, S. OT 264 , Th. 6.83 , Ev.Luc. 12.3 ; ἀντὶ τούτου therefore,
Ep.Eph. 5.31
; butἀνθ' ὧνalso forἀντὶ τούτων ὄτι . ., because,
S. Ant. 1068 , Ar. Pl. 434 ; ἀντὶ τοῦ; wherefore? why?
S. OT 1021
; also ἀνθ' ὧν ὅτι ἦτε . . instead of being as you were . .,
LXX De. 28.62
.
4. for the sake of,
Pl. Mx. 237a , Arist. EN 1110a21 ; with Verbs of entreaty, like πρός c. gen., ἀντὶ παίδων ἱκετεύομέν σε
S. OC 1326
.
5. to mark comparison,ἓν ἀνθ' ἑνόςoneset againstthe other,compared withit, Pl. R. 331b , Lg. 705b ;χάριν ἀντὶ χάριτος,i.e. ever-increasing grace, Ev.Jo. 1.16 ;in preference to,
ἀφνεὸν βούλεται ἀντ' ἀγαθοῦ
Thgn. 188
; ἀντὶ αὐλοῦ καὶ ἀντὶ κιθάρας ὁ ἦχος ἀκούεται
Demetr. Eloc. 71
; αἱρεῖσθαί τι ἀντί τινος
Isoc. 9.3
, D. 1.1 , cf. X. Lac. 9.1 : even after Comparatives, πλέον ἀντὶ σοῦ
, S. Aj. 444 , Ar. Nu. 653 ; δόξαν ἀντὶ τοῦ ζῆν ἠγαπηκώς
Plu. Alex. 42
.
B. POSITION:ἀντίrarely follows its case, as in Il. 23.650 , A. Ag. 1277 , Ig 5(1).1119 (Geronthrae,iv B.C.), AP 7.715 ( Leon. ); but the Gramm. hold that it never suffers anastrophe.
C. IN COMPO S. it signifies,
1. over against, opposite,asἀντιβαίνω, ἀντίπορος.
2. against, in opposition to,asἀντιλέγω, ἀντίβιος.
3. one against another, mutually,asἀντιδεξιόομαι.
4. in return,asἀντιβοηθέω.
5. instead of,asἀντιβασιλεύς, ἀνθύπατος.
6. equal to, like,asἀντίθεος, ἀντίπαις, ἀντίδουλος.
