ΜΕΤΑΒΡΑΧΥ, μεταβραχυ
METABRACHY, metabrachy
Sounds Like: meh-tah-bra-KHOO
Translations: shortly after, after a short time, in a little while
From the root: ΜΕΤΑΒΡΑΧΥ
Part of Speech: Adverb
Explanation: This word is an adverbial compound, meaning 'shortly after' or 'after a short time'. It indicates that an event happens a brief period after something else. It is formed from the preposition 'μετά' (meta), meaning 'after' or 'with', and the adjective 'βραχύς' (brachys), meaning 'short' or 'brief', here in its neuter singular form used adverbially.
Inflection: Does not inflect
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Seven — 10:28
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΜΕΤΑΒΡΑΧΥ, appear in our texts.
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