- κατά
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- Parse: PREP
- Meaning:
- With Gen:
- down from
- κατὰ τῶν ὀρῶν - down from the mountains
- ὥρμησεν ἡ ἀγέλη κατὰ τοῦ κρημνοῦ - the herd rushed down from the cliff, Mark 5:13
- down upon, down over, down into
- throughout
- γνωστὸν δὲ ἐγένετο καθ᾿ ὅλης τῆς Ἰόππης - it became known throughout all Joppa, Acts 9:42
- against
- λέγειν κατά τινος - to speak against someone
- displaying hostile attitude to
- by invoking (in swearing)
- in respect of, concerning
- downward from
- downward onto
- behind, in the rear of
- With Acc:
- Of motion:
downward; on, over, throughout; opposite, over against
- Of time:
- in, at, duringκατ᾿ ἐκεῖνον τὸν χρόνον - in (at, during) that time
- at the time ofκατ᾿ ἐκεῖνον τὸν χρόνον - in (at, during) that time
- Distributively: by
- καθ᾿ ἡμέραν - day by day
- man by man; city by city
- καθ᾿ ἕνα - one at a time
- Direction:
- toward, to, up to (e.g., toward the south
- toward the direction of
- Presence:
- face to face, in the presence of
- facing, over against
- Purpose:
for (e.g., I am come for the money; I come for the purpose of seeing something)
- Agreement:
according to, with reference to, pertaining to, with respect to, in line with, just as, consistent with, conforming with, matching
- κατὰ τοὺς νόμους - according to the laws, cf. Rom. 14:22; II Cor 7:11; Eph 6:21
- Numbers:
approximately, about
- ἀπέθανον κατὰ ἑξακισχιλίους ἄνδρας - about 6000 men died
- Relational:
matching something to something else, a relationship between one thing and another, a correspondence between two things, compatibility, congruity, symmetry, harmony.
- under the surface of
- throughout (a space or surface)
- along (of extension in space)
- according to
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