to vote against

Greek Verb

κατα-φέρω [in LXX for יָרַד hi, etc;] to bring down: αἰτιώματα, Act.25:7; ψῆφον, to cast a ballot, Act.26:10; pass, to be borne down: ὕπνῳ, ἀπὸ τ. ὕ, Act.20:9. (AS)

to vote against

Greek Verb

καταφέρω, future κατοίσω [Refs 8th c.BC+]: aorist 1 κατήνεγκα [LXX], infinitive - ενεγκεῖν [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; Doric dialect κατέφειρα [Refs]:—bring down, once in [Refs 8th c.BC+] will bring me down to the grave, Il.[same place]; βαρυπεσῆ καταφέρω ποδὸς ἀκμάν [Refs 4th c.BC+]; of rivers, κ. χρυσίον, γῆν, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; especially of cutting instruments, κ. τὴν σμινύην [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; τὴν δίκελλαν, τὴν σφῦραν, [Refs 2nd c.AD+] let it fall upon him, [LXX+1st c.AD+]: absolutely, hew downwards, deal a blow, [Refs 2nd c.BC+] b) pull down, demolish, πύργους [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; ἥλους (warts) [Refs 3rd c.AD+] c) pay down, discharge, [Refs 4th c.BC+] d) pass, evacuate, τὰ σπλάγχνα μετὰ τῶν σιτίων [Refs 1st c.AD+] e) refer a thing, ἀπό τινος ἐφ᾽ ἕτερον, variant for{μεταφέρειν}, Legal cited in [Refs 4th c.BC+] f) carry down, in reckoning, etc, πλῆθος ἀμήχανον ἐτῶν [Refs 1st c.AD+] 2) passive, to be brought down by a river, of gold dust, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; from an upper story, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; to move downwards with violence, to be discharged, of humours, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; to be couched, of a cataract, - ενεχθέντος τοῦ ὑποχύματος [Refs 2nd c.AD+] 2.b) descend, sink, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; κ. ὁ ἥλιος, ἡ σελήνη, ἡ ἡμέρα,[Refs 1st c.AD+]; κ. ὁ λύχνος is near going out, [Refs]; κ. [ἡ ἄμπελος] is perishing, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; of dancers, κ. ἐπὶ γῆν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of a sick person, κ. καθάπερ νεκρόν [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; but ἐπὶ πόδας, of a patient in bed, [Refs] 2.c) fall, flow down, of rain or rivers, [Refs 5th c.AD+] 2.d) tumble down, αἱ οἰκίαι κ. ἐπί τινα. [Refs 1st c.AD+] 2.e) to be weighed down, ἐν τοῖσιν ὕπνοισι variant in [NT+5th c.BC+]: absolutely, drop asleep, opposed to ἐγείρεσθαι, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; to be semi-comatose, ἀγρυπνεῖν τε ἅμα καὶ -εσθαι [Refs 2nd c.AD+] II) carry back, carry home, [Refs 5th c.BC+] II.2) of a storm, drive to land, ὁ χειμὼν κατήνεγκε τὰς ναῦς ἐς τὴν Πύλον [Refs 5th c.BC+]:— passive, καταφέρεται χειμῶνι ἐς τὸ Ἀθηναίων στρατόπεδον [Refs 5th c.BC+]: generally, in passive, to be landed, discharged, of cargoes, [Refs 3rd c.AD+] III) passive, metaphorically, to be brought to a point, ἐπὶ γνώμην, ἐλπίδα, etc, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]:—also active, have recourse, ἐπ᾽ οὐθὲν ψεῦδος [Refs 5th c.BC+] III.2) tend, ἡ [σύνταξις] ἐπὶ τὸ προστακτικὸν φύσει κ. [Refs 2nd c.AD+] III.3) enter the lists, like Latin descendere in arenam, [Refs 4th c.AD+] IV) bring against, τὴν διαβολὴν κ. τινός [Refs 4th c.BC+] V) intransitive in active, to be prone, inclined, κ. εἰς τὰς γυναῖκας [Refs]

Greek

Verb

to bear down, i.e. (figuratively) overcome (with drowsiness); specially, to cast a vote; fall, give, sink down; from g2596 (κατά) and g5342 (φέρω) (including its alternate)