ΚἈΠ', κἀπ'
KAP', kap'
Sounds Like: KAP
Translations: down from, from, against, according to, throughout, during, by
From the root: ΚΑΤΑ
Part of Speech: Preposition
Explanation: This word is an elided form of the preposition ΚΑΤΆ (KATA), where the final vowel has been dropped before a word beginning with a vowel, and a coronis (apostrophe) has been added. Its meaning varies depending on the case of the noun or pronoun it governs. When used with the genitive case, it often means 'down from' or 'against'. When used with the accusative case, it can mean 'according to', 'throughout', 'during', or 'against'. It is a very common preposition in Koine Greek.
Inflection: Does not inflect (governs Genitive or Accusative case)
Strong’s number: G2596 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Five — 2:2
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΑΤΑ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΚἈΤ — down from, against, according to, throughout, during, by, for, concerning
- ΚΑΘ — according to, down, against, throughout, during, by, for, with respect to, concerning
- ΚΑΘ' — according to, against, down, throughout, by, during, concerning, for
- ΚΑΘʼ — according to, down, against, throughout, during, by, for, concerning, in, on, with
- ΚΑΤ — down, against, according to, throughout, during
- ΚΑΤ' — down, according to, against, throughout, by, concerning, during, for, with respect to, in accordance with
- ΚΑΤʼ — according to, in, by, against, down from, concerning, throughout, during
- ΚΑΤΑ — down, according to, against, throughout, by, during, concerning, along
- ΚΑΤΕ — down, against, according to, throughout, during
- ΚΑΤΙ — down, against, according to, throughout, during, completely
- ΤΟΚΑΤΑ — down, against, according to, throughout, during, by, for, in, on, with, a
- ΤΩΚΑΤΑ — (to) the, according to, down, against, throughout, during
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