ἄντα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂éntm̥, accusative singular of *h₂énts.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /án.ta/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈan.ta/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈan.ta/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈan.ta/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈan.da/

Adverb

ἄντα • (ánta)

(Epic)

over against, face to face

Preposition

ἄντα • (ánta) (governs the genitive)

(Epic)

over against, opposite
before, confronted with

Related terms

ἀντί (antí)

Further reading

ἄντα in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press

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