μετόπισθεν

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• μετόπισθε (metópisthe)

Etymology

μετα- (meta-) +‎ ὄπισθεν (ópisthen)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /me.tó.pis.tʰen/ → /meˈto.pis.θen/ → /meˈto.pis.θen/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /me.tó.pis.tʰen/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /meˈto.pis.tʰen/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /meˈto.pis.θen/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /meˈto.pis.θen/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /meˈto.pis.θen/

Adverb

μετόπισθεν • (metópisthen)

1. behind, in the rear
2. toward the west
3. afterwards

Further reading

• μετόπισθεν in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• μετόπισθεν in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963