ἐπ’
Lemma: ἐπί
Definition
A preposition meaning “on, upon, over,” often with the sense of position or contact; more generally “at, by, in the time of,” and “in addition to.” With the genitive it commonly means “upon, over” (sometimes “in the time of”); with the dative “on, at, by”; with the accusative “onto, against, toward,” or “for, with a view to.”
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Grammatical Analysis
"ἐπ’"
Lemma: ἐπί
Exact form: ἐπ’
Elision: yes (before a following word beginning with a vowel or rough breathing)
Governs case: genitive / dative / accusative (depending on sense and construction)
Basic function: marks relations such as ‘on/upon’, ‘at’, ‘against’, ‘toward’, or (with gen.) ‘over/under the authority of’; precise meaning depends on the case and context
Related Forms of ἐπί
8 forms discoveredOther inflected forms of this word that have been analyzed: