μεταξύ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From μετά (metá) + ξύν (xún).

Pronunciation

 

Adverb

μετᾰξῠ́ • (metaxú)

  1. between, in between, betwixt
  2. meanwhile, in the meantime
  3. (Koine) afterwards

Preposition

μετᾰξῠ́ • (metaxú) (governs the genitive)

  1. between

Further reading

  • μεταξύ”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • μεταξύ”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • μεταξύ”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • μεταξύ in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963

Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek μεταξύ (metaxú), from Ancient Greek μεταξύ (metaxú).

Adverb

μεταξύ • (metaxý)

  1. between, amongst, amid (place)
  2. between, meanwhile (time)

Preposition

μεταξύ • (metaxý)

  1. between
    Υπάρχουν πτήσεις μεταξύ αυτής της πόλης και εκείνης της πόλης
    Ypárchoun ptíseis metaxý aftís tis pólis kai ekeínis tis pólis
    There are flights between this city and that city.

See also

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