αντι
Lemma: ἀντί
preposition
preposition
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Definition
**ἀντί**: a preposition meaning **“opposite, over against”** (with the genitive), and by extension **“in place of, instead of; in return for, in exchange for.”** It can also express **correspondence or equivalence** (“as” or “for”).
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Grammatical Analysis
"αντι"
Form as given: αντι
Lemma: ἀντί
Governs case: genitive
Syntactic function: expresses opposition or substitution: 'against' / 'in place of' / 'in return for'; also used as a preverb meaning 'opposite, counter-'
Related Forms of ἀντί
3 forms discoveredOther inflected forms of this word that have been analyzed: