ἐφ'

Lemma: ἐπί

preposition preposition
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Definition

ἐπί is a preposition (also used adverb) meaning on, upon, or over; at or near; and with motion, onto or toward (often against). It governs genitive or dative for static senses and accusative for motion; it also serves as the prefix epi- in compounds.

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"ἐφ'"

Lemma: ἐπί

Exact form: ἐφ’

Contraction: elision of final vowel before a following word beginning with a vowel or rough breathing

Governs case: genitive / dative / accusative (depends on syntactic context)

Basic function: ‘on, upon; at; against; towards; in addition’ etc., with meaning varying by governed case and context

Note on requested verb flag: not a verb (so -μι vs. standard verb is not applicable)

Related Forms of ἐπί

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