Meta μετά
| μετά | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | meta |
| Strong's number | G3326 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | preposition |
| Gloss | with/after |
| Occurrences | 477 in 449 verses |
| Most frequent in | Matthew (68) |
Meta (Greek μετά, Strong's G3326) is a Greek preposition meaning “with/after”. It occurs 477 times in 449 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
prep. with genitive, accusative (in poet, also with dative), [in LXX for אַחַד ,עִם ,אֵת, etc.].
I. C. genitive,
1. among, amid: Mrk.1:13, Luk.22:37 (LXX, ἐν) 24:5, Jhn.18:5, al.; διωγμῶν, Mrk.10:30.
2. Of association and companionship, with (in which sense it gradually superseded σύν, than which it is much more frequently in NT; cf. Bl., §42, 3): with genitive of person(s), Mat.8:11 20:20 Mrk.1:29 3:7 Luk.5:30, Jhn.3:22, Gal.2:1, al. mult.; εἶναι μετά, Mat.5:25, Mrk.3:14, al.; metaphorically, of divine help and guidance, Jhn.3:2, Act.7:9, Php.4:9, al.; opposite to εἶναι κατά, Mat.12:30, Luk.11:23; in Hellenistic usage (but see M, Pr., 106, 246f.), πολεμεῖν μετά = cl. π., with dative, to wage war against (so LXX for נִלְחַם עִם, 1Ki.17:33), Rev.2:16, al.; with genitive of thing(s), χαρᾶς, Mat.13:20, Mrk.4:16, al.; ὀργῆς, Mrk.3:5, al.
II. C. accusative,
1. of place, behind, after: Heb.9:3.
2. Of time, after: Mat.17:1, Mrk.14:1, Luk.1:24, Act.1:5, Gal.1:18, al.; μετὰ τοῦτο, Jhn.2:12, al.; ταῦτα, Mrk.16:[12], Luk.5:27, Jhn.3:22, al; with inf. artic. (BL, §71, 5; 72, 3), Mat.26:32, Mrk.1:14, al.
III. In composition,
1. of association or community: μεταδίδωμι, μετέχω, etc.
2. Exchange or transference: μεταλλάσσω, μετοικίζω, etc.
3. after: μεταμέλομαι.
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | after (88), among (5), afterward (4), hereafter (4), against (4), setting (1), upon (1), between (1), hence (1), without (1), since (1), follow (1), and 2 other renderings |
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| BSB | after (73), along (11), later (9), against (8), among (4), afterward (3), away (2), accompanied (2), through (2), beside (1), companions (1), some time later (1), and 8 other renderings |
Verses
Meta occurs in 449 verses, listed here by reference.
Matthew (68): 1:12, 1:23, 2:3, 2:11, 4:21, 5:25, 5:41, 8:11, 9:11, 9:15, 12:3, 12:4, 12:30, 12:41, 12:42, 12:45, 13:20, 14:7, 15:30, 16:27, 17:1, 17:3, 17:17, 18:16, 18:23, 19:10, 20:2, 20:20, 21:2, 22:16, 24:29, 24:30, 24:31, 24:49, 24:51, 25:3, 25:4, 25:10, 25:19, 25:31, 26:2, 26:11, 26:18, 26:20, 26:23, 26:29, 26:32, 26:36, 26:38, 26:40, 26:47, 26:51, 26:55, 26:58, 26:69, 26:71, 26:72, 26:73, 27:34, 27:41, 27:53, 27:54, 27:62, 27:63, 27:66, 28:8, 28:12, 28:20
Mark (55): 1:13, 1:14, 1:20, 1:29, 1:36, 2:16, 2:19, 2:25, 3:5, 3:6, 3:7, 3:14, 4:16, 4:36, 5:18, 5:24, 5:37, 5:40, 6:25, 6:50, 8:10, 8:14, 8:31, 8:38, 9:2, 9:8, 9:24, 9:31, 10:30, 10:34, 11:11, 13:24, 13:26, 14:1, 14:7, 14:14, 14:17, 14:18, 14:20, 14:28, 14:33, 14:43, 14:48, 14:54, 14:62, 14:67, 14:70, 15:1, 15:7, 15:28, 15:31, 16:8, 16:10, 16:12, 16:19
Luke (63): 1:24, 1:28, 1:39, 1:58, 1:66, 1:72, 2:36, 2:46, 2:51, 5:27, 5:29, 5:30, 5:34, 6:3, 6:4, 6:17, 7:36, 8:13, 8:45, 9:28, 9:39, 9:49, 10:1, 10:17, 10:37, 11:7, 11:23, 11:31, 11:32, 12:4, 12:5, 12:13, 12:46, 12:58, 13:1, 14:9, 14:31, 15:13, 15:29, 15:30, 15:31, 17:8, 17:15, 17:20, 18:4, 21:27, 22:11, 22:15, 22:20, 22:21, 22:28, 22:33, 22:37, 22:52, 22:53, 22:58, 22:59, 23:12, 23:43, 24:5, 24:29, 24:30, 24:52
John (54): 2:12, 3:2, 3:22, 3:25, 3:26, 4:27, 4:43, 5:1, 5:4, 5:14, 6:1, 6:3, 6:43, 6:66, 7:1, 7:33, 8:29, 9:37, 9:40, 11:7, 11:11, 11:16, 11:31, 11:54, 11:56, 12:8, 12:17, 13:7, 13:8, 13:18, 13:27, 13:33, 14:9, 14:16, 14:30, 15:27, 16:4, 16:19, 16:32, 17:12, 17:24, 18:2, 18:3, 18:5, 18:18, 18:26, 19:18, 19:28, 19:38, 19:40, 20:7, 20:24, 20:26, 21:1
Acts (65): 1:3, 1:5, 1:26, 2:28, 2:29, 4:29, 4:31, 5:26, 5:37, 7:4, 7:5, 7:7, 7:9, 7:38, 7:45, 9:19, 9:28, 9:39, 10:37, 10:38, 10:41, 11:21, 12:4, 13:15, 13:17, 13:20, 13:25, 14:23, 14:27, 15:4, 15:13, 15:16, 15:33, 15:35, 15:36, 17:11, 18:1, 18:10, 19:4, 19:21, 20:1, 20:6, 20:18, 20:19, 20:24, 20:29, 20:31, 20:34, 21:15, 24:1, 24:3, 24:7, 24:18, 24:24, 25:1, 25:12, 25:23, 26:12, 27:10, 27:14, 27:24, 28:11, 28:13, 28:17, 28:31
Romans (6): 12:15, 12:18, 15:10, 15:33, 16:20, 16:24
1 Corinthians (9): 6:6, 6:7, 7:12, 7:13, 11:25, 16:11, 16:12, 16:23, 16:24
2 Corinthians (7): 6:15, 6:16, 7:15, 8:4, 8:18, 13:11, 13:13
Galatians (7): 1:18, 2:1, 2:12, 3:17, 4:25, 4:30, 6:18
Ephesians (6): 4:2, 4:25, 6:5, 6:7, 6:23, 6:24
Philippians (7): 1:4, 2:12, 2:29, 4:3, 4:6, 4:9, 4:23
1 Thessalonians (3): 1:6, 3:13, 5:28
2 Thessalonians (4): 1:7, 3:12, 3:16, 3:18
1 Timothy (9): 1:14, 2:9, 2:15, 3:4, 4:3, 4:4, 4:14, 6:6, 6:21
2 Timothy (4): 2:10, 2:22, 4:11, 4:22
Philemon (1): 1:25
Hebrews (23): 4:7, 4:8, 4:16, 5:7, 7:21, 7:28, 8:10, 9:3, 9:19, 9:27, 10:15, 10:16, 10:22, 10:26, 10:34, 11:9, 11:31, 12:14, 12:17, 12:28, 13:17, 13:23, 13:25
2 Peter (1): 1:15
1 John (5): 1:3, 1:6, 1:7, 2:19, 4:17
Revelation (43): 1:7, 1:12, 1:19, 2:16, 2:22, 3:4, 3:20, 3:21, 4:1, 6:8, 7:1, 7:9, 9:12, 10:8, 11:7, 11:11, 12:7, 12:9, 12:17, 13:4, 13:7, 14:1, 14:4, 14:13, 15:5, 17:1, 17:2, 17:12, 17:14, 18:1, 18:3, 18:9, 19:1, 19:19, 19:20, 20:3, 20:4, 20:6, 21:3, 21:9, 21:15, 22:12, 22:21
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).