Greek · G3326 · unreviewed

μετά

With/after

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μετά G3326

Pronunciation metá

What does μετά (metá) mean in the Bible?

μετά (metá) is a Greek word meaning "with/after". μετά (before vowel μετ᾽; on the neglect of elision in certain cases, V.

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Meaning

with/after

Extended definition

Marks association/companionship with persons or divine presence; gradually replaced σύν in NT usage.

prep. with genitive, accusative (in poet, also with dative), [in LXX for אַחַד ,עִם ,אֵת, etc.].

IC. genitive,

1among, amid: Mrk.1:13, Luk.22:37 (LXX, ἐν) 24:5, Jhn.18:5, al.; διωγμῶν, Mrk.10:30.

2Of association and companionship, with (in which sense it gradually superseded σύν, than which it is much more frequently in NT; cf.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.

IIC. accusative,

1of place, behind, after: Heb.9:3.

2Of 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.

IIIIn composition,

1of association or community: μεταδίδωμι, μετέχω, etc.

2Exchange or transference: μεταλλάσσω, μετοικίζω, etc.

3after: μεταμέλομαι.

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Matt 1:12 · Matt 1:23 · Matt 2:3 · Matt 2:11 · Matt 4:21 · Matt 5:25 · Matt 5:41 · Matt 8:11 · Matt 9:11 · Matt 9:15 · Matt 12:3 · Matt 12:4 · Matt 12:30 · Matt 12:41 · Matt 12:42 · Matt 12:45 470×

Biblical Occurrences

Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.

Biblical Witnesses

Luke 11:14-28 with metá

Association and opposition, either with someone or against them

Luke 15:11-32 with metá

Companionship and association, dwelling or being together with someone

Luke 17:20-37 after metá

Temporal sequence, indicating what comes after a particular time or event

Ephesians 6:21-24 with metá

Divine accompaniment and presence, God being with someone in support

Appears In

Compound and idiomatic lexemes in which this word is a constituent. Follow a link to study the phrase and its other participating words.

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Acts 18 — The Lord Strengthens the Mission in Corinth and Beyond Acts 7 — Stephen Testifies to Israel’s Resistance and Christ’s Glory John 16 — The Spirit’s Convicting Witness, the Disciples’ Sorrow Turned to Joy, and Christ’s Victory over the World John 17 — The Son’s High Priestly Prayer: Glory, Preservation, Sanctification, Unity, Mission, and Love John 20 — The Risen Lord: Empty Tomb, Eyewitness Faith, Peace, Mission, Spirit, Thomas, and the Purpose of the Gospel Mark 3 — The Servant-King Confronted: Sabbath Mercy, Demonic Accusation, and the Family of God Matthew 27 — Jesus Condemned, Crucified, Dead, Buried, and Guarded Matthew 28 — The Resurrection of Jesus and the Great Commission of the Risen King

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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