μεταξύ

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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.

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