ΚΑΤʼ, κατʼ
KATʼ, katʼ
Sounds Like: kat
Translations: according to, in, by, against, down from, concerning, throughout, during
From the root: ΚΑΤΑ
Part of Speech: Preposition
Explanation: This word is an elided form of the Koine Greek preposition ΚΑΤΑ (kata). The apostrophe (coronis) indicates that the final vowel 'alpha' has been dropped, usually before a word beginning with a vowel. ΚΑΤΑ is a versatile preposition whose meaning changes significantly depending on the case of the noun it governs. When used with the genitive case, it can mean 'against' or 'down from'. When used with the accusative case, it often means 'according to', 'throughout', 'during', or 'by'. In the provided examples, 'ΚΑΤʼ ΟΝΑΡ' means 'according to a dream' or 'in a dream'.
Inflection: Does not inflect (preposition), but its meaning depends on the case of the noun it governs (Genitive or Accusative). The form ΚΑΤʼ is an elided form of ΚΑΤΑ.
Strong’s number: G2596 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
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.
- ΚἈΠ' — down from, from, against, according to, throughout, during, by
- 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
- 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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