| Figure Name | catabasis |
| Source | Bullinger (1898) ("catabasis; or, gradual descent") |
| Earliest Source | None |
| Synonyms | gradual descent, decrementum |
| Etymology | Gr. kata "down" and basis "a going" |
| Type | None |
| Linguistic Domain | |
| Definition |
1. The Opposiste of Anabasis... and is used to emphasize humiliation, degradation, sorrow, etc. (Bullinger, 459) |
| Example |
1. Isa. 40:31.- "They that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; |
| Kind Of | |
| Part Of | |
| Related Figures | anabasis |
| Notes | |
| Confidence | Unconfident |
| Last Editor | Ioanna Malton |
| Confidence | Unconfident |
| Editorial Notes | |
| Reviewed | No |