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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that is, the mystery made known to me by revelation, as I have already written briefly.
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I became a servant of this gospel by the gift of God’s grace, given me through the working of His power.
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Ephesians 3:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
according to the eternal purpose that He accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord.
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Ephesians 3:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I ask that out of the riches of His glory He may strengthen you with power through His Spirit in your inner being,
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Ephesians 3:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us,
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Ephesians 4:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Now to each one of us grace has been given according to the measure of the gift of Christ.
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Ephesians 4:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
From Him the whole body, fitted and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love through the work of each individual part.
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Ephesians 4:22 · BSB · 2 occurrences
to put off your former way of life, your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires;
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Ephesians 4:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.
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Ephesians 5:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Nevertheless, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.
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Ephesians 6:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear and sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ.
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Ephesians 6:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And do this not only to please them while they are watching, but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from your heart.
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Ephesians 6:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Tychicus, the beloved brother and faithful servant in the Lord, will tell you everything, so that you also may know about me and what I am doing.
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Philippians 1:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Now I want you to know, brothers, that my circumstances have actually served to advance the gospel.
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Philippians 1:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have complete boldness so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death.
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Philippians 2:3 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Do nothing out of selfish ambition or empty pride, but in humility consider others more important than yourselves.
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Philippians 3:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
circumcised on the eighth day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin; a Hebrew of Hebrews; as to the law, a Pharisee;
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Philippians 3:6 · BSB · 2 occurrences
as to zeal, persecuting the church; as to righteousness in the law, faultless.
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Philippians 3:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I press on toward the goal to win the prize of God’s heavenly calling in Christ Jesus.
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Philippians 3:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
who, by the power that enables Him to subject all things to Himself, will transform our lowly bodies to be like His glorious body.
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Philippians 4:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I am not saying this out of need, for I have learned to be content regardless of my circumstances.
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Philippians 4:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And my God will supply all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus.
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Colossians 1:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
being strengthened with all power according to His glorious might so that you may have full endurance and patience, and joyfully
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Colossians 1:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I became its servant by the commission God gave me to fully proclaim to you the word of God,
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Colossians 1:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence
To this end I also labor, striving with all His energy working powerfully within me.
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Colossians 2:8 · BSB · 3 occurrences
See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, which are based on human tradition and the spiritual forces of the world rather than on Christ.
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Colossians 2:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
having canceled the debt ascribed to us in the decrees that stood against us. He took it away, nailing it to the cross!
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Colossians 2:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
These will all perish with use, because they are based on human commands and teachings.
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Colossians 3:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator.
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Colossians 3:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Children, obey your parents in everything, for this is pleasing to the Lord.
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Colossians 3:22 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything, not only to please them while they are watching, but with sincerity of heart and fear of the Lord.
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Colossians 4:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Tychicus will tell you all the news about me. He is a beloved brother, a faithful minister, and a fellow servant in the Lord.
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Colossians 4:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Greet the brothers in Laodicea, as well as Nympha and the church that meets at her house.
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2 Thessalonians 1:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
so that the name of our Lord Jesus will be glorified in you, and you in Him, according to the grace of our God and of the Lord Jesus Christ.
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2 Thessalonians 2:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Let no one deceive you in any way, for it will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness—the son of destruction—is revealed.
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2 Thessalonians 2:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The coming of the lawless one will be accompanied by the working of Satan, with every kind of power, sign, and false wonder,
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2 Thessalonians 3:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from any brother who leads an undisciplined life that is not in keeping with the tradition you received from us.
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1 Timothy 1:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the command of God our Savior and of Christ Jesus our hope,
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1 Timothy 1:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
that agrees with the glorious gospel of the blessed God, with which I have been entrusted.
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1 Timothy 1:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Timothy, my child, I entrust you with this command in keeping with the previous prophecies about you, so that by them you may fight the good fight,
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1 Timothy 5:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Do not entertain an accusation against an elder, except on the testimony of two or three witnesses.
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1 Timothy 5:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I solemnly charge you before God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels to maintain these principles without bias, and to do nothing out of partiality.
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1 Timothy 6:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
If anyone teaches another doctrine and disagrees with the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ and with godly teaching,
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2 Timothy 1:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, according to the promise of life in Christ Jesus,
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2 Timothy 1:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, or of me, His prisoner. Instead, join me in suffering for the gospel by the power of God.
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2 Timothy 1:9 · BSB · 2 occurrences
He has saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works, but by His own purpose and by the grace He granted us in Christ Jesus before time began.
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2 Timothy 2:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, descended from David, as proclaimed by my gospel,
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2 Timothy 4:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For the time will come when men will not tolerate sound doctrine, but with itching ears they will gather around themselves teachers to suit their own desires.
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2 Timothy 4:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Alexander the coppersmith did great harm to me. The Lord will repay him according to his deeds.
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Titus 1:1 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ for the faith of God’s elect and their knowledge of the truth that leads to godliness,
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