ἀντί

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂ént-i. Cognates include Sanskrit अन्ति (ánti), Latin ante, Old Armenian ընդ (ənd) and English and.

Pronunciation

• (5th BC Attic): IPA: /antí/

• (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /antí/

• (4th AD Koine): IPA: /antí/

• (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /antí/

• (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /ãdí/

Preposition

ἀντί (+ genitive)

1. over against, opposite
2. at the same time as
3. in exchange for, in place of
4. at the price of, in return for
5. for the sake of, for
6. instead of
7. compared with

References

• LSJ
• BDAG
• Strong’s concordance number: G473