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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"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-'

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