beginning
Katabole marks the world's founding or beginning point, and in one verse occurs in the conception of seed.
The predominant use marks the world's founding point as the temporal setting for actions described as before, from, or since that point. A single accusative occurrence is situated in Sarah's receiving power to conceive seed.
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The world's founding point · dominant
The genitive singular form occurs in temporal clauses concerning the world: in Ephesians 1:4 the APB renders the clause "before the foundation of the world," while Luke 11:50 speaks of blood shed "from the foundation of the world." Matthew 25:34 and Revelation 17:8 likewise place preparation or writing in relation to that same starting point.
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Conception of seed · rare
In Hebrews 11:11, the accusative singular form appears in the clause about Sarah receiving power to conceive seed. The APB renders the verse in terms of conception, though its translation does not isolate the term word-for-word.
In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the genitive occurrences, the APB commonly uses "foundation of the world," but Matthew 13:35 and Revelation 17:8 use "beginning of the world." In Hebrews 11:11 it renders the clause with "conceive seed"; these are verse-level renderings, definitions.