What is the Strong's number for Kata?

The Strong's number for Kata (κατά) is G2596. It is a Greek word from Strong's public-domain dictionary keyed to the King James Bible.

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Kata (Strong’s G2596): Meaning in the Bible

Q: What does Kata mean?

Kata (κατά, Strong's G2596) is a Greek word. Strong's defines it as (prepositionally) down (in place or time), in varied relations (according to the case (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined). The King James Bible translates it as 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.

Kata (κατά) is the Greek word numbered G2596 in Strong’s concordance of the Bible. Strong’s defines it as (prepositionally) down (in place or time), in varied relations (according to the case (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined). In the King James Bible it is translated about, according as (to), after, against, (when they were) X alone.

κατά

katá · Greek

Strong’s G2596 · kat-ah'

Original wordκατά
Transliterationkatá
Pronunciationkat-ah'
Strong’s numberG2596
LanguageGreek

The full Strong’s definition

(prepositionally) down (in place or time), in varied relations (according to the case (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined)

Derivation. a primary particle;

How the King James Bible translates it

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.

Why the word matters

Every word the biblical writers chose carries weight. Studying Kata in the original Greek lets you read the passages where it appears more carefully, closer to what the first hearers understood, so the meaning is drawn from the text itself rather than from the English alone.

The lexical data on this page comes from the public-domain Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890), a Hebrew and Greek dictionary keyed to the King James Bible. It is a reference tool, not a settled verdict: no single word decides a doctrine, and meaning is finally shaped by how a word is used in its sentences. Read the passages themselves, prayerfully, and in full.

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