κατ | Ancient Greek Analysis with Conjugation Tables

Definition

Down from, down upon; hence **against**. With the genitive: **down from/against**; with the accusative: **down along, throughout, according to, in respect of** (often expressing distribution, “each”).

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Grammatical Analysis

"κατ"

Function: preposition; the elided form κατ’ used before a vowel with smooth breathing

Governs case: genitive or accusative

Basic sense with genitive: ‘down from; against; throughout’ (varies by context)

Basic sense with accusative: ‘down along; according to; throughout; against’ (varies by context)

Note: Not a verb; therefore -μι vs. standard verb classification is not applicable.

Related Forms of κατά

6 forms discovered

Other inflected forms of this word that have been analyzed:

κατά preposition καθ’ preposition kata preposition κατὰ preposition κατα particle/preposition καθ' preposition

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