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μεταξύ

metaxy · between, meanwhile

Greek word · Strong’s number G3342 · appears 9 times in the Bible

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What it means

metaxy (μεταξύ) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “between, meanwhile”.

Between; "in the meantime".

How to say it

me·ta·xy

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

  1. In the middle of two places or people.
  2. In the time that passes while something else happens.
  3. The one that follows.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

  • between ×7
  • Meanwhile ×1
  • next ×1

Related words

Comes from

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

  • Matthew 18:15

    And if your brother sins against you, go, reprove him between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother.

  • Matthew 23:35

    so that upon you may come all the righteous blood shed on the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah, son of Barachiah, whom you murdered between the sanctuary and the altar.

  • Luke 11:51

    from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who perished between the altar and the house; yes, I tell you, it will be required of this generation.

  • Luke 16:26

    And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been fixed, so that those who want to cross over from here to you cannot, nor may anyone cross from there to us.’

  • John 4:31

    Meanwhile the disciples were urging him, saying, “Rabbi, eat.”

  • Acts 12:6

    And when Herod was about to bring him out, on that night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and guards before the door were keeping watch over the prison.

  • Acts 13:42

    And as they were going out, they were urging them that these words be spoken to them on the next Sabbath.

  • Acts 15:9

    and he made no distinction between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith.

  • Romans 2:15

    They show the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience bearing witness with it, and their thoughts accusing or even defending them between one another,