For an Informed Love of God
Bill Mounce
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μετά (μετ᾿, μεθ᾽)
Vocabulary form:
μετά
Definition:
gen: with
acc: after
Erasmian:
Modern:
Frequency:
469
GK:
3552
Cognates:
Metaphysics is the discussion in Aristotle that comes after his discussion of physics (ta; meta; ta; fusikav).
Mnemonics:
I met with Gen after accordion lessons.
Mnemonic Singing:
Crown Him with many crowns,
the Lamb upon His throne.
Alternate:
Mold me and make me after thy will,
while I am waiting, yielded and still.
Notes:
When metav is followed by a word beginning with a vowel, the alpha drops out (met=). If the following word begins with a vowel and rough breathing, it becomes meq=. The object of metav with the genitive will usually be a person or a personal concept. Another preposition (suvn) is used when the object is impersonal.
Biblical Concordance
| Acts 9:19 | and taking food, he was strengthened. And he was with (meta | μετά | prep-gen) the disciples in Damascus for several days. |
| Acts 9:28 | And he was with (met | μετ᾿ | prep-gen) them, going in and out at Jerusalem, speaking out boldly in the name of the Lord. |
| Acts 9:39 | So Peter got up and went with them; and when he arrived, they took him to the upper room. All the widows stood beside him, weeping and showing the tunics and other clothing Dorcas used to make while she was still with (met | μετ᾿ | prep-gen) them. |
| Acts 10:37 | you yourselves know the account that spread throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee after (meta | μετά | prep-acc) the baptism that John proclaimed, |
| Acts 10:38 | Jesus of Nazareth, how God anointed him with the Holy Spirit and with power; who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with (met | μετ᾿ | prep-gen) him. |
| Acts 10:41 | not to all the people but to witnesses who had been previously chosen by God, to us, who ate and drank with him after (meta | μετά | prep-acc) he rose from the dead. |
| Acts 11:21 | And the hand of the Lord was with (met | μετ᾿ | prep-gen) them, and a great number became believers and turned to the Lord. |
| Acts 12:4 | When he had seized him, he put him in prison, handing him over to four squads of four soldiers each to guard him, wishing after (meta | μετά | prep-acc) the Passover to bring him out to the people. |
| Acts 13:15 | After (meta | μετά | prep-acc) the reading from the Law and the Prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent a message to them, saying, “My brothers, if there is any among you with a word of encouragement for the people, say it.” |
| Acts 13:17 | The God of this people Israel chose our fathers and made the people great during their stay in the land of Egypt; then with (meta | μετά | prep-gen) uplifted arm he led them out of it. |
| Acts 13:20 | All this took about four hundred fifty years. After (meta | μετά | prep-acc) this he gave them judges until Samuel the prophet. |
| Acts 13:25 | And as John was completing his ministry, he said repeatedly, ‘What do you suppose me to be? I am not he. But behold, one is coming after (met | μετ᾿ | prep-acc) me of whom I am not worthy to untie the sandals for his feet.’ |
| Acts 14:23 | And when they had appointed elders for them in every church, praying with (meta | μετά | prep-gen) fasting, they committed them to the Lord in whom they had believed. |
| Acts 14:27 | And when they arrived, and had gathered the church together, they reported all that God had done with (met | μετ᾿ | prep-gen) them and how he had opened a door of faith to the Gentiles. |
| Acts 15:4 | And when they arrived in Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church and the apostles and the elders, and they reported all that God had done with (met | μετ᾿ | prep-gen) them. |
| Acts 15:13 | When (meta | μετά | prep-acc) they finished speaking, James replied, saying, “My brothers, listen to me. |
| Acts 15:16 | ‘After (meta | μετά | prep-acc) this I will return, and I will rebuild the tent of David, which has fallen, and I will rebuild the ruins of it, and I will restore it, |
| Acts 15:33 | And when they had spent some time there, they were despatched with (met | μετ᾿ | prep-gen) a greeting of peace from the brothers to those who had sent them. |
| Acts 15:35 | But Paul and Barnabas continued on in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with (meta | μετά | prep-gen) many others also. |
| Acts 15:36 | And after (meta | μετά | prep-acc) some days Paul said to Barnabas, “Let us return indeed and visit the brothers in every city in which we announced the word of the Lord to see how they are.” |
| Acts 17:11 | These Jews were more open-minded than those in Thessalonica, for they received the message with (meta | μετά | prep-gen) all eagerness, examining the scriptures every day to see if these things were so. |
| Acts 18:1 | After (meta | μετά | prep-acc) this Paul departed from Athens and went to Corinth. |
| Acts 18:10 | because I am with (meta | μετά | prep-gen) you and no one will lay a hand on you to do you harm, for I have many people in this city.” |
| Acts 19:4 | Paul said, “John baptized with a baptism of repentance, telling the people to believe in the one coming after (met | μετ᾿ | prep-acc) him, that is, in Jesus.” |
| Acts 19:21 | Now after all these things had taken place, Paul resolved in spirit to pass through Macedonia and Achaia and on to Jerusalem, saying, “After (meta | μετά | prep-acc) I have been there, I must also see Rome.” |
| Acts 20:1 | After (meta | μετά | prep-acc) the uproar ceased, Paul sent for the disciples, and after encouraging them and saying farewell, he left for Macedonia. |
| Acts 20:6 | We sailed away after (meta | μετά | prep-acc) the days of Unleavened Bread from Philippi and joined the others in Troas five days later, where we stayed for seven days. |
| Acts 20:18 | And when they came to him, he said to them: “You yourselves know how I lived among (meth | μεθ᾿ | prep-gen) you the whole time from the first day on which I set foot in Asia, |
| Acts 20:19 | serving the Lord with (meta | μετά | prep-gen) all humility and with (meta | μετά | prep-gen) tears, enduring the trials that fell on me by the plots of the Jews; |
| Acts 20:29 | I know that there will come to you after (meta | μετά | prep-acc) my departure savage wolves, not sparing the flock. |
| Acts 20:31 | Therefore be alert, remembering that for three years, night or day, I did not cease warning each one of you with (meta | μετά | prep-gen) tears. |
| Acts 20:34 | You yourselves know that these hands of mine provided for my own needs as well as the needs of those with (met | μετ᾿ | prep-gen) me. |
| Acts 21:15 | After (meta | μετά | prep-acc) these days we got ready and started up to Jerusalem. |
| Acts 24:1 | And after (meta | μετά | prep-acc) five days the high priest Ananias went down with (meta | μετά | prep-gen) some elders and a prosecuting attorney, one Tertullus; and they laid before the governor their case against Paul. |
| Acts 24:3 | in every way and everywhere we accept them, most excellent Felix, with (meta | μετά | prep-gen) all gratitude. |
| Acts 24:18 | which I was doing when they found me, ritually purified in the temple, without a crowd and without a commotion. |
| Acts 24:24 | After (meta | μετά | prep-acc) some days Felix arrived with his wife Drusilla, who was Jewish. He sent for Paul and heard him speak about faith in Christ Jesus. |
| Acts 25:1 | Three days after (meta | μετά | prep-acc) arriving in the province, Festus went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea. |
| Acts 25:12 | Then Festus, after conferring with (meta | μετά | prep-gen) the council, replied, “To Caesar you have appealed; to Caesar you will go.” |
| Acts 25:23 | So on the next day when Agrippa and Bernice came with (meta | μετά | prep-gen) great pomp and entered the audience hall along with the commanding officers and the prominent men of the city, and when Festus had given the order, Paul was brought in. |
| Acts 26:12 | “On one of these journeys I was going to Damascus with (met | μετ᾿ | prep-gen) authority and commission from the chief priests, |
| Acts 27:10 | saying, “Gentlemen, I perceive that the voyage that is about to take place will involve (meta | μετά | prep-gen) injury and much loss, not only of the cargo and the ship, but also of our lives.” |
| Acts 27:14 | But soon (met | μετ᾿ | prep-acc) a violent wind, called the northeaster, rushed down from Crete. |
| Acts 27:24 | saying, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul; you must stand before Caesar; and behold, God has granted you as a gift all those who sail with (meta | μετά | prep-gen) you.’ |
| Acts 28:11 | After (meta | μετά | prep-acc) three months we put out to sea in a ship that had wintered at the island, a ship of Alexandria, with the “Heavenly Twins” as a figurehead. |
| Acts 28:13 | From there we circled round and came to Rhegium; and after (meta | μετά | prep-acc) one day a south wind came up, and on the following day we arrived in Puteoli, |
| Acts 28:17 | And it happened that after (meta | μετά | prep-acc) three days Paul called together the leaders of the Jews. And when they gathered, he said to them: “My brothers, though I have done nothing against our people or the customs of our fathers, yet I was delivered as a prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans. |
| Acts 28:31 | proclaiming the kingdom of God and teaching about the Lord Jesus Christ with (meta | μετά | prep-gen) all boldness, without hindrance. |
| Romans 12:15 | Rejoice with (meta | μετά | prep-gen) those who rejoice; weep with (meta | μετά | prep-gen) those who weep. |
| Romans 12:18 | If possible, so far as it depends on you, be at peace with (meta | μετά | prep-gen) everyone. |
Mnemonics
mnemonic
meta as in 'this movie is meta'