kata G2596

κατά (kata) means “according to” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

κατά Greek · G2596 469 tagged occurrences in 427 verses

Pronunciation guide: kat-ah' Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G2596

κατά · kata · according to

κατά (bef. a vowel κατ᾽, καθ᾽; on the frequently neglect of elision, see Tdf., Pr., 95; WH, App., 146a), prep. with genitive, accusative, down, downwards. I. C. genitive (WM, §47, k; Bl., §42, 2). 1. C. genitive of thing(s), in local sense; (a) down, down from: Mat.8:32, Mrk.5:13, Luk.8:33, 1Co.11:4; (b) throughout (late usage; Bl, l.with): κ. ὅλης κ.τ.λ., Luk.4:14 23:5, Act.9:31 10:37; (with) in a peculiar adjectival phrase: ἡ κ. βάθους, deep or extreme poverty, 2Co.8:2. 2. C. genitive of person(s), usually in hostile sense; (a) against (in cl. only after verbs of speaking, witnessing, etc.): opposite to ὑπέρ, Mrk.9:40; μετά, Mat.12:30; after ἐπιθυμεῖν, Gal.5:17; λαλεῖν, Act.6:13; διδάσκειν, Act.21:28; ψεύδεσθαι, Jas.3:14; after verbs of accusing, etc., Mat.5:23, Luk.23:14, Rom.8:33, al.; verbs of fighting, prevailing, etc., Mat.10:35, Act.14:2, 1Co.4:6, al.; (b) of swearing, by: όμνυμι κ. (BL, §34, 1), He 6:13,16, cf. Mat.26:63. II. C. accusative (WM, §49d; BL, §42, 2). 1. Of motion or direction; (a) through, throughout: Luk.8:39 9:6 10:4, Act.8:1, 36 al.; (b) to, towards, over against: Luk.10:32 (Field, Notes, 62), Act.2:1o 16:7, Gal.2:11, Php.3:14, al.; (with) in adverbial phrases, at, in, by, of: κατ᾽ οἶκον, at home, Act.2:46; κατ᾽ ἰδίαν (see: ἴδιος); καθ᾽ ἑαυτόν, Act.28:16, Rom.14:22, Jas.2:17; with pron. of person(s), Act.17:28 18:15, Rom.1:15, Eph.1:15, al. 2. Of time, at, during, about: Act.8:26 12:1 19:23, Rom.9:9 Heb.1:10, al. 3. Distributive; (a) of place: κ. τόποὐς, Mat.24:7, al.; κ. πόλιν, Luk.8:1, 4 al.; κ. ἐκκλησίαν, Act.14:23. (b) of time: κ. ἔτος, Luk.2:41; ἑορτήν, Mat.27:15, al.; (with) of numbers, etc.: καθ᾽ ἕνα πάντες, 1Co.14:31 (on καθ᾽ εἷς, see: εἷς); κ. ἑκατόν, Mrk.6:40; κ. μέρος, Heb.9:5; κ. ὄνομα, Jhn.10:3. 4. Of fitness, reference, conformity, etc.; (a) in relation to, concerning: Rom.1:3, 4 7:22 9:3, 5, 1Co.12:6 10:18, Php.1:12; κ. πάντα, Act.17:22, Col.3:20, 22 Heb.2:17 4:15; (b) according to, after, like: Mrk.7:5, Luk.2:27, 29 Jhn.7:24 Rom.8:4 14:15, Eph.2:2, Col.2:8, Jas.2:8, al. III. In composition, κ. denotes, 1. down, down from (καταβαίνω), etc.), hence, metaphorically; (a) victory or rule over (καταδουλόω, -κυριεύω, etc.); (b) "perfective" action (M, Pr., 111ff.). 2. under (κατακαλύπτω), etc.). 3. in succession (καθεξῆς). 4. after, behind (καταλείπω). 5. Hostility, against (καταλαλέω). (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

gen: against, down from, throughout, by; acc: over against, among, daily, day-by-day, each day, according to, by way of.

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How translators render G2596

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering	Count
according to	63
vvv	52
against	45
in	41
by	38
as	11
every	9
about	8
throughout	6
with	6
at	5
for	5
out of	5
to	5
after	4
along	4
from	4
in keeping with	4
on	4
over	4
that meets at	4
through	4
as to	3
because of	3
down	3
of	3
and	2
as proclaimed by	2
as usual	2
as was	2
aside	2
each	2
earthly	2
in every	2
in various	2
just	2
just as	2
regarding	2
what is contrary	2
accompanied by	1
according to the will	1
adhering to	1
all of them	1
all over	1
among	1
are an annual	1
as i was on	1
based on	1
be like	1
because	1
because they are based on	1
before	1
between	1
both	1
by human standards	1
comes by	1
conformity	1
covered	1
devised by	1
down across	1
for what	1
from a human perspective	1
from house to house	1
from one	1
in each	1
in human terms	1
in my use of	1
in one	1
in response to	1
in the way of	1
in this way	1
in town after town	1
is laid down	1
just like that	1
leads to	1
let him use it	1
like	1
may rest on	1
near	1
observer	1
of every	1
off	1
off the coast	1
on the basis of	1
opposed to	1
opposite	1
required by	1
severely	1
should speak	1
stated in	1
that	1
that agrees with	1
that god had intended	1
that is far	1
their case against	1
these are in accordance with	1
they gave according to	1
to be like	1
to suit	1
to the border of	1
toward	1
upon	1
what	1
when you conformed to	1
which are based on	1
with all	1
with me	1
within	1
would have you	1

KJV rendering counts
Rendering	Count
according to	99
after	61
against	54
in	38
by	31
as	14
daily	14
every	11
at	9
of	8
throughout	7
apart	6
privately	6
according	5
through	5
in every	4
on	4
to	4
down	3
toward	3
with	3
about	2
after the manner of	2
as concerning	2
as pertaining to	2
as touching	2
aside	2
before	2
but	2
concerning	2
even	2
for	2
from	2
inasmuch as	2
over against	2
part	2
particularly	2
that is in	2
upon	2
a far	1
a more excellent	1
according as	1
after the manner	1
among	1
and	1
and how	1
are among	1
at a certain	1
being	1
beyond measure	1
cause	1
charitably	1
covered	1
exceeding	1
godly	1
him	1
in divers	1
in due	1
in respect of	1
into	1
is	1
matter	1
mightily	1
north west	1
not against	1
one against	1
out	1
out of every	1
sabbath day	1
so	1
state	1
that in	1
the natural	1
the same	1
their	1
they brought forth	1
together	1
touching	1
unto	1
was	1
where	1
whereby	1
which is according to	1
which is by	1
who by	1
would that	1
your	1

Verses containing G2596

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Acts 19:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But when some of them stubbornly refused to believe and publicly maligned the Way, Paul took his disciples and left the synagogue to conduct daily discussions in the lecture hall of Tyrannus.
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Acts 19:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then the man with the evil spirit jumped on them and overpowered them all. The attack was so violent that they ran out of the house naked and wounded.
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Acts 19:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So the word of the Lord powerfully continued to spread and prevail.
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Acts 19:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
About that time there arose a great disturbance about the Way.
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Acts 20:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I did not shrink back from declaring anything that was helpful to you as I taught you publicly and from house to house,
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Acts 20:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I only know that in town after town the Holy Spirit warns me that chains and afflictions await me.
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Acts 21:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Paul greeted them and recounted one by one the things that God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.
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Acts 21:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But they are under the impression that you teach all the Jews who live among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children or observe our customs.
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Acts 21:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence
crying out, “Men of Israel, help us! This is the man who teaches everyone everywhere against our people and against our law and against this place. Furthermore, he has brought Greeks into the temple and defiled this holy place.”
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Acts 22:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but raised in this city. I was educated at the feet of Gamaliel in strict conformity to the law of our fathers. I was just as zealous for God as any of you are today.
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Acts 22:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
There a man named Ananias, a devout observer of the law who was highly regarded by all the Jews living there,
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Acts 22:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
‘Lord,’ I answered, ‘they know very well that in one synagogue after another I imprisoned and beat those who believed in You.
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Acts 23:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Paul said to him, “God will strike you, you whitewashed wall! You sit here to judge me according to the law, yet you yourself violate the law by commanding that I be struck.”
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Acts 23:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The commander took the young man by the hand, drew him aside, and asked, “What do you need to tell me?”
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Acts 23:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So the soldiers followed their orders and brought Paul by night to Antipatris.
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Acts 24:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Five days later the high priest Ananias came down with some elders and a lawyer named Tertullus, who presented to the governor their case against Paul.
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Acts 24:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
We have found this man to be a pestilence, stirring up dissension among the Jews all over the world. He is a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes,
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Acts 24:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Yet my accusers did not find me debating with anyone in the temple or riling up a crowd in the synagogues or in the city.
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Acts 24:14 · BSB · 2 occurrences
I do confess to you, however, that I worship the God of our fathers according to the Way, which they call a sect. I believe everything that is laid down by the Law and written in the Prophets,
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Acts 24:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Felix, who was well informed about the Way, adjourned the hearing and said, “When Lysias the commander comes, I will decide your case.”
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Acts 25:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
where the chief priests and Jewish leaders presented their case against Paul. They urged Festus
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Acts 25:3 · BSB · 2 occurrences
to grant them a concession against Paul by summoning him to Jerusalem, because they were preparing an ambush to kill him along the way.
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Acts 25:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Since they were staying several days, Festus laid out Paul’s case before the king: “There is a certain man whom Felix left in prison.
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Acts 25:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
While I was in Jerusalem, the chief priests and elders of the Jews presented their case and requested a judgment against him.
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Acts 25:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I told them that it is not the Roman custom to hand a man over before he has had an opportunity to face his accusers and defend himself against their charges.
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Acts 25:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The next day Agrippa and Bernice came with great pomp and entered the auditorium, along with the commanders and leading men of the city. And Festus ordered that Paul be brought in.
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Acts 25:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For it seems unreasonable to me to send on a prisoner without specifying the charges against him.”
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Acts 26:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
especially since you are acquainted with all the Jewish customs and controversies. I beg you, therefore, to listen to me patiently.
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Acts 26:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
They have known me for a long time and can testify, if they are willing, that I lived as a Pharisee, adhering to the strictest sect of our religion.
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Acts 26:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I frequently had them punished in the synagogues, and I tried to make them blaspheme. In my raging fury against them, I even went to foreign cities to persecute them.
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Acts 26:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
About noon, O king, as I was on the road, I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining around me and my companions.
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Acts 27:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
We boarded an Adramyttian ship about to sail for ports along the coast of Asia, and we put out to sea. Aristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica, was with us.
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Acts 27:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And when we had sailed across the open sea off the coast of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra in Lycia.
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Acts 27:7 · BSB · 2 occurrences
After sailing slowly for many days, we arrived off Cnidus. When the wind impeded us, we sailed to the lee of Crete, opposite Salmone.
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Acts 27:12 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Since the harbor was unsuitable to winter in, the majority decided to sail on, hoping that somehow they could reach Phoenix to winter there. Phoenix was a harbor in Crete facing both southwest and northwest.
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Acts 27:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But it was not long before a cyclone called the Northeaster swept down across the island.
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Acts 27:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So take courage, men, for I believe God that it will happen just as He told me.
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Acts 27:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence
On the fourteenth night we were still being driven across the Adriatic Sea. About midnight the sailors sensed they were approaching land.
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Acts 27:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Fearing that we would run aground on the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern and prayed for daybreak.
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Acts 28:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When we arrived in Rome, Paul was permitted to stay by himself, with a soldier to guard him.
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Romans 1:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
regarding His Son, who was a descendant of David according to the flesh,
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Romans 1:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and who through the Spirit of holiness was declared with power to be the Son of God by His resurrection from the dead: Jesus Christ our Lord.
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Romans 1:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
That is why I am so eager to preach the gospel also to you who are in Rome.
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Romans 2:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And we know that God’s judgment against those who do such things is based on truth.
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Romans 2:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But because of your hard and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.
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Romans 2:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
God “will repay each one according to his deeds.”
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Romans 2:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
To those who by perseverance in doing good seek glory, honor, and immortality, He will give eternal life.
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Romans 2:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
on the day when God will judge men’s secrets through Christ Jesus, as proclaimed by my gospel.
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Romans 3:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Much in every way. First of all, they have been entrusted with the very words of God.
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Romans 3:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But if our unrighteousness highlights the righteousness of God, what shall we say? That God is unjust to inflict His wrath on us? I am speaking in human terms.
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