Strong's #2596: kata (pronounced kat-ah')
a primary particle; (prepositionally) down (in place or time), in varied relations (according to the case (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined):--about, according as (to), after, against, (when they were) X alone, among, and, X apart, (even, like) as (concerning, pertaining to touching), X aside, at, before, beyond, by, to the charge of, (charita-)bly, concerning, + covered, (dai-)ly, down, every, (+ far more) exceeding, X more excellent, for, from ... to, godly, in(-asmuch, divers, every, -to, respect of), ... by, after the manner of, + by any means, beyond (out of) measure, X mightily, more, X natural, of (up-)on (X part), out (of every), over against, (+ your) X own, + particularly, so, through(-oughout, -oughout every), thus, (un-)to(-gether, -ward), X uttermost, where(-by), with. In composition it retains many of these applications, and frequently denotes opposition, distribution, or intensity.
Thayer's Greek Lexicon:
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kata
1) down from, through out
2) according to, toward, along
Part of Speech: preposition
Relation: a primary particle
Usage:
This word is used 475 times:
Acts 17:2: "And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and"
Acts 17:11: "and searched the Scriptures daily, whether those things were"
Acts 17:17: "in the market daily with them that met with"
Acts 17:22: "Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious."
Acts 17:25: "life, and breath, and all things;"
Acts 17:28: "as certain also of your own poets have said, For"
Acts 18:4: "in the synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded"
Acts 18:15: "and names, and of your law, look ye"
Acts 19:9: "the disciples, disputing daily in the school"
Acts 19:16: "overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of"
Acts 19:20: "So mightily grew the word of God and"
Acts 19:23: "And the same time there arose no small stir"
Acts 20:20: "you publicly, and from house to house,"
Acts 20:23: "Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, saying that bonds"
Acts 21:19: "when he had saluted them, he declared particularly what things God"
Acts 21:21: "all the Jews which are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses,"
Acts 21:28: "that teacheth all men every where against the people, and the"
Acts 22:3: "feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers,"
Acts 22:12: "Ananias, a devout man according to the law, having a good report of"
Acts 22:19: "imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on"
Acts 23:3: "thou to judge me after the law, and commandest"
Acts 23:19: "hand, and went with him aside privately, and asked him, What is"
Acts 23:31: "the soldiers, as it was commanded them, took Paul,"
Acts 24:1: "informed the governor against Paul."
Acts 24:5: "among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader"
Acts 24:6: "and would have judged according to our law."
Acts 24:12: "in the synagogues, nor in the city:"
Acts 24:14: "I confess unto thee, that after the way which they call"
Acts 24:14: "believing all things which are written in the law and in the"
Acts 24:22: "the chief captain shall come down, I will know the uttmost of your matter."
Acts 25:2: "Jews informed him against Paul, and besought him,"
Acts 25:3: "And desired favor against him, that he would send for him to"
Acts 25:3: "to Jerusalem, laying wait in the way to kill"
Acts 25:7: "and grievous complaints against Paul, which they could not"
Acts 25:14: "Festus declared Paul's cause unto the king, saying, There is"
Acts 25:15: "informed me, desiring to have judgment against him."
Acts 25:16: "have the accusers face to face, and have license"
Acts 25:23: "the chief captains, and principal men of the"
Acts 25:27: "to signify the crimes laid against him."
Acts 26:3: "customs and questions which are among the Jews: wherefore I beseech"
Acts 26:5: "they would testify, that after the most straitest sect of our"
Acts 26:11: "I punished them oft in every synagogue, and compelled them to blaspheme;"
Acts 26:13: "At midday, O king, I saw in the way a light"
Acts 27:2: "to sail by the coasts of Asia; one Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica,"
Acts 27:5: "when we had sailed over the sea of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came"
Acts 27:7: "and scarce were come over against Cnidus, the wind not"
Acts 27:7: "us, we sailed under Crete, over against Salmone;"
Acts 27:12: "and there to winter; which is an haven of Crete, and lieth toward the southwest and northwest."
Acts 27:14: "long after there arose against it a tempestuous wind, called"
Acts 27:25: "that it shall be even as it was told me."
