definition
κατώτερος, -έρα, -ερον
(κάτω), [in LXX for תַּחְתּוֹן, תַּחְתִּי ;]
lower; τὰ. κ. τῆς γῆς (see AR, Eph., l.with; for rendering this lower earth, see ICC, Eph, l.with), the lower parts of the earth (cf. Psa.139:15; cf. also MGr., ἡ κάτου γῆ, the underworld, Thumb, MGV, 334): Eph.4:9.†
(AS)
(κάτω), [in LXX for תַּחְתּוֹן, תַּחְתִּי ;]
lower; τὰ. κ. τῆς γῆς (see AR, Eph., l.with; for rendering this lower earth, see ICC, Eph, l.with), the lower parts of the earth (cf. Psa.139:15; cf. also MGr., ἡ κάτου γῆ, the underworld, Thumb, MGV, 334): Eph.4:9.†
(AS)
Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon (1922) via STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0).
How G2737 is translated
- lower ×1
Bible verses with G2737 (katṓteros)
Katṓteros appears in 1 verse.
- Ephesians 4:9
(Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?