kataphero describes sinking or falling downward and, in hostile proceedings, bringing accusations or casting a vote against.

The attested uses show downward movement in the account of Eutychus, alongside adverse action against a person through accusations or a vote in judicial settings.

1. Sinking and falling downward · dominant

   In Acts 20:9, the two forms occur in the account of Eutychus becoming drowsy, sinking into deep sleep, and falling from the third story; the APB renders the sequence "sank into a deep sleep, and fell from the third story to the ground below."

   Acts 20:9
2. Pressing a case or vote against someone · common

   In Acts 25:7, a present active plural participial form occurs as opponents stand around a man and bring serious accusations. In Acts 26:10, the first-person aorist active indicative occurs in the speaker's account of casting a vote when people were condemned to death; the APB renders the clauses "brought many serious accusations" and "I cast my vote against them."

   Acts 25:7Acts 26:10

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the forms through a narrative of sinking and falling in Acts 20:9, accusations in Acts 25:7, and a vote against people in Acts 26:10. These phrases show the clauses' presentation rather than fixed English equivalents.