What does μεταξύ (metaxý) mean in the Bible?
μεταξύ (metaxý) is a Greek word meaning "between/meanwhile".
Greek · G3342
μεταξύ
Between/meanwhile
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μεταξύ G3342
Pronunciation metaxý
What does μεταξύ (metaxý) mean in the Bible?
μεταξύ (metaxý) is a Greek word meaning "between/meanwhile".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3342?
The BSB source-word alignment has 9 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include between (5), . . . (2), either (1), next (1).
Where does μεταξύ (metaxý) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 18:15. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (3), Luke (2), Matthew (2), John (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It between 5× Matthew 23:35, Luke 11:51, Luke 16:26, Acts 12:6
. . . 2× Matthew 18:15, John 4:31
either 1× Romans 2:15
next 1× Acts 13:42
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 18:15 μεταξὺ to . . . Preposition Matthew 23:35 μεταξὺ to between Preposition Luke 11:51 μεταξὺ to between Preposition Luke 16:26 μεταξὺ to between Preposition John 4:31 μεταξὺ to . . . Adverb Acts 12:6 μεταξὺ to between Preposition Acts 13:42 μεταξὺ to next Adverb Acts 15:9 μεταξὺ to between Preposition Romans 2:15 μεταξὺ to either Preposition
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 18:15
Aligned rows 9
Books represented 5
Matthew 2 Luke 2 John 1 Acts 3 Romans 1
Source forms
μεταξὺ 9x metaxy Matthew 18:15, Matthew 23:35, Luke 11:51, Luke 16:26
Parsing patterns
Preposition 7x Matthew 18:15, Matthew 23:35, Luke 11:51, Luke 16:26
Adverb 2x John 4:31, Acts 13:42
Evidence Summary
Greek word. between/meanwhile
Strong's G3342
Lexical occurrences 9 verses Greek text appearances 9 times Word forms 2 forms 9 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
between/meanwhile
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
9 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 18:15 Adverb
μεταξὺ metaxu
meanwhile, afterwards, between
Read verse Matthew 23:35 Adverb
μεταξὺ metaxu
meanwhile, afterwards, between
Read verse Luke 11:51 Adverb
μεταξὺ metaxu
meanwhile, afterwards, between
Read verse Luke 16:26 Adverb
μεταξὺ metaxu
meanwhile, afterwards, between
Read verse John 4:31 Adverb
μεταξὺ metaxu
meanwhile, afterwards, between
Read verse Acts 12:6 Adverb
μεταξὺ metaxu
meanwhile, afterwards, between
Read verse Acts 13:42 Adverb
μεταξὺ metaxu
meanwhile, afterwards, between
Read verse Acts 15:9 Adverb
μεταξὺ metaxu
meanwhile, afterwards, between
Read verse Romans 2:15 Adverb
μεταξὺ metaxu
meanwhile, afterwards, between
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 2 Aligned forms 9
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Matt 18:15 · Matt 23:35 · Luke 11:51 · Luke 16:26 · Acts 12:6 · Acts 15:9 · Rom 2:15 7×
John 4:31 · Acts 13:42 2×
Word Origins
μεταξύ is built from these roots:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain