Greek semantic word

κατά

Transliteration: kata

25 lexical sense(s); 484 exact STEP occurrence token(s).

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Lexical senses and semantic domains

Sense 1: down, down to, downward

extension to a goal, normally down

Semantic domains for this sense

Spacial Extensions Same Semantic Domain
Extension To a Goal Same Semantic Domain

Advanced source details

Sense ID: SDBC-GRK-SENSE-002601-01
Source: ubs_greek_dictionary
Licence: CC-BY-SA-4.0
Source-linked references: 8 (8 verse links; 0 chapter-only title records)
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Sense 2: along, on

extension along a path or road, implying movement

Semantic domains for this sense

Spacial Extensions Same Semantic Domain
Extension Along a Path Same Semantic Domain

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Sense ID: SDBC-GRK-SENSE-002601-02
Source: ubs_greek_dictionary
Licence: CC-BY-SA-4.0
Source-linked references: 5 (5 verse links; 0 chapter-only title records)
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Sense 3: throughout

extension in every direction throughout an area

Semantic domains for this sense

Spacial Extensions Same Semantic Domain
Extension Along a Path Same Semantic Domain

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Sense ID: SDBC-GRK-SENSE-002601-03
Source: ubs_greek_dictionary
Licence: CC-BY-SA-4.0
Source-linked references: 12 (12 verse links; 0 chapter-only title records)
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Sense 4: facing, toward

the position of an object oriented toward a particular direction

Semantic domains for this sense

Spacial Positions Same Semantic Domain
Opposite, Over Against, Across From, Offshore From Same Semantic Domain

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Sense ID: SDBC-GRK-SENSE-002601-04
Source: ubs_greek_dictionary
Licence: CC-BY-SA-4.0
Source-linked references: 5 (5 verse links; 0 chapter-only title records)
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Sense 5: throughout, among

a variety of positions distributed throughout an area or among a number of objects^{[source note 1]}

Semantic domains for this sense

Spacial Positions Same Semantic Domain
Among, Between, In, Inside Same Semantic Domain

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Sense ID: SDBC-GRK-SENSE-002601-05
Source: ubs_greek_dictionary
Licence: CC-BY-SA-4.0
Source-linked references: 5 (5 verse links; 0 chapter-only title records)
Source-exact record: View JSON

Sense 6: opposite, off, offshore from

a position directly opposite and implying some space between

Semantic domains for this sense

Spacial Positions Same Semantic Domain
Opposite, Over Against, Across From, Offshore From Same Semantic Domain

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Sense ID: SDBC-GRK-SENSE-002601-06
Source: ubs_greek_dictionary
Licence: CC-BY-SA-4.0
Source-linked references: 3 (3 verse links; 0 chapter-only title records)
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Sense 7: when, at the time of

a marker of a point of time which is simultaneous to or overlaps with another point of time^{[source note 3]}

Semantic domains for this sense

Time Same Semantic Domain
A Point of Time with Reference to Other Points of Time: Before, Long Ago, Now, At the Same Time, When, About, After Same Semantic Domain

Advanced source details

Sense ID: SDBC-GRK-SENSE-002601-07
Source: ubs_greek_dictionary
Licence: CC-BY-SA-4.0
Source-linked references: 9 (9 verse links; 0 chapter-only title records)
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Sense 8: about

a marker of a point of time which is approximately simultaneous to another point of time

Semantic domains for this sense

Time Same Semantic Domain
A Point of Time with Reference to Other Points of Time: Before, Long Ago, Now, At the Same Time, When, About, After Same Semantic Domain

Advanced source details

Sense ID: SDBC-GRK-SENSE-002601-08
Source: ubs_greek_dictionary
Licence: CC-BY-SA-4.0
Source-linked references: 2 (2 verse links; 0 chapter-only title records)
Source-exact record: View JSON

Sense 9: by, in the name of

(with the genitive) a marker of a supernatural person or force called upon to guarantee the carrying out of an oath or vow

Semantic domains for this sense

Case Same Semantic Domain
Guarantor Participant with Oaths Same Semantic Domain

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Sense ID: SDBC-GRK-SENSE-002601-09
Source: ubs_greek_dictionary
Licence: CC-BY-SA-4.0
Source-linked references: 3 (3 verse links; 0 chapter-only title records)
Source-exact record: View JSON

Sense 10: against, in opposition to, in conflict with

(with the genitive) a marker of opposition, with the possible implication of antagonism

Semantic domains for this sense

Case Same Semantic Domain
Opposition Same Semantic Domain

Advanced source details

Sense ID: SDBC-GRK-SENSE-002601-10
Source: ubs_greek_dictionary
Licence: CC-BY-SA-4.0
Source-linked references: 52 (52 verse links; 0 chapter-only title records)
Source-exact record: View JSON

Sense 11: in accordance with, in relation to

a marker of a relation involving similarity of process

Semantic domains for this sense

Relations Same Semantic Domain
Relations Involving Correspondences [Isomorphisms] Same Semantic Domain

Advanced source details

Sense ID: SDBC-GRK-SENSE-002601-11
Source: ubs_greek_dictionary
Licence: CC-BY-SA-4.0
Source-linked references: 188 (188 verse links; 0 chapter-only title records)
Source-exact record: View JSON

Sense 12: throughout, from … to, … after ...

a marker of distributive relations, whether of place, time, or number

Semantic domains for this sense

Relations Same Semantic Domain
Distribution Same Semantic Domain

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Sense ID: SDBC-GRK-SENSE-002601-12
Source: ubs_greek_dictionary
Licence: CC-BY-SA-4.0
Source-linked references: 35 (35 verse links; 0 chapter-only title records)
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Sense 13: in relation to, with regard to

a marker of a specific element bearing a relation to something else

Semantic domains for this sense

Relations Same Semantic Domain
Specification Same Semantic Domain

Advanced source details

Sense ID: SDBC-GRK-SENSE-002601-13
Source: ubs_greek_dictionary
Licence: CC-BY-SA-4.0
Source-linked references: 51 (51 verse links; 0 chapter-only title records)
Source-exact record: View JSON

Sense 14: with, among (but often expressed by so-called possessive forms)

a marker of association, involving common, cultural, or ethnic elements

Semantic domains for this sense

Relations Same Semantic Domain
Association Same Semantic Domain

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Sense ID: SDBC-GRK-SENSE-002601-14
Source: ubs_greek_dictionary
Licence: CC-BY-SA-4.0
Source-linked references: 6 (6 verse links; 0 chapter-only title records)
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Sense 15: actually, really

(an idiom, literally: according to truth) pertaining to being a real or actual event or state^{[source note 4]}

Semantic domains for this sense

Real, Unreal Same Semantic Domain

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Sense ID: SDBC-GRK-SENSE-002601-15
Source: ubs_greek_dictionary
Licence: CC-BY-SA-4.0
Source-linked references: 1 (1 verse links; 0 chapter-only title records)
Source-exact record: View JSON

Sense 16: privately

(an idiom, literally: according to that which is private) pertaining to what occurs in a private context or setting, in the sense of not being made known publicly^{[source note 5]}

Semantic domains for this sense

Know Same Semantic Domain
Able To Be Known Same Semantic Domain

Advanced source details

Sense ID: SDBC-GRK-SENSE-002601-16
Source: ubs_greek_dictionary
Licence: CC-BY-SA-4.0
Source-linked references: 17 (17 verse links; 0 chapter-only title records)
Source-exact record: View JSON

Sense 17: in front of, before, to the face of, in the presence of

(idioms, literally: according to eyes, and: according to face) a position in front of an object, with the implication of direct sight

Semantic domains for this sense

Spacial Positions Same Semantic Domain
In Front Of, Face To Face, In Back Of, Behind Same Semantic Domain

Advanced source details

Sense ID: SDBC-GRK-SENSE-002601-17
Source: ubs_greek_dictionary
Licence: CC-BY-SA-4.0
Source-linked references: 2 (2 verse links; 0 chapter-only title records)
Source-exact record: View JSON

Sense 18: extremely, exceedingly great, very very

(an idiom, literally: according to depth) an extreme point on a scale of extent

Semantic domains for this sense

Degree Same Semantic Domain
Much, Little [Positive-Negative Degree] Same Semantic Domain

Advanced source details

Sense ID: SDBC-GRK-SENSE-002601-18
Source: ubs_greek_dictionary
Licence: CC-BY-SA-4.0
Source-linked references: 1 (1 verse links; 0 chapter-only title records)
Source-exact record: View JSON

Sense 19: to have one’s head covered, to cover one’s head

(an idiom, literally: to have down on the head) to wear a covering over one’s head

Semantic domains for this sense

Activities Involving Clothing and Adorning Same Semantic Domain

Advanced source details

Sense ID: SDBC-GRK-SENSE-002601-19
Source: ubs_greek_dictionary
Licence: CC-BY-SA-4.0
Source-linked references: 1 (1 verse links; 0 chapter-only title records)
Source-exact record: View JSON

Sense 20: to accept a complaint in court, to admit a complaint to judgment

(an idiom, literally: to accept in accordance with a charge) to accept a complaint against someone for a legal review

Semantic domains for this sense

Courts and Legal Procedures Same Semantic Domain
Accusation Same Semantic Domain

Advanced source details

Sense ID: SDBC-GRK-SENSE-002601-20
Source: ubs_greek_dictionary
Licence: CC-BY-SA-4.0
Source-linked references: 1 (1 verse links; 0 chapter-only title records)
Source-exact record: View JSON

Sense 21: in detail, one item after another

(an idiom, literally: in accordance with a part) pertaining to an activity which proceeds part by part

Semantic domains for this sense

Whole, Unite, Part, Divide Same Semantic Domain
Part Same Semantic Domain

Advanced source details

Sense ID: SDBC-GRK-SENSE-002601-21
Source: ubs_greek_dictionary
Licence: CC-BY-SA-4.0
Source-linked references: 1 (1 verse links; 0 chapter-only title records)
Source-exact record: View JSON

Sense 22: alone, all by oneself

(an idiom, literally: throughout only places) the only item of a class in a place

Semantic domains for this sense

Nature, Class, Example Same Semantic Domain
Distinctive, Unique Same Semantic Domain

Advanced source details

Sense ID: SDBC-GRK-SENSE-002601-22
Source: ubs_greek_dictionary
Licence: CC-BY-SA-4.0
Source-linked references: 2 (2 verse links; 0 chapter-only title records)
Source-exact record: View JSON

Sense 23: face to face, in person, to one’s face

(an idiom, literally: according to face) the position of one person facing another, with or without the implication of opposition

Semantic domains for this sense

Spacial Positions Same Semantic Domain
In Front Of, Face To Face, In Back Of, Behind Same Semantic Domain

Advanced source details

Sense ID: SDBC-GRK-SENSE-002601-23
Source: ubs_greek_dictionary
Licence: CC-BY-SA-4.0
Source-linked references: 3 (3 verse links; 0 chapter-only title records)
Source-exact record: View JSON

Sense 24: to strive toward a goal, to press on with the purpose of

(an idiom, literally: to pursue to a goal, to press toward a goal) to strive energetically for some purpose

Semantic domains for this sense

Relations Same Semantic Domain
Purpose Same Semantic Domain

Advanced source details

Sense ID: SDBC-GRK-SENSE-002601-24
Source: ubs_greek_dictionary
Licence: CC-BY-SA-4.0
Source-linked references: 1 (1 verse links; 0 chapter-only title records)
Source-exact record: View JSON

Sense 25: outward appearance, what things seem to be

(an idiom, literally: those things according to the face) that which seems to be so

Semantic domains for this sense

Hold a View, Believe, Trust Same Semantic Domain
Suppose, Think Possible Same Semantic Domain

Advanced source details

Sense ID: SDBC-GRK-SENSE-002601-25
Source: ubs_greek_dictionary
Licence: CC-BY-SA-4.0
Source-linked references: 1 (1 verse links; 0 chapter-only title records)
Source-exact record: View JSON

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Advanced record identity

Lemma ID: SDBC-GRK-LEMMA-002601
Page model version: 1.0
Direction: ltr
Domain policy: Sense-specific only; no lemma-level union