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"

Governing case: genitive, dative, accusative

Function: expresses position or direction (on, upon, in addition to, against, etc. depending on the case of the governed noun)

Related Forms of ἐπί

10 forms discovered

Other inflected forms of this word that have been analyzed:

Epi preposition ἐπι preposition ἐπὶ preposition ἐφ preposition (enclitic form) ἐφ' οὖ prepositional_phrase ἐφ' preposition (contracted form) επι preposition ἐπ’ preposition (elided form) ἐϕ᾽ preposition ἐπί preposition

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