#39 · 469× in the NT · preposition

μετά + accusative

after

History

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In the NT

  • μετὰ τοῦτο κατέβη εἰς Καφαρναούμ

    after this he went down to Capernaum

    John 2:12 · dictionary form

  • μετὰ δὲ τὰς δύο ἡμέρας ἐξῆλθεν

    after the two days he went out

    John 4:43 · + acc.

  • μετὰ δὲ τὴν μετοικεσίαν Βαβυλῶνος

    after the exile to Babylon

    Matt 1:12 · + acc.

Morphology

Preposition + accusative

Sequence in time (μετὰ ταῦτα). This card is accusative only.

μετά + accusative = after (time or sequence). μετὰ ταῦτα / μετὰ τοῦτο are stock narrative phrases.

Further reading

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