Acts 24:1:20Acts.24.1.W20TAB
κατὰ
kata
“against”
- Transliteration
- ka-TA
- Extended
- kah-TAH
- IPA
- /kaˈta/
Meaning by language
- English
- against
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
ka-TA
- phraseyour reading level
HOI-ti-nes e-ne-PHA-ni-san tôi hê-ge-MO-ni ka-TA tou PAU-lou
- clause
KAI RHÊ-to-ros ter-TYL-lou ti-NOS HOI-ti-nes e-ne-PHA-ni-san tôi hê-ge-MO-ni ka-TA tou PAU-lou
- sentence
me-TA de PEN-te hê-ME-ras ka-TE-bê ho ar-khi-e-REUS a-na-NI-as me-TA pres-by-TE-rôn ti-NÔN KAI RHÊ-to-ros ter-TYL-lou ti-NOS HOI-ti-nes e-ne-PHA-ni-san tôi hê-ge-MO-ni ka-TA tou PAU-lou
Exegesis
The qualitative relative pronoun hoitines {οἵτινες | hoí-ti-nes} introduces a relative clause that characterizes the entire party by their action rather than merely supplying incidental information: enephanisan tō hegemonī kata tou Paulou {ἐνεφάνισαν τῷ ἡγεμόνι κατὰ τοῦ Παύλου | e-ne-phá-ni-san tôi hē-ge-mó-ni katá tou Paú-lou} “they presented to the governor against Paul.” The verb enephanisan, often used in legal or formal contexts, together with the preposition kata plus the genitive, conveys an official accusation rather than a simple report. In translation, the singular movement of the high priest is preserved (“went down”), while the plural relative clause is rendered with “these men” or “they” to make explicit that the entire delegation is involved in bringing charges, reflecting the Greek shift from singular subject to plural relative clause.
Root and etymology
Rootlambda–epsilon–iota–pi–omega
“to leave behind”
In context — Acts 24:1
After five days the high priest Ananias went down with some elders and a spokesman named Tertullus . These men presented their case to the governor against Paul .
About this coordinate
Acts 24:1:20 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 20 of Acts 24:1, so the Greek word κατὰ (kata) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Acts.24.1.W20, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.24.1.W20.S1) and character.