καθ’ | Ancient Greek Analysis with Conjugation Tables

Definition

κατά is a preposition governing the genitive (and occasionally other cases) with primary senses: (1) directional—down from, along, or through; (2) adversative—against, in opposition to; (3) normative or comparative—according to, in accordance with, or in proportion to.

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Grammatical Analysis

"καθ’"

Form: contracted form of κατά before a vowel (καθ’ = κατὰ)

Governing case: genitive or accusative

Function: introduces prepositional phrases; with genitive often expresses 'down from, against, concerning'; with accusative often 'down, along, according to, during'

Related Forms of κατά

4 forms discovered

Other inflected forms of this word that have been analyzed:

κατά preposition kata preposition κατὰ preposition κατα particle/preposition

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