κατὰ [60 verses](prep/adv) "Against" is kata can be a preposition or an adverb. As a preposition with the genitive, it means, means "downwards," "down from," "down into," "against," "down toward," "down (from),"  "by," and, or time, "for." With the accusative, it means "down (to)," "according to," "about," "by," " during," of motion, "on," "over," "throughout a space," "opposite," "at a point" (geometry), "separately," "individually," "at a time," "towards," "in accordance with," "concerning," "corresponding with," "during the course of a period," and "severally." As an adverb, it means  "downward" "separately," "individually," "according as," "just as," "in so far as," "wherefore," "like as if" and "exactly as." As a prefix, it means "down," "in answer to," "against," "back again," "implying waste," and to strengthen the meaning of the word.  -- The word translated as "against" means "down from," "down into," "against," "opposite," "at a point" (geometry), "separately," "at a time," "towards," "in accordance with," "concerning," "corresponding with," "during the course of a period," and "severally."