κατά
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Ancient Greek [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Of Proto-Indo-European origin. Cognate with Hittite (katta, “down from, at, with, under”) and perhaps Old Welsh cant (“with”).
Pronunciation [edit]
- (5th BC Attic): IPA: /katá/
- (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /katá/
- (4th AD Koine): IPA: /katá/
- (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /katá/
- (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /katá/
Preposition [edit]
κατά (+ genitive) (kata)
κατά (+ accusative) (kata)
- downwards
- along, through, in
- towards
- during
- for, for the purpose of
- according to, in conformity with
Prefix [edit]
κατά (kata)
References [edit]
- LSJ
- BDAG
- Strong’s concordance number: G2596
- Robert S. P. Beekes (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill Academic Publishers)
Greek [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
Preposition [edit]
κατά (katá)
- (with accusative) towards
- το δωμάτιο βλέπει κατά την ανατολή (the room faces east)
- (with accusative) during
- κατά τη διάρκεια του ταξιδιού (during the trip)
- (with accusative) around, about, close to
- θα έρθω κατά τις έξι το απόγευμα (I will come at about six pm)
- (with genitive) versus, against
- Έγινε έγκλημα κατά της Ελλάδας! (Crimes were committed against Greece!)
Synonyms [edit]
- (versus): εναντίον