κατά

G2596 G:PREP

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 ; __(with) 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.2:1 o 16:7, Gal.2:11 , Php.3:14 , al.; __ __(with) 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.; __(with) 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). (AS)