"Just for the record, anti can also mean before-----but I don't think
that meaning has application here."

"Because I served my mission in Central America, (1964-66) I've always
had an interest in Book of Mormon terms, names of people, places and
events. I have studied the word “anti” and had some thoughts that Doug
asked me to comment on.

The word “anti” is used to describe high places, for example mountains
in Latin America often begin with the word “anti!” Recognizing this, I
remember that villagers in the Highlands of Guatemala often brag about
the altitude of their village. During their many celebrations you'll
see people carrying a sign naming their village, and also on the sign
will be the altitude of their village in meters, next will be four or
five people playing a single marimba, with two people carrying the
instrument. Very pretty music when you first hear it, but it gets old
really fast! I've wondered if the word anti refers to the
“hillbillies” of the Book of Mormon world!

I have also suspected the word anti in the Book of Mormon is used as a
title, for example a judge, a leader, a person of high means or
position. Also I've wondered if the word has anything to do with
birthright, as in “first born!” My reading of the Book of Mormon
suggest to me these thoughts may have some legs------

As an old man and even as a younger man, I've always had terrible
penmanship. I can write something out long hand and the next day
cannot read what I've written. I often write lower case “e's” that
look like i's And I've wondered if the word anti was supposed to be
ante as in “before”, as in antediluvial (sp), or “before” the flood.
Thus "ante (before) Nephi, we are Lehies (we descended from Lehi, not
Nephi)!" Which also makes sense to me. The Book of Mormon scribes did
what I often did before the wonderful invention of the two fingered
word processor, turn e's to i's.

These are a few of my thoughts concerning the matter, perhaps valid,
perhaps not! But I sure enjoy the articles furnished by Doug and many
others on this wonderful BMAF site."

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