#38 · 473× in the NT · preposition
κατά + accusative
according to, throughout
History
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In the NT
κατὰ τὸν καθαρισμὸν τῶν Ἰουδαίων
according to the purification of the Jews
John 2:6 · dictionary form
τοῦ γενομένου ἐκ σπέρματος Δαυὶδ κατὰ σάρκα
who was born of the seed of David according to the flesh
Rom 1:3 · + acc.
κατὰ τὸν χρόνον ὃν ἠκρίβωσεν παρὰ τῶν μάγων
according to the time he had ascertained from the magi
Matt 2:16 · + acc.
Morphology
Preposition + accusative
Standard, measure, or distribution (κατὰ σάρκα, καθ’ ἡμέραν). This card is accusative only.
κατά + accusative = according to, throughout, distributive (καθ’ ἡμέραν = day by day). The common ‘according to’ of the epistles.
Further reading
- Mounce, BBG 4th ed. ch. 8, pp. 67–78; appendix p. 419
- Smyth §1636
- Hildebrandt, Mastering NT Greek ch. 6, p. 43 (CLI)
Mounce pages are the 4th edition (2019 hardcover). Smyth 1920 is public domain. Hildebrandt pages follow the free 2019 CLI PDF.