ἄντα

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• ἄντ’ (ánt’) — apocopic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /án.ta/ → /ˈan.ta/ → /ˈan.da/

• (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)

1. over against, face to face

Preposition

ἄντα • (ánta) (governs the genitive) (Epic)

1. over against, opposite
2. before, confronted with

Derived terms

• ἀντάω (antáō)

Related terms

• ἀντί (antí)

Further reading

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