μετά

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Contents 1 Ancient Greek 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Pronunciation 1.4 Preposition 1.5 Adverb 1.6 Prefix 1.7 References 2 Greek 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Adverb 2.3 Preposition

[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)

1. (genitive)
   1. in the midst of, among, between, with
   2. in common, along with, by aid of
   3. concerning one's dealings with
   4. (rare) at the same time
2. (dative, only in poetry, usually Epic)
   1. between, among
   2. besides, over and above
3. (accusative)
   1. coming into
      1. in pursuit of
   2. of sequence or succession
      1. (place) after, behind
      2. (time) after
      3. (worth, rank) next, after
   3. after, according to
   4. among, between

[edit] Adverb

μετά (meta)

1. among them, with them
2. afterwards
3. thereafter

[edit] Prefix

μετά (meta)

1. concerning community or participation
   1. concerning action in common with another
2. in the midst of
3. concerning succession
4. concerning pursuit
5. concerning letting go
6. after, behind
7. reversely
8. (most frequent) concerning change in position, condition

[edit] References

• LSJ
• BDAG
• Beekes Greek etymological dictionary
• Strong’s concordance number: G3326

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[edit] Greek

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: [me̞ˈta]

[edit] Adverb

μετά (metá)

1. afterwards

[edit] Preposition

μετά (metá)

1. after
2. with
   • μετά τιμής (as closing phrase in a letter)