μετόπισθεν

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

μετόπισθε (metópisthe)

Etymology

μετα- (meta-) +‎ ὄπισθεν (ópisthen)

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /me.tó.pis.tʰen/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /meˈto.pis.tʰen/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /meˈto.pis.θen/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /meˈto.pis.θen/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /meˈto.pis.θen/

Adverb

μετόπισθεν • (metópisthen)

behind, in the rear
toward the west
afterwards

Further reading

μετόπισθεν in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
μετόπισθεν in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963