μετά

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• πεδά (Aeolic, Doric, Arcadocypriot)

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”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical): IPA: [metá]
• (Koine): IPA: [mɛtˈa]
• (Byzantine): IPA: [metˈa]

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. (of a place) after, behind
      2. (time) after
      3. (worth, rank) next, after
   3. after, according to
   4. among, between

Adverb

μετά (meta)

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

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

References

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

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Greek

Alternative forms

• (contraction): μετ' (met')
• (contraction): μεθ (meth)

Pronunciation

• IPA: [me̞ˈta]
• Hyphenation: με‧τά

Adverb

μετά (metá)

1. afterwards

Preposition

μετά (metá)

1. after
2. with

   μετά τιμής

   sincerely (as closing phrase in a letter)