κατά kata
Greek word for “according to” · Strong’s G2596 · used 473 times in 430 verses
Meaning
κατά (bef. a vowel κατ᾽, καθ᾽;
How it is translated
Glosses given for kata in context, with how often each is used:
- according to 207
- against 57
- in 42
- every 25
- by 23
- on 11
- to 11
- at 8
- throughout 8
- each 6
- toward 6
- with 5
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acts | 90 | 4.9 | |
| Romans | 50 | 7.0 | |
| Luke | 43 | 2.2 | |
| Hebrews | 41 | 8.3 | |
| Matthew | 37 | 2.0 | |
| 2 Corinthians | 26 | 5.8 | |
| 1 Corinthians | 24 | 3.5 | |
| Ephesians | 24 | 9.9 | |
| Mark | 23 | 2.0 | |
| Galatians | 17 | 7.6 | |
| Colossians | 14 | 8.8 | |
| Philippians | 11 | 6.8 |
Also in 14 more books.
Chapters where it is used most
Luke 2 (8), Acts 27 (8), Romans 8 (8), Hebrews 7 (8), Acts 25 (7), 2 Corinthians 10 (7), Ephesians 1 (6), Hebrews 9 (6), Matthew 2 (5), Mark 14 (5)
Forms
- κατὰ 323
- κατ᾽ 84
- καθ᾽ 60
- Κατὰ 3
- κατά 1
- καθ 1
- Κατ᾽ 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with kata more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- ἡμέρα hēmera “day” 42
- νόμος nomos “law” 29
- ἴδιος idios “one's own/private” 26
- σάρξ sarx “flesh” 22
- ἀδελφός adelphos “brother” 28
- ὡς hōs “as/when” 30
- εἰ ei “if” 30
- μέν men “on the other hand” 22
- τε te “and/both” 22
- πνεῦμα pneuma “spirit/breath” 26
- ἑαυτοῦ heautou “themself” 23
- ἕκαστος hekastos “each” 15
Key verses
The verses using kata that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Acts 9:31 — Then had the churches rest throughout all Judæa and Galilee and Samaria, and were edified; and walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy…
- Romans 2:5 — But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;
- Romans 2:7 — To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life:
- Romans 8:28 — And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
- Romans 8:31 — What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?
- Ephesians 1:7 — In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;
- Ephesians 2:2 — Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the…
- 2 Thessalonians 2:9 — Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,
- Titus 3:5 — Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;
- 1 Peter 1:2 — Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace…
- 1 Peter 1:3 — Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of…
- Revelation 2:23 — And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of…
See all 430 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.