ἐπὶ
Lemma: ἐπί
preposition
preposition
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Added Dec 03, 2025
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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Grammatical Analysis
"ἐπὶ"
Case government: with genitive, dative, or accusative
Meaning with genitive: upon, in the time of, in the domain of
Meaning with dative: upon, on (rest), in addition to
Meaning with accusative: onto, against, toward, for (goal or direction)
Related Forms of ἐπί
16 forms discoveredOther inflected forms of this word that have been analyzed:
Epi
preposition
ἐφ'
preposition (contracted form)
ἐπι
preposition
ἐφ' οὖ
prepositional_phrase
ἐφ
preposition (enclitic form)
ἐπ’
preposition (elided form)
epi
preposition
επι
preposition
ἐϕ᾽
preposition
ἐπί
preposition
ἐπ᾽
preposition
επ᾽
preposition
ἐπι
preposition
ἐπὶ τὰ
preposition + definite article
ἐφ᾽
preposition (enclitic form with elision)
ἐπὶ τῷ
preposition + definite article (substantivized/neu...