"ἀνα-" meaning in Ancient Greek

See ἀνα- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

IPA: /a.na/, /a.na/, /a.na/, /a.na/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /a.na/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /a.na/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /a.na/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /a.na/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan) Forms: ᾰ̓νᾰ- [canonical], ănă- [romanization], ἀν- [alternative, before-vowel]
Etymology: See ᾰ̓νᾰ́ (ănắ, “up”). Etymology templates: {{etymon|grc|from|grc>ᾰ̓νᾰ́>up|id=upwards}} Head templates: {{head|grc|prefix|head=ᾰ̓νᾰ-}} ᾰ̓νᾰ- • (ănă-)
  1. up to, upwards, up Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ἀνα--grc-prefix-R8Rmjt~u
  2. (intensifier) thoroughly Tags: emphatic, intensifier, morpheme
    Sense id: en-ἀνα--grc-prefix-aj3WvVeP
  3. indicating repetition or improvement: re-, again Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ἀνα--grc-prefix-mdUqjSyt Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Pages using catfix, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 22 0 62 17 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 5 0 95 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 0 98 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 0 98 0
  4. back, backwards Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ἀνα--grc-prefix-P62J3eMl
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      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
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      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
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      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
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