Epi | Ancient Greek Analysis with Conjugation Tables

Definition

ἐπί is a preposition meaning on, upon, or over; with genitive or dative it marks location (on/at) or regarding (concerning/about), and with accusative it marks motion toward or onto (toward the surface or goal).

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Grammatical Analysis

"Epi"

Governs cases: genitive, dative, accusative

Meaning with genitive: on, upon (position), in the time of (time), over (authority)

Meaning with dative: on, upon (rest), in addition to

Meaning with accusative: to, onto, against (motion towards)

Indeclinable: True

Related Forms of ἐπί

6 forms discovered

Other inflected forms of this word that have been analyzed:

ἐπι preposition ἐπὶ preposition epi preposition ἐφ preposition (enclitic form) ἐφ' οὖ prepositional_phrase ἐφ' preposition (contracted form)

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