"ἐπι-" meaning in Ancient Greek

See ἐπι- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

Forms: ἐπῐ- [canonical], epi- [romanization]
Etymology: See ἐπί (epí). Etymology templates: {{m|grc|ἐπί}} ἐπί (epí) Head templates: {{head|grc|prefix|head=ἐπῐ-}} ἐπῐ- • (epi-)
  1. (place) on, upon, on top of, all over, covering Tags: morpheme, place
    Sense id: en-ἐπι--grc-prefix-v5Dj7gNN
  2. (motion) on, over Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ἐπι--grc-prefix-wVXj2kGc
  3. (addition, accompaniment) in addition to, as interest on, with Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ἐπι--grc-prefix-ZfOthvoh Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 6 0 80 14 0 0
  4. (time) after Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Time
    Sense id: en-ἐπι--grc-prefix-85WSOT7w Topics: time
  5. (of superiority, authority, motivation) over, at, for, against Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ἐπι--grc-prefix-49JKkYHP
  6. (intensive) over- Tags: emphatic, morpheme
    Sense id: en-ἐπι--grc-prefix-zlE3bgEg
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ἐπ- (ep-) (english: before a vowel with smooth breathing), ἐφ- (eph-) (english: before a vowel with rough breathing)

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