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μετά

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greekNew TestamentPreposition468 occurrences24 books440 verses

Definition

μετά (before vowel μετ᾽; on the neglect of elision in certain cases, V. WH, App., 146 b),

prep. with genitive, accusative (in poet, also with dative), [in LXX for אַחַד ,עִם ,אֵת, etc.].

I. C. genitive,

1. among, amid: Mark 1:13, Luke 22:37 (LXX, ἐν) 24:5, John 18:5, al.; διωγμῶν, Mark 10:30.

2. Of association and companionship, with (in which sense it gradually superseded σύν, than which it is much more frequently in NT; cf. Bl., §42, 3): with genitive of person(s), Matthew 8:11; 20:20, Mark 1:29; 3:7, Luke 5:30, John 3:22, Galatians 2:1, al. mult.; εἶναι μετά, Matthew 5:25, Mark 3:14, al.; metaphorically, of divine help and guidance, John 3:2, Acts 7:9, Philippians 4:9, al.; opposite to εἶναι κατά, Matthew 12:30, Luke 11:23; in Hellenistic usage (but see M, Pr., 106, 246f.), πολεμεῖν μετά = cl. π., with dative, to wage war against (so LXX for נִלְחַם עִם, 1 Kings 17:33), Revelation 2:16, al.; with genitive of thing(s), χαρᾶς, Matthew 13:20, Mark 4:16, al.; ὀργῆς, Mark 3:5, al.

II. C. accusative,

1. of place, behind, after: Hebrews 9:3.

2. Of time, after: Matthew 17:1, Mark 14:1, Luke 1:24, Acts 1:5, Galatians 1:18, al.; μετὰ τοῦτο, John 2:12, al.; ταῦτα, Mrk.16:[12], Luke 5:27, John 3:22, al; with inf. artic. (BL, §71, 5; 72, 3), Matthew 26:32, Mark 1:14, al.

III. In composition,

1. of association or community: μεταδίδωμι, μετέχω, etc.

2. Exchange or transference: μεταλλάσσω, μετοικίζω, etc.

3. after: μεταμέλομαι.

Hebrew words it translates

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

Usage patterns

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

468 total
  1. Mark 10:30μετὰ · along with
    …will fail to receive a hundredfold in the present age—houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and fields, along with persecutions—and in the age to come, eternal life.
  2. Mark 10:34μετὰ · after
    …who will mock Him and spit on Him and flog Him and kill Him. And after three days He will rise again.”
  3. Mark 11:11μετὰ · with
    Then Jesus entered Jerusalem and went into the temple courts. He looked around at everything, but since it was already late, He went out to Bethany with the Twelve.
  4. Mark 13:24μετὰ · after
    But in those days, after that tribulation: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light;
  5. Mark 13:26μετὰ · with
    At that time they will see the Son of Man coming in the clouds with great power and glory.
  6. Mark 14:1μετὰ · away
    Now the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread were two days away, and the chief priests and scribes were looking for a covert way to arrest Jesus and kill Him.
  7. Mark 14:7μεθ’ · with
    The poor you will always have with you, and you can help them whenever you want. But you will not always have Me.
  8. Mark 14:14μετὰ · with
    …and whichever house he enters, say to the owner, ‘The Teacher asks: Where is My guest room, where I may eat the Passover with My disciples?’
  9. Mark 14:17μετὰ · with
    When evening came, Jesus arrived with the Twelve.
  10. Mark 14:18μετ’ · with
    And while they were reclining and eating, Jesus said, “Truly I tell you, one of you who is eating with Me will betray Me.”
  11. Mark 14:20μετ’ · with
    He answered, “It is one of the Twelve—the one who is dipping his hand into the bowl with Me.
  12. Mark 14:28μετὰ · after
    But after I have risen, I will go ahead of you into Galilee.”
  13. Mark 14:33μετ’ · with
    He took with Him Peter, James, and John, and began to be deeply troubled and distressed.
  14. Mark 14:43μετ’ · [accompanied by]; μετὰ · [armed] with
    While Jesus was still speaking, Judas, one of the Twelve, arrived, accompanied by a crowd armed with swords and clubs, sent from the chief priests, scribes, and elders.
  15. Mark 14:48μετὰ · with
    Jesus asked the crowd, “Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me as you would an outlaw?
  16. Mark 14:54μετὰ · with
    Peter followed Him at a distance, right into the courtyard of the high priest. And he sat with the officers and warmed himself by the fire.
  17. Mark 14:62μετὰ · with
    “I am,” said Jesus, “and you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power and coming with the clouds of heaven.”
  18. Mark 14:67μετὰ · with
    …and saw him warming himself there. She looked at Peter and said, “You also were with Jesus the Nazarene.”
  19. Mark 14:70μετὰ · After
    But he denied it again. After a little while, those standing nearby said once more to Peter, “Surely you are one of them, for you too are a Galilean.”
  20. Mark 15:1μετὰ
    Early in the morning, the chief priests, elders, scribes, and the whole Sanhedrin devised a plan. They bound Jesus, led Him away, and handed Him over to Pilate.
  21. Mark 15:7μετὰ · with
    And a man named Barabbas was imprisoned with the rebels who had committed murder during the insurrection.
  22. Mark 15:31μετὰ · and
    In the same way, the chief priests and scribes mocked Him among themselves, saying, “He saved others, but He cannot save Himself!
  23. Mark 16:10μετ’ · with
    She went and told those who had been with Him, who were mourning and weeping.
  24. Mark 16:12Μετὰ · After
    After this, Jesus appeared in a different form to two of them as they walked along in the country.
  25. Mark 16:19μετὰ · After
    After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, He was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.
  26. Luke 1:24Μετὰ · After
    After these days, his wife Elizabeth became pregnant and for five months remained in seclusion. She declared,
  27. Luke 1:28μετὰ · with
    The angel appeared to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.”
  28. Luke 1:39μετὰ
    In those days Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judah,
  29. Luke 1:58μετ’
    Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown her great mercy, and they rejoiced with her.
  30. Luke 1:66μετ’ · with
    And all who heard this wondered in their hearts and asked, “What then will this child become?” For the Lord’s hand was with him.
  31. Luke 1:72μετὰ · to
    …to show mercy to our fathers and to remember His holy covenant,
  32. Luke 2:36μετὰ
    There was also a prophetess named Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher, who was well along in years. She had been married for seven years,
  33. Luke 2:46μετὰ · after
    Finally, after three days they found Him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.
  34. Luke 2:51μετ’ · with
    Then He went down to Nazareth with them and was obedient to them. But His mother treasured up all these things in her heart.
  35. Luke 5:27μετὰ · After
    After this, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax booth. “Follow Me,” He told him,
  36. Luke 5:29μετ’ · with
    Then Levi hosted a great banquet for Jesus at his house. A large crowd of tax collectors was there, along with others who were eating with them.
  37. Luke 5:30μετὰ · with
    But the Pharisees and their scribes complained to Jesus’ disciples, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?”
  38. Luke 5:34μετ’ · with
    Jesus replied, “Can you make the guests of the bridegroom fast while He is with them?
  39. Luke 6:3μετ’
    Jesus replied, “Have you not read what David did when he and his companions were hungry?
  40. Luke 6:4μετ’
    He entered the house of God, took the consecrated bread and gave it to his companions, and ate what is lawful only for the priests to eat.”
  41. Luke 6:17μετ’ · with
    Then Jesus came down with them and stood on a level place. A large crowd of His disciples was there, along with a great number of people from all over Judea, Jerusalem, and the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon.
  42. Luke 7:36μετ’ · with
    Then one of the Pharisees invited Jesus to eat with him, and He entered the Pharisee’s house and reclined at the table.
  43. Luke 8:13μετὰ · with
    The seeds on rocky ground are those who hear the word and receive it with joy, but they have no root. They believe for a season, but in the time of testing, they fall away.
  44. Luke 9:28μετὰ · after
    About eight days after Jesus had said these things, He took with Him Peter, John, and James, and went up on a mountain to pray.
  45. Luke 9:39μετὰ · [so that]
    A spirit keeps seizing him, and he screams abruptly. It throws him into convulsions so that he foams at the mouth. It keeps mauling him and rarely departs from him.
  46. Luke 9:49μεθ’
    “Master,” said John, “we saw someone driving out demons in Your name, and we tried to stop him, because he does not accompany us.”
  47. Luke 10:1Μετὰ · After
    After this, the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them two by two ahead of Him to every town and place He was about to visit.
  48. Luke 10:17μετὰ · with
    The seventy-two returned with joy and said, “Lord, even the demons submit to us in Your name.”
  49. Luke 10:37μετ’
    “The one who showed him mercy,” replied the expert in the law. Then Jesus told him, “Go and do likewise.”