μετά

G3326 G:PREP

with/after

μετά (before vowel μετ᾽; on the neglect of elision in certain cases, V. WH, App. , 146 b), prep. with genitive, accusative (in poet, also with dative), [in LXX for אַחַד ,עִם ,אֵת, etc.]. __I. C. genitive, __1. among, amid : Mrk.1:13 , Luk.22:37 (LXX, ἐν) 24:5, Jhn.18:5 , al.; διωγμῶν, Mrk.10:30. __2. Of association and companionship, with (in which sense it gradually superseded σύν, than which it is much more frequently in NT; cf. Bl., §42, 3): with genitive of person(s), Mat.8:11 20:20 Mrk.1:29 3:7 Luk.5:30 , Jhn.3:22 , Gal.2:1 , al. mult.; εἶναι μετά, Mat.5:25 , Mrk.3:14 , al.; metaphorically, of divine help and guidance, Jhn.3:2 , Act.7:9 , Php.4:9 , al.; opposite to εἶναι κατά, Mat.12:30 , Luk.11:23 ; in Hellenistic usage (but see M, Pr. , 106, 246f.), πολεμεῖν μετά = cl. π., with dative, to wage war against (so LXX for נִלְחַם עִם, 1Ki.17:33 ), Rev.2:16 , al.; with genitive of thing(s), χαρᾶς, Mat.13:20 , Mrk.4:16 , al.; ὀργῆς, Mrk.3:5 , al. __II. C. accusative, __1. of place, behind, after : Heb.9:3. __2. Of time, after : Mat.17:1 , Mrk.14:1 , Luk.1:24 , Act.1:5 , Gal.1:18 , al.; μετὰ τοῦτο, Jhn.2:12 , al.; ταῦτα, Mrk.16:[12], Luk.5:27 , Jhn.3:22 , al; with inf. artic. (BL, §71, 5; 72, 3), Mat.26:32 , Mrk.1:14 , al. __III. In composition, __1. of association or community : μεταδίδωμι, μετέχω, etc. __2. Exchange or transference : μεταλλάσσω, μετοικίζω, etc. __3. after : μεταμέλομαι. (AS)