- Original: καταχθόνιος - Transliteration: Katachthonios - Phonetic: kat-akh-thon'-ee-os - Definition: 1. subterranean a. refers to those who dwell in the world below, departed souls - Origin: from G2596 and chthon (the ground) - TDNT entry: 13:33,4 - Part(s) of speech: Adjective - Strong's: From G2596 and χθών chthōn (the ground); subterranean that is infernal (belonging to the world of departed spirits): - under the earth. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • earth, 1 Philippians 2:10