katha introduces the standard by which the potter’s field was given, linking the act to the Lord’s direction.

As a conjunction, katha links the giving of the potter’s field with the Lord’s direction in Matthew 27:10.

1. Conjunction marking conformity to a direction · dominant

   The conjunction καθὰ introduces the standard for the action: in Matthew 27:10 the APB renders the clause “as the Lord directed me,” connecting the giving of the potter’s field with that direction.

   Matthew 27:10

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Matthew 27:10, the APB presents the conjunction in the clause “as the Lord directed me.” The verse is read as a whole, but it preserves the clause’s relation of conformity to direction.