μετά
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[edit] Ancient Greek
[edit] Alternative spellings
- πεδά (Aeolic, Doric, Arcadocypriot)
[edit] Etymology
Uncertain. Perhaps from a Proto-Indo-European *meth₂, with cognates including Old English mid and Albanian mjet. May be related to μέχρι (mekhri), “‘until’”) and μέσος (mesos), “‘middle’”).
[edit] Pronunciation
- (Classical): IPA: [metá]
- (Koine): IPA: [mɛtˈa]
- (Byzantine): IPA: [metˈa]
[edit] Preposition
μετά (meta)
- (genitive)
- (dative, only in poetry, usually Epic)
- (accusative)
[edit] Adverb
μετά (meta)
- among them, with them
- afterwards
- thereafter
[edit] Prefix
μετά (meta)
- concerning community or participation
- concerning action in common with another
- in the midst of
- concerning succession
- concerning pursuit
- concerning letting go
- after, behind
- reversely
- (most frequent) concerning change in position, condition
[edit] References
- LSJ
- BDAG
- Beekes Greek etymological dictionary
- Strong’s concordance number: G3326
[edit] Greek
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: [me̞ˈta]
[edit] Adverb
μετά (metá)
[edit] Preposition
μετά (metá)