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;

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

Ephesians 1:15 καθ’

For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints,
Ephesians 1:19 κατὰ

and the surpassing greatness of His power to us who believe. These are in accordance with the working of His mighty strength,
Ephesians 2:2 κατὰκατὰ

in which you used to walk when you conformed to the ways of this world and of the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit who is now at work in the sons of disobedience.
Ephesians 3:3 κατὰ

that is, the mystery made known to me by revelation, as I have already written briefly.
Ephesians 3:7 κατὰκατὰ

I became a servant of this gospel by the gift of God’s grace, given me through the working of His power.
Ephesians 3:11 κατὰ

according to the eternal purpose that He accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Ephesians 3:16 κατὰ

I ask that out of the riches of His glory He may strengthen you with power through His Spirit in your inner being,
Ephesians 3:20 κατὰ

Now to Him who is able to do so much more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us,
Ephesians 4:7 κατὰ

Now to each one of us grace has been given according to the measure of the gift of Christ.
Ephesians 4:16 κατ’

From Him the whole body, fitted and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love through the work of each individual part.
Ephesians 4:22 κατὰκατὰ

to put off your former way of life, your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires;
Ephesians 4:24 κατὰ

and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.
Ephesians 5:33 καθ’

Nevertheless, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.
Ephesians 6:5 κατὰ

Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear and sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ.
Ephesians 6:6 κατ’

And do this not only to please them while they are watching, but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from your heart.
Ephesians 6:21 κατ’

Tychicus, the beloved brother and faithful servant in the Lord, will tell you everything, so that you also may know about me and what I am doing.
Philippians 1:12 κατ’

Now I want you to know, brothers, that my circumstances have actually served to advance the gospel.
Philippians 1:20 κατὰ

I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have complete boldness so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death.
Philippians 2:3 κατ’κατὰ

Do nothing out of selfish ambition or empty pride, but in humility consider others more important than yourselves.
Philippians 3:5 κατὰ

circumcised on the eighth day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin; a Hebrew of Hebrews; as to the law, a Pharisee;
Philippians 3:6 κατὰκατὰ

as to zeal, persecuting the church; as to righteousness in the law, faultless.
Philippians 3:14 κατὰ

I press on toward the goal to win the prize of God’s heavenly calling in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 3:21 κατὰ

who, by the power that enables Him to subject all things to Himself, will transform our lowly bodies to be like His glorious body.
Philippians 4:11 καθ’

I am not saying this out of need, for I have learned to be content regardless of my circumstances.
Philippians 4:19 κατὰ

And my God will supply all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus.
Colossians 1:11 κατὰ

being strengthened with all power according to His glorious might so that you may have full endurance and patience, and joyfully
Colossians 1:25 κατὰ

I became its servant by the commission God gave me to fully proclaim to you the word of God,
Colossians 1:29 κατὰ

To this end I also labor, striving with all His energy working powerfully within me.
Colossians 2:8 κατὰκατὰκατὰ

See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, which are based on human tradition and the spiritual forces of the world rather than on Christ.
Colossians 2:14 καθ’

having canceled the debt ascribed to us in the decrees that stood against us. He took it away, nailing it to the cross!
Colossians 2:22 κατὰ

These will all perish with use, because they are based on human commands and teachings.
Colossians 3:10 κατ’

and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator.
Colossians 3:20 κατὰ

Children, obey your parents in everything, for this is pleasing to the Lord.
Colossians 3:22 κατὰκατὰ

Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything, not only to please them while they are watching, but with sincerity of heart and fear of the Lord.
Colossians 4:7 κατ’

Tychicus will tell you all the news about me. He is a beloved brother, a faithful minister, and a fellow servant in the Lord.
Colossians 4:15 κατ’

Greet the brothers in Laodicea, as well as Nympha and the church that meets at her house.
2 Thessalonians 1:12 κατὰ

so that the name of our Lord Jesus will be glorified in you, and you in Him, according to the grace of our God and of the Lord Jesus Christ.
2 Thessalonians 2:3 κατὰ

Let no one deceive you in any way, for it will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness—the son of destruction—is revealed.
2 Thessalonians 2:9 κατ’

The coming of the lawless one will be accompanied by the working of Satan, with every kind of power, sign, and false wonder,
2 Thessalonians 3:6 κατὰ

Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from any brother who leads an undisciplined life that is not in keeping with the tradition you received from us.
1 Timothy 1:1 κατ’

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the command of God our Savior and of Christ Jesus our hope,
1 Timothy 1:11 κατὰ

that agrees with the glorious gospel of the blessed God, with which I have been entrusted.
1 Timothy 1:18 κατὰ

Timothy, my child, I entrust you with this command in keeping with the previous prophecies about you, so that by them you may fight the good fight,
1 Timothy 5:19 Κατὰ

Do not entertain an accusation against an elder, except on the testimony of two or three witnesses.
1 Timothy 5:21 κατὰ

I solemnly charge you before God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels to maintain these principles without bias, and to do nothing out of partiality.
1 Timothy 6:3 κατ’

If anyone teaches another doctrine and disagrees with the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ and with godly teaching,
2 Timothy 1:1 κατ’

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, according to the promise of life in Christ Jesus,
2 Timothy 1:8 κατὰ

So do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, or of me, His prisoner. Instead, join me in suffering for the gospel by the power of God.
2 Timothy 1:9 κατὰκατὰ

He has saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works, but by His own purpose and by the grace He granted us in Christ Jesus before time began.
2 Timothy 2:8 κατὰ

Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, descended from David, as proclaimed by my gospel,