μετά

μετά (before vowel μετ᾽; on the neglect of elision in certain cases, V. WH, App., 146 b),

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

I. C. genitive,

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

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 Of association and companionship, with (in which sense it gradually superseded σύν, than which it is much more frequently in NT; cf.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): with genitive of person(s), Matt 8,11; 20,20 Mark 1,29; 3,7 Luk 5,30, Joh 3,22, Gal 2,1, al. mult.; εἶναι μετά, Matt 5,25, Mark 3,14, al.; metaphorically, of divine help and guidance, Joh 3,2, ApG 7,9, Fil 4,9, al.; opposite to εἶναι κατά, Matt 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, 1 Kong 17,33), Åb 2,16, al.; with genitive of thing(s), χαρᾶς, Matt 13,20, Mark 4,16, al.; ὀργῆς, Mark 3,5, al.

II. C. accusative,

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

2. Of time, after: Matt 17,1, Mark 14,1, Luk 1,24, ApG 1,5, Gal 1,18, al.; μετὰ τοῦτο, Joh 2,12, al.; ταῦτα, Mrk.16:[12], Luk 5,27, Joh 3,22, al; with inf. artic. (BL, §71, 5; 72, 3), Matt 26,32, Mark 1,14, al.

III. In composition,

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

2. Exchange or transference: μεταλλάσσω, μετοικίζω, etc.

3. after: μεταμέλομαι.