ἀντικρύ

ἀντικρύ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀντί (antí, “against”)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /an.ti.kry̌ː/ → /an.tiˈkry/ → /an.diˈkri/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /an.ti.kry̌ː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /an.tiˈkry/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /an.tiˈkry/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /an.tiˈkry/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /an.diˈkri/

Adverb

ἀντικρῡ́ • (antikrū́)

1. face to face, over against
2. straight on
3. outright

Further reading

• ἀντικρύ in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• ἀντικρύ in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press