ἀντι- in Ancient Greek

IPA: /an.ti/, /an.ti/, /an.di/, /an.ti/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /an.ti/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /an.ti/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /an.ti/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /an.di/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan) Forms: anti- [romanization], ἀντ’- [alternative, abbreviation, apocopic] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂éntider. Ancient Greek ἀντί (antí) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-) From ἀντί (antí) used as a prefix. Etymology templates: {{etymon|grc|from|grc>ἀντί>against|id=anti-|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂éntider. Ancient Greek ἀντί (antí) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-) Head templates: {{head|grc|prefix}} ἀντι- • (anti-)

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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "word": "Ἀντιφάτης"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "ipa": "/an.ti/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/an.ti/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/an.di/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/an.ti/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/an.ti/",
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/an.ti/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/an.ti/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/an.di/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
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}

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          "name": "desc"
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        "like, reminiscent of"
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      "ipa": "/an.ti/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/an.di/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/an.ti/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/an.ti/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/an.ti/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/an.ti/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/an.di/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ἀντι-"
}

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"ἀντι-" meaning in Ancient Greek

Prefix