ΚΑΘΑ, καθα
KATHA, katha
Sounds Like: KAH-thah
Translations: as, just as, according as
From the root: ΚΑΘΑ
Part of Speech: Adverb, Conjunction
Explanation: ΚΑΘΑ is an adverb and conjunction meaning 'as' or 'just as'. It is used to introduce a comparison or to indicate the manner in which something is done, similar to 'according as'. It does not change its form based on gender, number, or case.
Inflection: Does not inflect
Strong’s number: G2505 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Numbers — 17:5, 20:9, 20:27
- Deuteronomy — 4:5
- Esther — 1:21
- Judith — 4:8, 7:16, 8:25, 8:30, 11:4, 13:11
- 1 Maccabees — 15:41
- Job — 34:11
- Wisdom — 3:10
- Jeremiah — 39:42, 51:17, 51:30
- Jonah — 3:3
- Matthew — 27:10
Ignatius of Antioch
- Ignatius’ Letter to the Magnesians — 10:1
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Josephus' The Jewish War
Justin Martyr
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Genesis — 7:9, 7:16, 17:23, 19:8, 21:1, 21:2, 21:4, 24:51, 27:8, 27:14, 27:19, 34:22, 40:22, 41:21, 41:54, 43:14, 43:17, 47:11
- Exodus — 9:12, 12:28, 12:31, 12:35, 12:50, 32:28, 36:8, 36:12, 36:14, 36:29, 36:34, 37:19, 37:20, 39:11, 40:17
- Leviticus — 7:26, 8:29, 9:15, 16:34, 24:23
- Numbers — 2:33, 4:37, 5:4, 8:20, 9:5, 15:23, 15:36, 16:40, 17:11, 20:9, 20:27, 27:11, 27:13, 27:22, 31:7, 31:31, 31:41, 32:25
- Deuteronomy — 3:24, 4:5, 6:19, 6:25, 8:20, 10:5, 15:14, 17:14, 26:15, 31:3, 31:4
- Joshua — 4:18, 7:25, 9:4, 13:14, 14:12, 18:4, 23:5, 23:14, 24:30
- 1 Samuel — 8:5, 8:7
- 2 Samuel — 13:29
- 2 Kings — 7:17, 7:18, 15:9, 17:41
- Ezra (Alpha) — 4:52
- Esther — 1:21
- Judith — 4:8, 7:16, 8:25, 8:30, 11:4, 11:23, 13:11
- 1 Maccabees — 10:37, 15:41
- 2 Maccabees — 11:31
- Psalms of Solomon — 2:14
- Job — 34:11
- Wisdom — 3:10
- Jeremiah — 39:42, 51:17, 51:30
- Baruch — 1:6, 2:2, 2:28
- Jonah — 3:3
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Matthew — 27:10
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΑΘΑ.
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.
- ΑΘΑ — as, according as, just as, even as, like, as far as, inasmuch as
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