"can function as an improper prep., between, Mt. 23:35; Lk. 11:51; 16:26; Acts 15:9; ἐν τῷ μεταξύ, i.e. χρόνῷ, in the meantime, meanwhile, Jn. 4:31; in NT ὁ μεταξύ, following, succeeding, Acts 13:42"
Definition and meaning
can function as an improper prep., between, Mt. 23:35; Lk. 11:51; 16:26; Acts 15:9; ἐν τῷ μεταξύ, i.e. χρόνῷ, in the meantime, meanwhile, Jn. 4:31; in NT ὁ μεταξύ, following, succeeding, Acts 13:42
In the original Greek the word is written: μεταξύ
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of metaxy (G3342) across the King James Bible.
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.
That 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.
From 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.
And 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.
In the mean while his disciples prayed him, saying, Master, eat.
And 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.
And when the Jews were gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles besought that these words might be preached to them the next sabbath.
And put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith.
Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another;)
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Common questions
Strong's G3342 (metaxy) is a Greek word that means: can function as an improper prep., between, Mt. 23:35; Lk. 11:51; 16:26; Acts 15:9; ἐν τῷ μεταξύ, i.e. χρόνῷ, in the meantime, meanwhile, Jn. 4:31; in NT ὁ μεταξύ, following, succeeding, Acts 13:42 It appears 9 times in the King James Bible.
The word metaxy (G3342) appears 9 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G3342 is metaxy, a Greek word defined as: can function as an improper prep., between, Mt. 23:35; Lk. 11:51; 16:26; Acts 15:9; ἐν τῷ μεταξύ, i.e. χρόνῷ, in the meantime, meanwhile, Jn. 4:31; in. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
metaxy is a Greek word found in the New Testament.