For an Informed Love of God
Bill Mounce
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μετά
Vocabulary form:
metav
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
| Mark 14:1 | It was now two days before (meta | μετά | prep-acc) the Passover and Festival of Unleavened Bread. And the ruling priests and the scribes were seeking how to seize him by treachery and put him to death, |
| Mark 14:7 | For you will always have the poor with (meth | μεθ᾿ | prep-gen) you, and whenever you want you can do something good for them, but you will not always have me. |
| Mark 14:14 | And wherever he enters, say to the owner of the house, ‘The Teacher says, “Where is my guest room, where I may eat the Passover with (meta | μετά | prep-gen) my disciples?”’ |
| Mark 14:17 | And when it was evening, he came with (meta | μετά | prep-gen) the twelve. |
| Mark 14:18 | And while they were reclining at table and eating, Jesus said, “I tell you the truth, one of you will betray me, one who is eating with (met | μετ᾿ | prep-gen) me.” |
| Mark 14:20 | He said to them, “It is one of the twelve, one who is dipping his bread into the bowl with (met | μετ᾿ | prep-gen) me. |
| Mark 14:28 | But after (meta | μετά | prep-acc) I am raised up, I will go on ahead of you into Galilee.” |
| Mark 14:33 | And he took along Peter and James and John with (met | μετ᾿ | prep-gen) him, and began to be distressed and troubled. |
| Mark 14:43 | And immediately, while he was still speaking, Judas, one of the twelve, appeared, and with (met | μετ᾿ | prep-gen) him a crowd with (meta | μετά | prep-gen) swords and clubs, from the ruling priests and the scribes and the elders. |
| Mark 14:48 | And responding, Jesus said to them, “As against a robber have you come out with (meta | μετά | prep-gen) swords and clubs to take me? |
| Mark 14:54 | And Peter followed him from a distance, right into the courtyard of the high priest, and he was sitting with (meta | μετά | prep-gen) the officers and warming himself at the fire. |
| Mark 14:62 | And Jesus said, “I am; and you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power and coming with (meta | μετά | prep-gen) the clouds of heaven.” |
| Mark 14:67 | and seeing Peter warming himself, she looked closely at him and said, “You also were with (meta | μετά | prep-gen) the Nazarene, Jesus.” |
| Mark 14:70 | But again he denied it. And after (meta | μετά | prep-acc) a little while again those standing around said to Peter, “Surely you are one of them, for you also are a Galilean.” |
| Mark 15:1 | As soon as it was morning, the ruling priests, after holding a consultation with (meta | μετά | prep-gen) the elders and scribes and the entire council, bound Jesus, led him away, and handed him over to Pilate. |
| Mark 15:7 | Among (meta | μετά | prep-gen) the rebels in prison, who in the insurrection had committed murder, there was a man called Barabbas. |
| Mark 15:31 | So also the ruling priests, mocking among themselves, with (meta | μετά | prep-gen) the scribes, were saying, “Others he saved; himself he can not save! |
| Mark 16:8 | And going outside, they fled from the tomb, for trembling and astonishment had taken hold of them. And they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid. |
| Mark 16:10 | She went out and reported to those who had been with (met | μετ᾿ | prep-gen) him, as they were mourning and weeping. |
| Mark 16:12 | After (meta | μετά | prep-acc) this, he appeared in another form to two of them as they were walking along, going into the country. |
| Mark 16:19 | Then the Lord Jesus, after (meta | μετά | prep-acc) he had spoken to them, was taken up into heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God. |
| Luke 1:24 | After (meta | μετά | prep-acc) these days, Elizabeth his wife became pregnant, and she kept herself in seclusion for five months, saying, |
| Luke 1:28 | And he came to her and said, “Greetings, highly favored one, the Lord is with (meta | μετά | prep-gen) you!” |
| Luke 1:39 | In those days Mary arose and went into the hill country with (meta | μετά | prep-gen) eagerness, to a town in Judah, |
| Luke 1:58 | And her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had greatly displayed his mercy to (met | μετ᾿ | prep-gen) her, and they rejoiced with her. |
| Luke 1:66 | All who heard took these things to their heart, saying, “What, then, will this child be?” For the hand of the Lord was with (met | μετ᾿ | prep-gen) him. |
| Luke 1:72 | He has done this to show the mercy promised to (meta | μετά | prep-gen) our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant, |
| Luke 2:36 | Now there was a prophetess, Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was advanced in years, having lived with (meta | μετά | prep-gen) her husband seven years from her virginity, |
| Luke 2:46 | Then after (meta | μετά | prep-acc) three days they found him in the temple, seated in the midst of the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions. |
| Luke 2:51 | Then he went down with (met | μετ᾿ | prep-gen) them and came to Nazareth and was obedient to them. And his mother treasured all that was said in her heart. |
| Luke 5:27 | After (meta | μετά | prep-acc) this he went out and saw a tax collector named Levi, sitting at the tax booth. And he said to him, “Follow me.” |
| Luke 5:29 | And Levi made a great banquet for him in his house, and there was a great crowd of tax collectors and others who were reclining at table with (met | μετ᾿ | prep-gen) them. |
| Luke 5:30 | And the Pharisees and their scribes were grumbling at his disciples, saying, “Why do you eat and drink with (meta | μετά | prep-gen) the tax collectors and sinners?” |
| Luke 5:34 | So Jesus said to them, “Certainly you cannot make the wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with (met | μετ᾿ | prep-gen) them? |
| Luke 6:3 | In answer to them Jesus said, “Have you not read what David did when he was hungry, he and those who were with (met | μετ᾿ | prep-gen) him? |
| Luke 6:4 | how he entered the house of God, and taking the Bread of the Presence, he ate it and gave some to those with (met | μετ᾿ | prep-gen) him — which is not lawful for any but the priests to eat?” |
| Luke 6:17 | Then, coming down with (met | μετ᾿ | prep-gen) them from the mountain, he took his stand on a level place. A large crowd of disciples was there along with a great number of people from all over Israel and Judea and from the coastal region of Tyre and Sidon. |
| Luke 7:36 | Now one of the Pharisees asked him to eat with (met | μετ᾿ | prep-gen) him, so he went into the house of the Pharisee and took his place at table. |
| Luke 8:13 | Those that fall on rock are the ones who, when they hear the word, receive it with (meta | μετά | prep-gen) joy; but they have no root — they believe for a while but in a time of testing they fall away. |
| Luke 9:28 | About eight days after (meta | μετά | prep-acc) these sayings, it happened that he went up on the mountain to pray, taking along Peter and John and James. |
| Luke 9:39 | and a spirit seizes him, and he suddenly cries out; and it throws him into convulsions and causes him to (meta | μετά | prep-gen) foam at the mouth; and with difficulty it departs from him, bruising him as it leaves. |
| Luke 9:49 | Answering, John said, “Master, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him, because he does not follow you with (meth | μεθ᾿ | prep-gen) us.” |
| Luke 10:1 | After (meta | μετά | prep-acc) this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them on ahead of him, two by two, into every town and place where he himself was about to go. |
| Luke 10:17 | The seventy-two returned with (meta | μετά | prep-gen) joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us in your name!” |
| Luke 10:37 | He said, “The one who showed mercy to (met | μετ᾿ | prep-gen) him.” And Jesus said to him, “Go, and you do the same.” |
| Luke 11:7 | and he from inside answers, ‘Do not cause me trouble; already the door has been locked and my children are with (met | μετ᾿ | prep-gen) me in bed. I cannot get up and give you anything.’ |
| Luke 11:23 | “The one who is not with (met | μετ᾿ | prep-gen) me is against me; and the one who does not gather with (met | μετ᾿ | prep-gen) me scatters. |
| Luke 11:31 | The queen of the South will rise in the judgment with (meta | μετά | prep-gen) the men of this generation and will condemn them, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold, something greater than Solomon is here. |
| Luke 11:32 | The men of Nineveh will rise up in the judgment with (meta | μετά | prep-gen) this generation and condemn it, because they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and behold, something greater than Jonah is here. |
| Luke 12:4 | “I tell you, my friends, do not fear those who can kill the body, and after (meta | μετά | prep-acc) that have nothing more that they can do. |
Mnemonics
What's a meta with you?!
What's a meta with you?!
meta
gen: with; acc: after
Good one: What's a meta with you?!