Step (Noun and Verb) - Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words
Step (Noun and Verb)
[ A-1,Noun,G2487, ichnos ]a footstep, a track," is used metaphorically of the "steps"
(a) of Christ's conduct, 1 Peter 2:21;
(b) of Abraham's faith, Romans 4:12;
(c) of identical conduct in carrying on the work of the Gospel, 2 Corinthians 12:18.
[ B-1,Verb,G2597, katabaino ]
"to go, or come, down," is translated "steppeth down" in John 5:7 See COME, No. 19.
Note: Many ancient authorities have the passage in the AV in John 5:4, which contains embaino, rendered "stepped in." See COME, No. 21.