#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 pages are the 4th edition (2019 hardcover). Smyth 1920 is public domain. Hildebrandt pages follow the free 2019 CLI PDF.