preposition · G2596 · 393× in the NT

κατά + accusative

according to, throughout

Same lemma: + genitive

Gloss

With the accusative: standard, measure, or distribution (κατὰ σάρκα, καθ’ ἡμέραν, κατὰ πόλιν).

Forms

Endings and the sense of each form. NT counts are from the SBLGNT; generated slots fill a regular paradigm when the NT never uses that case.

  • κατά—according to469×

Where you’ll meet it

  • New Testament
  • Attic (Plato, Xenophon, dialogue)

NT glosses follow Dodson’s public-domain lexicon, counted on the SBLGNT (MorphGNT). Attic and patristic notes are short reader-helps for Xenophon, Plato, and the pre-Nicene writers — not a substitute for LSJ.