Between/meanwhile
μεταξύStrong’s G3342metaxu
Appears in 9 verses of the New Testament
In short
Metaxu is the Greek word usually translated “between”, “meantime” and “next”. It appears in 9 verses of the New Testament.
“Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.”
Meaning
Usually translated “between”, “meantime” and “next”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- between 7
- meantime 1
- next 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 3
- Matthew 2
- Luke 2
- John 1
- Romans 1
5 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 23:35That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.
- Luke 11:51From the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zacharias, which perished between the altar and the temple: verily I say unto you, It shall be required of this generation.
- Luke 16:26And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence.
- John 4:31In the mean while his disciples prayed him, saying, Master, eat.
- Acts 12:6And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the keepers before the door kept the prison.
- Acts 13:42And when the Jews were gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles besought that these words might be preached to them the next sabbath.
Greek dictionary
μεταξύ metaxu · between/meanwhile
μεταξύ (μετά + ξύν = σύν), [in LXX: Gen.31:50, Jdg.5:27, III Ki 15:6; 3Ki.15:32, Wis.4:10 16:19 18:23 * ;] 1. adv. of place and time (in NT time only); (a) between: ἐν τῷ μ. (s.with χρόνῳ), Jhn.4:31; (b) in late writers (FlJ, Plut., al.), like μετά (adv.), after, afterwards: τὸ μ. σάββατον, Act.13:42 (cf. Cl., Ro., I Co., 44, 2). 2. Prep. with genitive, between: of place, Mat.23:35, Luk.11:51 16:26, Act.12:6; of persons, as to mutual relation, Mat.18:15, Act.15:9, Rom.2:1-29 15:1-33.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “between” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
BETWEE'N, preposition
- In the intermediate space, without regard to distance; as, New York is between Boston and Philadelphia; the Delaware river runs between Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
- From one another; passing from one to another, noting exchange of actions or intercourse; as, things go well between the parties.
- Belonging to two or more, in common or partnership; as, two friends have but one soul between them; twenty proprietors own a tract of land between them.
- Having mutual relation to two or more; as, discords exist between the families.
All definitions
- Noting difference, or discrimination of one from another; as, to distinguish between right and wrong.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.