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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μεταξύG3342
Pronunciationmetaxý
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 Itbetween5×Matthew 23:35, Luke 11:51, Luke 16:26, Acts 12:6
. . .2×Matthew 18:15, John 4:31
either1×Romans 2:15
next1×Acts 13:42
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 18:15μεταξὺto. . .PrepositionMatthew 23:35μεταξὺtobetweenPrepositionLuke 11:51μεταξὺtobetweenPrepositionLuke 16:26μεταξὺtobetweenPrepositionJohn 4:31μεταξὺto. . .AdverbActs 12:6μεταξὺtobetweenPrepositionActs 13:42μεταξὺtonextAdverbActs 15:9μεταξὺtobetweenPrepositionRomans 2:15μεταξὺtoeitherPreposition
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 18:15
Aligned rows9
Books represented5
Matthew2Luke2John1Acts3Romans1
Source forms
μεταξὺ9xmetaxyMatthew 18:15, Matthew 23:35, Luke 11:51, Luke 16:26
Parsing patterns
Preposition7xMatthew 18:15, Matthew 23:35, Luke 11:51, Luke 16:26
Adverb2xJohn 4:31, Acts 13:42
Evidence Summary
Greek word. between/meanwhile
Strong'sG3342
Lexical occurrences9 versesGreek text appearances9 timesWord forms2 forms9 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
between/meanwhile
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek 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 18:15Adverb
μεταξὺmetaxu
meanwhile, afterwards, between
Read verseMatthew 23:35Adverb
μεταξὺmetaxu
meanwhile, afterwards, between
Read verseLuke 11:51Adverb
μεταξὺmetaxu
meanwhile, afterwards, between
Read verseLuke 16:26Adverb
μεταξὺmetaxu
meanwhile, afterwards, between
Read verseJohn 4:31Adverb
μεταξὺmetaxu
meanwhile, afterwards, between
Read verseActs 12:6Adverb
μεταξὺmetaxu
meanwhile, afterwards, between
Read verseActs 13:42Adverb
μεταξὺmetaxu
meanwhile, afterwards, between
Read verseActs 15:9Adverb
μεταξὺmetaxu
meanwhile, afterwards, between
Read verseRomans 2:15Adverb
μεταξὺmetaxu
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 patterns2Aligned forms9
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 2:157×
John 4:31 · Acts 13:422×
Word Origins
μεταξύ is built from these roots: