ΚΑΙΚΑΤΑ, καικατα
KAIKATA, kaikata
Sounds Like: kahee-KAH-tah
Translations: and according to, and down, and against, and throughout, and during
From the root: ΚΑΙ, ΚΑΤΑ
Part of Speech: Conjunction, Preposition
Explanation: This is a compound phrase formed by the conjunction 'καί' (kai) meaning 'and, also, even' and the preposition 'κατά' (kata) meaning 'down, against, according to, throughout, during'. When combined, it typically means 'and according to' or 'and concerning' or 'and in relation to', depending on the context and the case of the noun it governs. It can also mean 'and down' or 'and against' if 'κατά' is used in its more literal sense.
Inflection: Does not inflect (compound of an uninflected conjunction and an uninflected preposition)
Strong’s numbers: G2532 (Lookup on BibleHub), G2596 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
From the same root
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