κατά in the New Testament

Definitions

Thayer

1) down from, through out
2) according to, toward, along
Part of Speech: preposition

Strong

G2596
A primary particle; (preposition) down (in place or time), in varied relations (according to the case [genitive, dative or accusative] with which it is joined): - about, according as (to), after, against, (when they were) X alone, among, and, X apart, (even, like) as (concerning, pertaining to, touching), X aside, at, before, beyond, by, to the charge of, [charita-] bly, concerning, + covered, [dai-] ly, down, every, (+ far more) exceeding, X more excellent, for, from . . . to, godly, in (-asmuch, divers, every, -to, respect of), . . . by, after the manner of, + by any means, beyond (out of) measure, X mightily, more, X natural, of (up-) on (X part), out (of every), over against, (+ your) X own, + particularly, so, through (-oughout, -oughout every), thus, (un-) to (-gether, -ward), X uttermost, where (-by), with. In composition it retains many of these applications, and frequently denotes opposition, distribution or intensity.

Louw-Nida

GlossSection
(κατ᾽ ἰδίαν) privately28.67
(τὰ κατὰ πρόσωπον) outward appearance31.31
(κατὰ κεφαλῆς ἒχω) have one’s head covered49.16
(κατὰ λόγον ἀνέχομαι) accept a complaint56.10
(κατὰ μόνας) alone58.51
(κατὰ μέρος) in detail63.16
g when (time)67.33
h about (time)67.35
(κατ᾽ ἀλήθειαν) really70.4
(κατὰ βάθους) extremely78.22
e among (location)83.12
(κατ᾽ ὀφθαλμούς) in presence of83.34
(κατὰ πρόσωπον) in front of83.34
(κατὰ πρόσωπον) in person83.38
f opposite (location)83.44
d facing toward (location)83.45
a down, toward (extension)84.21
b along (extension)84.30
c throughout (extension)84.31
(κακόω τὴν ψυχὴν κατά) cause to dislike88.200
m with regard to (specification)89.4
k in accordance with (isomorphic)89.8
(κατὰ σκοπὸν διώκω) strive for a purpose89.56
l from . . . to (distributive)89.90
n with (association)89.113
i in name of (guarantor)90.29
j against (opposition)90.31

Classical Greek Dictionaries

These two sites give similar information, with the definition from several dictionaries and statistics on the use of the word.

Perseus Digital Library

University of Chicago's Logion lexicon

Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen

Strong's dictionary

Crosswalk

Thayer's dictionary plus other information.

LaParola

From this site's dictionary (in Italian)

In the New Testament

SBL (also Westcott and Hort; Tischendorf; Byzantine)

60
84
324
1
Total469

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