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κατά

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greekNew TestamentPreposition473 occurrences26 books430 verses

Definition

κατά (bef. a vowel κατ᾽, καθ᾽; on the frequently neglect of elision, see Tdf., Pr., 95; WH, App., 146a),

prep. with genitive, accusative,

down, downwards.

I. C. genitive (WM, §47, k; Bl., §42, 2).

1. C. genitive of thing(s), in local sense;

(a) down, down from: Matthew 8:32, Mark 5:13, Luke 8:33, 1 Corinthians 11:4;

(b) throughout (late usage; Bl, l.with): κ. ὅλης κ.τ.λ., Luke 4:14; 23:5, Acts 9:31; 10:37;

(with) in a peculiar adjectival phrase: ἡ κ. βάθους, deep or extreme poverty, 2 Corinthians 8:2.

2. C. genitive of person(s), usually in hostile sense;

(a) against (in cl. only after verbs of speaking, witnessing, etc.): opposite to ὑπέρ, Mark 9:40; μετά, Matthew 12:30; after ἐπιθυμεῖν, Galatians 5:17; λαλεῖν, Acts 6:13; διδάσκειν, Acts 21:28; ψεύδεσθαι, James 3:14; after verbs of accusing, etc., Matthew 5:23, Luke 23:14, Romans 8:33, al.; verbs of fighting, prevailing, etc., Matthew 10:35, Acts 14:2, 1 Corinthians 4:6, al.;

(b) of swearing, by: όμνυμι κ. (BL, §34, 1), Hebrews 6:13,16, cf. Matthew 26:63.

II. C. accusative (WM, §49d; BL, §42, 2).

1. Of motion or direction;

(a) through, throughout: Luke 8:39; 9:6; 10:4, Acts 8:1, 36 al.;

(b) to, towards, over against: Luke 10:32 (Field, Notes, 62), Acts 2:1o 16:7, Galatians 2:11, Philippians 3:14, al.;

(with) in adverbial phrases, at, in, by, of: κατ᾽ οἶκον, at home, Acts 2:46; κατ᾽ ἰδίαν (see: ἴδιος); καθ᾽ ἑαυτόν, Acts 28:16, Romans 14:22, James 2:17; with pron. of person(s), Acts 17:28; 18:15, Romans 1:15, Ephesians 1:15, al.

2. Of time, at, during, about: Acts 8:26; 12:1; 19:23, Romans 9:9, Hebrews 1:10, al.

3. Distributive;

(a) of place: κ. τόποὐς, Matthew 24:7, al.; κ. πόλιν, Luke 8:1, 4 al.; κ. ἐκκλησίαν, Acts 14:23.

(b) of time: κ. ἔτος, Luke 2:41; ἑορτήν, Matthew 27:15, al.;

(with) of numbers, etc.: καθ᾽ ἕνα πάντες, 1 Corinthians 14:31 (on καθ᾽ εἷς, see: εἷς); κ. ἑκατόν, Mark 6:40; κ. μέρος, Hebrews 9:5; κ. ὄνομα, John 10:3.

4. Of fitness, reference, conformity, etc.;

(a) in relation to, concerning: Romans 1:3, 4; 7:22; 9:3, 5, 1 Corinthians 12:6; 10:18, Philippians 1:12; κ. πάντα, Acts 17:22, Colossians 3:20, 22, Hebrews 2:17; 4:15;

(b) according to, after, like: Mark 7:5, Luke 2:27, 29, John 7:24, Romans 8:4; 14:15, Ephesians 2:2, Colossians 2:8, James 2:8, al.

III. In composition, κ. denotes,

1. down, down from (καταβαίνω), etc.), hence, metaphorically;

(a) victory or rule over (καταδουλόω, -κυριεύω, etc.);

(b) "perfective" action (M, Pr., 111ff.).

2. under (κατακαλύπτω), etc.).

3. in succession (καθεξῆς).

4. after, behind (καταλείπω).

5. Hostility, against (καταλαλέω).

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as κατά:

Usage patterns

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

473 total
  1. Romans 16:25κατὰ · by; κατὰ · according to
    Now to Him who is able to strengthen you by my gospel and by the proclamation of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery concealed for ages past
  2. Romans 16:26κατ’ · by
    …but now revealed and made known through the writings of the prophets by the command of the eternal God, in order to lead all nations to the obedience that comes from faith—
  3. 1 Corinthians 1:26κατὰ · by human standards
    Brothers, consider the time of your calling: Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were powerful; not many were of noble birth.
  4. 1 Corinthians 2:1καθ’ · with
    When I came to you, brothers, I did not come with eloquence or wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God.
  5. 1 Corinthians 3:3κατὰ · in the way of
    …for you are still worldly. For since there is jealousy and dissension among you, are you not worldly? Are you not walking in the way of man?
  6. 1 Corinthians 3:8κατὰ · according to
    He who plants and he who waters are one in purpose, and each will be rewarded according to his own labor.
  7. 1 Corinthians 3:10Κατὰ · By
    By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as an expert builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one must be careful how he builds.
  8. 1 Corinthians 4:6κατὰ · over
    Brothers, I have applied these things to myself and Apollos for your benefit, so that you may learn from us not to go beyond what is written. Then you will not take pride in one man over another.
  9. 1 Corinthians 7:6κατὰ · as; κατ’ · as
    I say this as a concession, not as a command.
  10. 1 Corinthians 7:40κατὰ · In
    In my judgment, however, she is happier if she remains as she is. And I think that I too have the Spirit of God.
  11. 1 Corinthians 9:8κατὰ · from a human perspective
    Do I say this from a human perspective? Doesn’t the Law say the same thing?
  12. 1 Corinthians 10:18κατὰ
    Consider the people of Israel: Are not those who eat the sacrifices fellow partakers in the altar?
  13. 1 Corinthians 11:4κατὰ · covered
    Every man who prays or prophesies with his head covered dishonors his head.
  14. 1 Corinthians 12:8κατὰ · by
    To one there is given through the Spirit the message of wisdom, to another the message of knowledge by the same Spirit,
  15. 1 Corinthians 12:31καθ’
    But eagerly desire the greater gifts. And now I will show you the most excellent way.
  16. 1 Corinthians 14:27κατὰ · [should speak]
    If anyone speaks in a tongue, two, or at most three, should speak in turn, and someone must interpret.
  17. 1 Corinthians 14:31καθ’ · in
    For you can all prophesy in turn so that everyone may be instructed and encouraged.
  18. 1 Corinthians 14:40κατὰ
    But everything must be done in a proper and orderly manner.
  19. 1 Corinthians 15:3κατὰ · according to
    For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,
  20. 1 Corinthians 15:4κατὰ · according to
    …that He was buried, that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures,
  21. 1 Corinthians 15:15κατὰ · about
    In that case, we are also exposed as false witnesses about God. For we have testified about God that He raised Christ from the dead, but He did not raise Him if in fact the dead are not raised.
  22. 1 Corinthians 15:31καθ’ · every
    I face death every day, brothers, as surely as I boast about you in Christ Jesus our Lord.
  23. 1 Corinthians 15:32κατὰ · for
    If I fought wild beasts in Ephesus for human motives, what did I gain? If the dead are not raised, “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.”
  24. 1 Corinthians 16:2κατὰ · of every
    On the first day of every week, each of you should set aside a portion of his income, saving it up, so that when I come no collections will be needed.
  25. 1 Corinthians 16:19κατ’ · [that meets] at
    The churches in the province of Asia send you greetings. Aquila and Prisca greet you warmly in the Lord, and so does the church that meets at their house.
  26. 2 Corinthians 1:8καθ’
    We do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the hardships we encountered in the province of Asia. We were under a burden far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired even of life.
  27. 2 Corinthians 1:17κατὰ · by
    When I planned this, did I do it carelessly? Or do I make my plans by human standards, so as to say “Yes, yes” and also “No, no”?
  28. 2 Corinthians 4:13κατὰ · in keeping with
    And in keeping with what is written, “I believed, therefore I have spoken,” we who have the same spirit of faith also believe and therefore speak,
  29. 2 Corinthians 4:17καθ’ · [that is] far
    For our light and momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory that is far beyond comparison.
  30. 2 Corinthians 5:16κατὰ · according to; κατὰ · [in this way]
    So from now on we regard no one according to the flesh. Although we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer.
  31. 2 Corinthians 7:9κατὰ · that God had intended
    …yet now I rejoice, not because you were made sorrowful, but because your sorrow led you to repentance. For you felt the sorrow that God had intended, and so were not harmed in any way by us.
  32. 2 Corinthians 7:10κατὰ
    Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation without regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.
  33. 2 Corinthians 7:11κατὰ
    Consider what this godly sorrow has produced in you: what earnestness, what eagerness to clear yourselves, what indignation, what alarm, what longing, what zeal, what vindication! In every way you have proved yourselves to be innocent in this matter.
  34. 2 Corinthians 8:2κατὰ
    In the terrible ordeal they suffered, their abundant joy and deep poverty overflowed into rich generosity.
  35. 2 Corinthians 8:3κατὰ · [they gave] according to
    For I testify that they gave according to their ability and even beyond it. Of their own accord,
  36. 2 Corinthians 8:8κατ’
    I am not giving a command, but I am testing the sincerity of your love through the earnestness of others.
  37. 2 Corinthians 10:1κατὰ
    Now by the mildness and gentleness of Christ, I appeal to you—I, Paul, who am humble when face to face with you, but bold when away.
  38. 2 Corinthians 10:2κατὰ · according to
    I beg you that when I come I may not need to be as bold as I expect toward those who presume that we live according to the flesh.
  39. 2 Corinthians 10:3κατὰ · according to
    For though we live in the flesh, we do not wage war according to the flesh.
  40. 2 Corinthians 10:5κατὰ · against
    We demolish arguments and every presumption set up against the knowledge of God; and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.
  41. 2 Corinthians 10:7κατὰ · at
    You are looking at outward appearances. If anyone is confident that he belongs to Christ, he should remind himself that we belong to Christ just as much as he does.
  42. 2 Corinthians 10:13κατὰ · within
    We, however, will not boast beyond our limits, but only within the field of influence that God has assigned to us—a field that reaches even to you.
  43. 2 Corinthians 10:15κατὰ
    Neither do we boast beyond our limits in the labors of others. But we hope that as your faith increases, our area of influence among you will greatly increase as well,
  44. 2 Corinthians 11:15κατὰ
    It is not surprising, then, if his servants masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their actions.
  45. 2 Corinthians 11:17κατὰ · as
    In this confident boasting of mine, I am not speaking as the Lord would, but as a fool.
  46. 2 Corinthians 11:18κατὰ · according to
    Since many are boasting according to the flesh, I too will boast.
  47. 2 Corinthians 11:21κατὰ · To
    To my shame I concede that we were too weak for that! Speaking as a fool, however, I can match what anyone else dares to boast about.