GreekG3326Preposition

μετά

meta

445Occurrences
G3326Strong's #
PrepositionPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

properly, denoting accompaniment; "amid" (local or causal); modified variously according to the case (genitive association, or accusative succession) with which it is joined; occupying an intermediate position between G575 (ἀπό) or G1537 (ἐκ) and G1519 (εἰς) or G4314 (πρός); less intimate than G1722 (ἐν) and less close than G4862 (σύν))

a primary preposition (often used adverbially);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
prep. with genitive, accusative (in poet, also with dative).
I
C. genitive
1.among, amid
2.Of association and companionship, with (in which sense it gradually superseded σύν, than which it is much more frequently in NT; cf.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)
II
C. accusative
1.of place, behind, after
2.Of time, after
III
In composition
1.of association or community: μεταδίδωμι, μετέχω, etc.
2.Exchange or transference: μεταλλάσσω, μετοικίζω, etc.
3.after: μεταμέλομαι.
LXX: for אַחַד,עִם,אֵת, etc.

Go beyond grammar.

See how this word works across context, usage, and meaning with AI-assisted word study built for serious Bible study.

Context-aware insightsOriginal language depthFast, practical workflow

Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Preposition

Morphology Code

G:PREP

Full Description

Greek Preposition

Occurrences

μετά appears 445 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Matthew
68
Acts
65
Luke
63
Mark
55
John
54
Revelation
43
Hebrews
23
1 Corinthians
9

Key Passages

1 Corinthians 11:25BSB

In the same way, after supper He took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood; do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.”

Acts 27:14BSB

But it was not long before a cyclone called the Northeaster swept down across the island.

John 20:24BSB

Now Thomas called Didymus, one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came.

Matthew 12:41BSB

The men of Nineveh will stand at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now One greater than Jonah is here.

Mark 15:28BSB

Verse text unavailable

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.