Dictionary entry

καταβάλλω

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

κατα-βάλλω,

[in LXX chiefly for נפל hi.;]

1. to cast down, prostrate: metaph., pass., II Co 4:9.

2. to put down, lay down: metaph., mid., c. acc., θεμέλιον, He 6:1.†