"ἀπο-" meaning in Ancient Greek

See ἀπο- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

Forms: apo- [romanization], ἀπ- [alternative, before-vowel], ἀφ- [alternative, before-vowel]
Etymology: From ἀπό (apó), used as a prefix. Etymology templates: {{etymon|grc|from|grc>ἀπό>from|id=away}} Head templates: {{head|grc|prefix}} ἀπο- • (apo-)
  1. Indicating movement: away, from, off Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ἀπο--grc-prefix-unGXlcFb 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: 28 19 30 0 18 5 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 25 22 23 0 25 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 23 22 0 26 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 23 23 0 25 2
  2. Indicating breaking one part from another: un-, asunder, apart, off Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ἀπο--grc-prefix-4MuypfZX 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: 28 19 30 0 18 5 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 25 22 23 0 25 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 23 22 0 26 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 23 23 0 25 2
  3. Indicating ending or finishing, or almost like the negative ἀ- (a-, “not”), especially in adjectives Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ἀπο--grc-prefix-TsiyGix- 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: 28 19 30 0 18 5 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 25 22 23 0 25 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 23 22 0 26 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 23 23 0 25 2
  4. back, again Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ἀπο--grc-prefix-jIuOGA~7
  5. Simply emphasizing the meaning of the verb Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ἀπο--grc-prefix-cdZdSZ85 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: 28 19 30 0 18 5 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 25 22 23 0 25 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 23 22 0 26 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 23 23 0 25 2
  6. because of, owing to Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ἀπο--grc-prefix-X-IqOZJm
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          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "απο-"
          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Greek: απο- (apo-)"
    }
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From ἀπό (apó), used as a prefix.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "apo-",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἀπ-",
      "raw_tags": [
        "without rough breathing"
      ],
      "roman": "ap-",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "before-vowel"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἀφ-",
      "raw_tags": [
        "with rough breathing"
      ],
      "roman": "aph-",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "before-vowel"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "prefix"
      },
      "expansion": "ἀπο- • (apo-)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "prefix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "28 19 30 0 18 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "25 22 23 0 25 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using catfix",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "26 23 22 0 26 2",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "27 23 23 0 25 2",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "ἀποβαίνω (apobaínō, “step off”)"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Indicating movement: away, from, off"
      ],
      "id": "en-ἀπο--grc-prefix-unGXlcFb",
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          "away",
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        [
          "from",
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        [
          "off",
          "off"
        ]
      ],
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        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
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          "_dis": "28 19 30 0 18 5",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "25 22 23 0 25 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using catfix",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
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        {
          "_dis": "26 23 22 0 26 2",
          "kind": "other",
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        {
          "_dis": "27 23 23 0 25 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "ἀποτέμνω (apotémnō, “cut off”)"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Indicating breaking one part from another: un-, asunder, apart, off"
      ],
      "id": "en-ἀπο--grc-prefix-4MuypfZX",
      "links": [
        [
          "un-",
          "un-"
        ],
        [
          "asunder",
          "asunder"
        ],
        [
          "apart",
          "apart"
        ],
        [
          "off",
          "off"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "28 19 30 0 18 5",
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          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "25 22 23 0 25 5",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
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          "_dis": "26 23 22 0 26 2",
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          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "27 23 23 0 25 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "ἀπαλγέω (apalgéō, “put away sorrow for”), ἀπόσῑτος (apósītos, “having eaten nothing”)"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Indicating ending or finishing, or almost like the negative ἀ- (a-, “not”), especially in adjectives"
      ],
      "id": "en-ἀπο--grc-prefix-TsiyGix-",
      "links": [
        [
          "negative",
          "negative#English"
        ],
        [
          "ἀ-",
          "ἀ-#Ancient_Greek"
        ],
        [
          "adjective",
          "adjective#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "ἀποδίδωμι (apodídōmi, “give back”)"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "back, again"
      ],
      "id": "en-ἀπο--grc-prefix-jIuOGA~7",
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          "back",
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          "again",
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        "morpheme"
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          "_dis": "26 23 22 0 26 2",
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      ]
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        "because of, owing to"
      ],
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          "because",
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        ],
        [
          "owing",
          "owing"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ἀπο-"
}
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      "tags": [
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    },
    {
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      "raw_tags": [
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        "before-vowel"
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  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "prefix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "ἀποβαίνω (apobaínō, “step off”)"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Indicating movement: away, from, off"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "away",
          "away"
        ],
        [
          "from",
          "from"
        ],
        [
          "off",
          "off"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "ἀποτέμνω (apotémnō, “cut off”)"
        }
      ],
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        "Indicating breaking one part from another: un-, asunder, apart, off"
      ],
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          "un-",
          "un-"
        ],
        [
          "asunder",
          "asunder"
        ],
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          "apart",
          "apart"
        ],
        [
          "off",
          "off"
        ]
      ],
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        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
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        {
          "text": "ἀπαλγέω (apalgéō, “put away sorrow for”), ἀπόσῑτος (apósītos, “having eaten nothing”)"
        }
      ],
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        "Indicating ending or finishing, or almost like the negative ἀ- (a-, “not”), especially in adjectives"
      ],
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        [
          "negative",
          "negative#English"
        ],
        [
          "ἀ-",
          "ἀ-#Ancient_Greek"
        ],
        [
          "adjective",
          "adjective#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "ἀποδίδωμι (apodídōmi, “give back”)"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "back, again"
      ],
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        [
          "back",
          "back"
        ],
        [
          "again",
          "again"
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      ],
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        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Simply emphasizing the meaning of the verb"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "because of, owing to"
      ],
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          "because",
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        ],
        [
          "owing",
          "owing"
        ]
      ],
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        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
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}

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