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Strong's G2640 κατάλειμμα (kataleimma)

Kataleimma means “remnant” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H2640 — chocer (“in want of”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G2640
Language Greek
Linked Usages 21
Books 14

Strong's G2640 Quick Answer

Strong's G2640 κατάλειμμα (kataleimma) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. kataleimma (kat-al'-ime-mah) n. 1. a remainder 2. (by implication) a few It has 21 linked Bible usages across 14 books. Visible English usage signals include remnant. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.

Meaning
kataleimma (kat-al'-ime-mah) n. 1. a remainder 2. (by implication) a few
Usage
21 linked usages
Books
14 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch
Usage Words
remnant

Meaning and Definition

kataleimma (kat-al'-ime-mah) n. 1. a remainder 2. (by implication) a few [from G2641] KJV: remnant Root(s): G2641

Original Word
κατάλειμμα
Transliteration
kataleimma
Derivation
Root: καταλείπω R1: 2641
Morphology
noun

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G2640. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

remnant

Usage: κατά-λειμμα, -τος, τό (καταλείπω), [in LXX far שָׁאַר (Isa.10:22 14:22), שְׁאֵרִית, etc. ;] a remnant: Rom.9:27, Rec. (for ὑπόλειμμα, which see).† (AS)

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How Strong's G2640 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render kataleimma, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

remnant Romans 9:27

How Strong's G2640 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, New Testament, and 1 Enoch. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 15 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.
  • 1 Enoch rows are separated from the other corpora rather than being hidden inside a generic apocrypha bucket.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G2640 (κατάλειμμα) appears 20 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G2640 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G2640 in the New Testament

1 indexed usage in New Testament.

Romans 9:27 KJV

Esaias also crieth concerning Israel, Though the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, a remnant shall be saved:

Strong's G2640 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

15 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Genesis 45:7 Septuagint / Brenton

For God sent me before you, that there might be left to you a remnant upon the earth, even to nourish a great remnant of you.

Judges 5:13 Septuagint / Brenton

Then went down the remnant to the strong, The people of the Lord went down for him among the mighty ones from me.

1 Kingdoms 13:15 Septuagint / Brenton

And Samuel arose, and departed from Gilgal, and the remnant of the people went after Saul to meet him after the men of war, when they had come out of Gilgal to Gibeah of Benjamin. And Saul numbered the people that were found with him, about six hundred men.

Strong's G2640 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

4 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Tobit 13:17 Septuagint / Brenton

And the streets of Jerusalem shall be paved with beryl and carbuncle and stone of Ophir.

1 Maccabees 3:35 Septuagint / Brenton

to wit, that he should send an army against them, to destroy and root out the strength of Israel, and the remnant of Jerusalem, and to take away their memorial from that place;

Wisdom of Sirach 44:17 Septuagint / Brenton

Noah was found perfect and righteous; In the time of wrath he was taken in exchange for the world; Therefore was he left as a remnant unto the earth, When the flood came.

Strong's G2640 in 1 Enoch

1 indexed usage in 1 Enoch.

1 Enoch 106:18 Septuagint / Brenton

shall die [he and his sons shall be saved]. And now make known to thy son Lamech that he who has been born is in truth his son, and call his name Noah; for he shall be left to you, and he and his sons shall be saved from the destruction, which shall come upon the earth on account of all the sin and all the unrighteousness, which shall be consummated on the earth in his days. And after that there shall be still more unrighteousness than that which was first consummated on the earth; for I know the mysteries of the holy ones; for He, the Lord, has showed me and informed me, and I have read (them) in the heavenly tablets.

Usage Excerpts

First 21 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G2640.

Genesis 45:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For God sent me before you, that there might be left to you a remnant upon the earth, even to nourish a great remnant of you.
Judges 5:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Then went down the remnant to the strong, The people of the Lord went down for him among the mighty ones from me.
1 Kingdoms 13:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Samuel arose, and departed from Gilgal, and the remnant of the people went after Saul to meet him after the men of war, when they had come out of Gilgal to Gibeah of Benjamin. And Saul numbered the people that were found with him, about six hundred men.
2 Kingdoms 14:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And behold the whole family rose up against thy handmaid, and they said, Give up the one that smote his brother, and we will put him to death for the life of his brother, whom he slew, and we will take away even your heir: so they will quench my coal that is left, so as not to leave my husband remnant or name on the face of the earth.
3 Kingdoms 15:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Howbeit for David’s sake the Lord gave him a remnant, that he might establish his children after him, and might establish Jerusalem.
4 Kingdoms 10:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Jehu smote all that were left of the house of Ahab in Jezreel, and all his great men, and his acquaintance, and his priests, so as not to leave him any remnant.
4 Kingdoms 19:31 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For from Jerusalem shall go forth a remnant, and he that escapes from the mountain of Zion: the zeal of the Lord of hosts shall do this.
Job 22:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Verily their substance has been utterly destroyed, And the fire shall devour what is left of their property.
Isaiah 10:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And though the people of Israel be as the sand of the sea, a remnant of them shall be saved.
Isaiah 14:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I will rise up against them, saith the Lord of hosts, and I will destroy their name, and remnant, and seed: thus saith the Lord.
Isaiah 14:30 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the poor shall be fed by him, and poor men shall rest in peace: but he shall destroy thy seed with hunger, and shall destroy thy remnant.
Isaiah 37:30 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And this shall be a sign to thee, Eat this year what thou hast sown; and the second year that which is left: and the third year sow, and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them.
Jeremiah 27:26 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For her times are come: open ye her storehouses: search her as a cave, and utterly destroy her: let there be no remnant of her.
Jeremiah 30:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For grape-gatherers are come, who shall not leave thee a remnant; as thieves by night, they shall lay their hand upon thy possessions.
Jeremiah 47:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And all the Jews that were in Moab, and among the children of Ammon, and those that were in Edom, and those that were in all the rest of the country, heard that the king of Babylon had granted a remnant to Judah, and that he had appointed over them Gedaliah the son of Ahikam.
Romans 9:27 New Testament, KJV
Esaias also crieth concerning Israel, Though the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, a remnant shall be saved:
Tobit 13:17 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And the streets of Jerusalem shall be paved with beryl and carbuncle and stone of Ophir.
1 Maccabees 3:35 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
to wit, that he should send an army against them, to destroy and root out the strength of Israel, and the remnant of Jerusalem, and to take away their memorial from that place;
Wisdom of Sirach 44:17 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Noah was found perfect and righteous; In the time of wrath he was taken in exchange for the world; Therefore was he left as a remnant unto the earth, When the flood came.
Wisdom of Sirach 47:22 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
But the Lord will never leave off his mercy, Neither shall any of his works perish, Neither will he abolish the posterity of his elect, And the seed of him that loveth him he will not take away: Wherefore he gave a remnant unto Jacob, And out of him a root unto David.
1 Enoch 106:18 1 Enoch, Septuagint / Brenton
shall die [he and his sons shall be saved]. And now make known to thy son Lamech that he who has been born is in truth his son, and call his name Noah; for he shall be left to you, and he and his sons shall be saved from the destruction, which shall come upon the earth on account of all the sin and all the unrighteousness, which shall be consummated on the earth in his days. And after that there shall be still more unrighteousness than that which was first consummated on the earth; for I know the mysteries of the holy ones; for He, the Lord, has showed me and informed me, and I have read (them) in the heavenly tablets.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G2640, grouped by book.

Genesis 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Judges 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
3 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
4 Kingdoms 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Job 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jeremiah 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Romans 1 usage, New Testament
Tobit 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Sirach 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Enoch 1 usage, 1 Enoch

Strong's G2640 FAQ

What does kataleimma (κατάλειμμα) mean?

Kataleimma (Strong's G2640) is a Greek word most simply glossed "remnant". kataleimma (kat-al'-ime-mah) n. 1. a remainder 2. (by implication) a few

How many times is kataleimma (κατάλειμμα) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 21 linked usages for Strong's G2640 across 14 books.

Where can I study kataleimma (κατάλειμμα) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G2640 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.

What English words translate kataleimma (κατάλειμμα)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as remnant. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G2640 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 15 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, 4 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 in 1 Enoch for Strong's G2640, with linked reader references where each row is available.