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metaxu

Greekμεταξύ (metaxu)

Strong’sG3342

meanwhile, afterwards, between

stem metaxu-9 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books

Translated as

between6×after1×meanwhile1×next1×

What it means

μεταξύ

(< μετά + ξύν = σύν), [in LXX: Ge 31:50, Jg 5:27, III Ki 15:6; 15:32, Wi 4:10 16:19 18:23*;]

1. adv. of place and time (in NT time only);
(a) between: ἐν τῷ μ. (s.c. χρόνῳ), Jo 4:31;
(b) in late writers (FlJ, Plut., al.), like μετά (adv.), after, afterwards: τὸ μ. σάββατον, Ac 13:42 (cf. Cl., Ro., I Co., 44, 2).
2. Prep. c. gen., between: of place, Mt 23:35, Lk 11:51 16:26, Ac 12:6; of persons, as to mutual relation, Mt 18:15, Ac 15:9, Ro 2:15.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G3342 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidmet-ax-oo'

betwixt (of place or person); (of time) as adjective, intervening, or (by implication) adjoining

Fromfrom G3326 and a form of G4862;

King Jamesbetween, mean while, next.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Every form

This word never changes. It is spelled the same wherever it appears, so there is nothing to learn beyond the word itself.

Where it appears

9 occurrences, every one of them listed

metaxu9×

Matthew 18:15“between”Ean de hamartateia eis sin tos adelfos su, hupagasōr elenchasar auton metaxu su kai autou monou. ean su akouateia, kerdainasa ton adelfon su;If your brother sins against you, go and confront him privately. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over.

Matthew 23:35“between”hopōs erchateia epi vin pantem haimem dikaiem ekchirōtem epi tau gēau apo teu haimeu Habel tou dikaiou heōs teu haimeu Zachariou huiou Barachiou, hon foneuava metaxu tou naou kai teu thusiastērieu.And so upon you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.

Luke 11:51“between”apo haimeu Habel heōs haimeu Zachariou tou apollueratou metaxu teu thusiastērieu kai tou oikou; nai, legamō vi, ekzētiti apo tau geneau houtau.from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, all of it will be charged to this generation.

Luke 16:26“between”kai en pantei houtei metaxu nu kai vu chasmem megem stērizitē, hopōs tois thelarōtois diabainara enthen pros vin mē duneleiō, mēde ekeithen pros nin diaperaleiō.And besides all this, a great chasm has been fixed between us and you, so that even those who wish cannot cross from here to you, nor can anyone cross from there to us.’

Acts 12:6“between”Hote de mellate proagara auton tos Hērōdos, ta nuxa ekeina ate tos Petros koimerōtos metaxu duo stratiōtoiu dirētos halusiai duo, fulaxois tē pro tau thurau tērale tan fulakan.On the night before Herod was to bring him to trial, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, with sentries standing guard at the entrance to the prison.

Acts 15:9“between”kai oudenem diakrinata metaxu nu tē kai auteiu, ta pistia katharizaratos tain kardiain auteiu.He made no distinction between us and them, for He cleansed their hearts by faith.

Romans 2:15“after”hotinois endeiknuelō tem ergem tou nomou graptem en tai kardiai autoiu, summarturarōtau autoiu tau suneidēsiau kai metaxu allēloiu toiu logismoiu katēgorarōtoiu ē kai apologerōtoiu,So they show that the work of the law is written on their hearts, their consciences also bearing witness, and their thoughts either accusing or defending them

John 4:31“meanwhile”En te metaxu erōtale auton tois mathētois legarōtois; Rabbi, esthiasar.Meanwhile the disciples urged Him, “Rabbi, eat something.”

Acts 13:42“next”Exeiarōtoiu de autoiu parakalale eis tem metaxu sabbatem lalira autoi teim rēmeim houteim.As Paul and Barnabas were leaving the synagogue, the people urged them to continue this message on the next Sabbath.