ΤΩΝΚΑΤΑ, τωνκατα
TŌNKATA, tōnkata
Sounds Like: TON-ka-TAH
Translations: the, of the, according to, down from, against, throughout, concerning
From the root: Ο, ΚΑΤΑ
Part of Speech: Article, Preposition
Explanation: This appears to be a compound word formed by the definite article ΤΩΝ (ton), meaning 'the' (genitive plural), and the preposition ΚΑΤΑ (kata), meaning 'down from', 'against', 'according to', or 'throughout'. When combined, it often functions as a phrase meaning 'the things concerning' or 'those who are according to'. It is a compound word, combining the article and the preposition.
Inflection: Genitive, Plural, All genders (for ΤΩΝ); Does not inflect (for ΚΑΤΑ)
Strong’s numbers: G3588 (Lookup on BibleHub), G2596 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book One — 20:1
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, Ο, 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.
- ΤΟΥΣΚΑΤΑ — the, down, against, according to, throughout, by
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