ἀντί

Ancient Greek

preposition
Definitions
  • over against, opposite
  • at the same time as
  • in exchange for, in place of
  • at the price of, in return for
  • for the sake of, for
  • instead of
  • compared with

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti (before, in front of, facing opposite, near, across, forth, opposite, front, forward, ahead).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₂énti

Gloss

before, in front of, facing opposite, near, across, forth, opposite, front, forward, ahead

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Kanji

前

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