κατά

kata

Greek G2596 Preposition 473 occurrences in 430 verses
κατά according to

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;

(c) in a peculiar adjectival phrase: ἡ κ. βάθους, deep or extreme poverty, 2Co.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, Mrk.9:40; μετά, Mat.12:30; after ἐπιθυμεῖν, Gal.5:17; λαλεῖν, Act.6:13; διδάσκειν, Act.21:28; ψεύδεσθαι, Jas.3:14; after verbs of accusing, etc., Mat.5:23, Luk.23:14, Rom.8:33, al.; verbs of fighting, prevailing, etc., Mat.10:35, Act.14:2, 1Co.4:6, al.;

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

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

1. Of motion or direction;

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

(b) to, towards, over against: Luk.10:32 (Field, Notes, 62), Act.2:1o 16:7, Gal.2:11, Php.3:14, al.;

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

2. Of time, at, during, about: Act.8:26 12:1 19:23, Rom.9:9 Heb.1:10, al.

3. Distributive;

(a) of place: κ. τόποὐς, Mat.24:7, al.; κ. πόλιν, Luk.8:1, 4 al.; κ. ἐκκλησίαν, Act.14:23.

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

(c) of numbers, etc.: καθ᾽ ἕνα πάντες, 1Co.14:31 (on καθ᾽ εἷς, see: εἷς); κ. ἑκατόν, Mrk.6:40; κ. μέρος, Heb.9:5; κ. ὄνομα, Jhn.10:3.

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

(a) in relation to, concerning: Rom.1:3, 4 7:22 9:3, 5, 1Co.12:6 10:18, Php.1:12; κ. πάντα, Act.17:22, Col.3:20, 22 Heb.2:17 4:15;

(b) according to, after, like: Mrk.7:5, Luk.2:27, 29 Jhn.7:24 Rom.8:4 14:15, Eph.2:2, Col.2:8, Jas.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).

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Concordance 430 verses

  1. 1 Corinthians 15:3 κατὰ

    For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,

  2. 1 Corinthians 15:4 κατὰ

    that He was buried, that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures,

  3. 1 Corinthians 15:15 κατὰ

    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.

  4. 1 Corinthians 15:31 καθ’

    I face death every day, brothers, as surely as I boast about you in Christ Jesus our Lord.

  5. 1 Corinthians 15:32 κατὰ

    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.”

  6. 1 Corinthians 16:2 κατὰ

    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.

  7. 1 Corinthians 16:19 κατ’

    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.

  8. 2 Corinthians 1:8 καθ’

    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.

  9. 2 Corinthians 1:17 κατὰ

    When I planned this, did I do it carelessly? Or do I make my plans by human standards, so as to say “Yes, yes” when I really mean “No, no”?

  10. 2 Corinthians 4:13 κατὰ

    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,

  11. 2 Corinthians 4:17 καθ’

    For our light and momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal glory that is far beyond comparison.

  12. 2 Corinthians 5:16 κατὰκατὰ

    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.

  13. 2 Corinthians 7:9 κατὰ

    And 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.

  14. 2 Corinthians 7:10 κατὰ

    Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation without regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.

  15. 2 Corinthians 7:11 κατὰ

    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.

  16. 2 Corinthians 8:2 κατὰ

    In the terrible ordeal they suffered, their abundant joy and deep poverty overflowed into rich generosity.

  17. 2 Corinthians 8:3 κατὰ

    For I testify that they gave according to their ability and even beyond it. Of their own accord,

  18. 2 Corinthians 8:8 κατ’

    I am not making a demand, but I am testing the sincerity of your love in comparison to the earnestness of others.

  19. 2 Corinthians 10:1 κατὰ

    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.

  20. 2 Corinthians 10:2 κατὰ

    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.

  21. 2 Corinthians 10:3 κατὰ

    For though we live in the flesh, we do not wage war according to the flesh.

  22. 2 Corinthians 10:5 κατὰ

    We tear down arguments and every presumption set up against the knowledge of God; and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.

  23. 2 Corinthians 10:7 κατὰ

    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.

  24. 2 Corinthians 10:13 κατὰ

    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.

  25. 2 Corinthians 10:15 κατὰ

    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,

  26. 2 Corinthians 11:15 κατὰ

    It is not surprising, then, if his servants masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their actions.

  27. 2 Corinthians 11:17 κατὰ

    In this confident boasting of mine, I am not speaking as the Lord would, but as a fool.

  28. 2 Corinthians 11:18 κατὰ

    Since many are boasting according to the flesh, I too will boast.

  29. 2 Corinthians 11:21 κατὰ

    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.

  30. 2 Corinthians 11:28 καθ’

    Apart from these external trials, I face daily the pressure of my concern for all the churches.

  31. 2 Corinthians 13:8 κατὰ

    For we cannot do anything against the truth, but only for the truth.

  32. 2 Corinthians 13:10 κατὰ

    This is why I write these things while absent, so that when I am present I will not need to be severe in my use of the authority that the Lord gave me for building you up, not for tearing you down.

  33. Galatians 1:4 κατὰ

    who gave Himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,

  34. Galatians 1:11 κατὰ

    For I certify to you, brothers, that the gospel I preached was not devised by man.

  35. Galatians 1:13 καθ’

    For you have heard of my former way of life in Judaism, how severely I persecuted the church of God and tried to destroy it.

  36. Galatians 2:2 κατὰκατ’

    I went in response to a revelation and set before them the gospel that I preach among the Gentiles. But I spoke privately to those recognized as leaders, for fear that I was running or had already run in vain.

  37. Galatians 2:11 κατὰ

    When Cephas came to Antioch, however, I opposed him to his face, because he stood to be condemned.

  38. Galatians 3:1 κατ’

    O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? Before your very eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed as crucified.

  39. Galatians 3:15 κατὰ

    Brothers, let me put this in human terms. Even a human covenant, once it is ratified, cannot be canceled or amended.

  40. Galatians 3:21 κατὰ

    Is the law, then, opposed to the promises of God? Certainly not! For if a law had been given that could impart life, then righteousness would certainly have come from the law.

  41. Galatians 3:29 κατ’

    And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed and heirs according to the promise.

  42. Galatians 4:23 κατὰ

    His son by the slave woman was born according to the flesh, but his son by the free woman was born through the promise.

  43. Galatians 4:28 κατὰ

    Now you, brothers, like Isaac, are children of promise.

  44. Galatians 4:29 κατὰκατὰ

    At that time, however, the son born by the flesh persecuted the son born by the Spirit. It is the same now.

  45. Galatians 5:17 κατὰκατὰ

    For the flesh craves what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are opposed to each other, so that you do not do what you want.

  46. Galatians 5:23 κατὰ

    gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.

  47. Ephesians 1:5 κατὰ

    He predestined us for adoption as His sons through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of His will,

  48. Ephesians 1:7 κατὰ

    In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace

  49. Ephesians 1:9 κατὰ

    And He has made known to us the mystery of His will according to His good pleasure, which He purposed in Christ

  50. Ephesians 1:11 κατὰκατὰ

    In Him we were also chosen as God’s own, having been predestined according to the plan of Him who works out everything by the counsel of His will,

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