metaxu marks a relation or interval between parties or places, and can frame an intervening moment.

As a grammatical connector, the term marks relations between parties or locations, as in a private exchange, a fixed divide, and the space separating named sites; its adverbial occurrences frame an intervening time or action.

1. Connector marking relation, separation, or interval · dominant

   The supplied morphology identifies the form as a preposition in clauses locating Peter between two soldiers in Acts 12:6, describing a chasm between two sides in Luke 16:26, and placing Zechariah between the altar and the house in Luke 11:51. It is tagged as an adverb in John 4:31 and Acts 13:42, where the APB renders the surrounding transitions "Meanwhile" and "As they went out."

   Acts 12:6Acts 13:42John 4:31Luke 11:51Luke 16:26Matthew 18:15

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the relevant relations with wording such as "between" and "Meanwhile," but it is a whole-verse translation. In other clauses, the term's individual English contribution cannot be isolated with certainty.