Greek · Strong's G2596 · Preposition

κατά

kata

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480times used
436verses
25books

How it's translated

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: Mat.8:32, Mrk.5:13, Luk.8:33, 1Co.11:4;

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

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

2. C…

Its meaning group

Relations › Relations Involving Correspondences [Isomorphisms] 57% of uses

Case › Opposition 16% of uses

Relations › Specification 16% of uses

Relations › Distribution 11% of uses

Between Hebrew and Greek

In the Greek Old Testament (the Septuagint), this word translates these Hebrew words, which helps show what New Testament writers heard in it:

Where it appears

Matthewacross the New TestamentRevelation

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Every verse

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