Meaning
signifies (a) "down, downwards," Mat 4:6, Luk 4:9, Joh 8:6, Joh 8:8, Act 20:9; (b) "below, beneath," of place, Mar 14:66; the realms that lie below in contrast to heaven, Joh 8:23; the earth, as contrasted with the heavens, Act 2:19; with heos, "unto," Mat 27:51, Mar 15:38. The comparative degree, katotero, "under," is used in Mat 2:16. See BOTTOM, UNDER.