ἐπι
Lemma: ἐπί
Definition
Upon, on, at (with the sense of position “on/over” something); also “toward/against” (of motion), and “in addition to, besides.” With cases: gen. “upon/over, in the time of”; dat. “on/at, on the basis of”; acc. “onto/against, for, in respect to.”
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Grammatical Analysis
"ἐπι"
Form: ἐπι
Function: preposition (governs cases)
Governs: {'genitive': '‘on, upon’ (often position/rest or dependence)', 'dative': '‘on, upon, at’ (often position/rest)', 'accusative': '‘onto, against, toward’ (often motion/extension)'}
Notes: As written (ἐπι), this is the prepositional form (enclitic accentuation varies by context); it is not a verb and therefore has no tense/voice/mood/person/number.
Related Forms of ἐπί
12 forms discoveredOther inflected forms of this word that have been analyzed: