κατ'

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See also: κατ- and κάτ-

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /kat/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /kat/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /kat/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /kat/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /kat/

Preposition

κᾰτ’ • (kat’) (governs the genitive and accusative)

Apocopic form of κᾰτᾰ́ (katá)

Greek

Alternative forms

καθ' (kath')

Preposition

κατ' • (kat')

Alternative form of κατά (katá)

Usage notes

used before a vowel, mainly if the next word had a smooth breathing in Ancient Greek

Derived terms

κατ' αντιδιαστολή προς (kat' antidiastolí pros, “as opposed to”)
κατ' αντιζυγία (kat' antizygía, “in opposing lines”, phrase)

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