ἀντί

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Contents 1 Ancient Greek 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Preposition 1.4 References

[edit] Ancient Greek

[edit] Etymology

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

[edit] Pronunciation

• (Classical): IPA: [antí]

• (Koine): IPA: [antˈi]

• (Byzantine): IPA: [antˈi]

[edit] 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

[edit] References

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