"ἀπό" meaning in Ancient Greek

See ἀπό in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Preposition

IPA: /a.pó/, /aˈpo/, /aˈpo/, /a.pó/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /aˈpo/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /aˈpo/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /aˈpo/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /aˈpo/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan) Forms: ᾰ̓πό [canonical], ăpó [romanization]
Etymology: From Proto-Hellenic *apó, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”). Cognates include Mycenaean Greek 𐀀𐀢 (a-pu), Sanskrit अप (ápa, “away, off”), Latin ab (“from”), Proto-Slavic *po, and Proto-Germanic *ab (English of; see also after), Albanian pa (“without”). The genitive is from the PIE ablative of separation or cause. Etymology templates: {{inh|grc|grk-pro|*apó}} Proto-Hellenic *apó, {{inh|grc|ine-pro|*h₂epó||off, away}} Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”), {{cog|gmy|𐀀𐀢}} Mycenaean Greek 𐀀𐀢 (a-pu), {{cog|sa|अप||away, off|tr=ápa}} Sanskrit अप (ápa, “away, off”), {{cog|la|ab||from}} Latin ab (“from”), {{cog|sla-pro|*po}} Proto-Slavic *po, {{cog|gem-pro|*ab}} Proto-Germanic *ab, {{cog|en|of}} English of, {{cog|sq|pa||without}} Albanian pa (“without”) Head templates: {{grc-preposition|gen|head=ᾰ̓πό}} ᾰ̓πό • (ăpó) (governs the genitive)
  1. from, away from Tags: with-genitive
    Sense id: en-ἀπό-grc-prep-qEQQOg5o Categories (other): Ancient Greek genitive prepositions, Ancient Greek prepositions Disambiguation of Ancient Greek genitive prepositions: 36 42 22 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek prepositions: 36 41 23
  2. because of, as a result of Tags: with-genitive
    Sense id: en-ἀπό-grc-prep-wg3zaAjo Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek genitive prepositions, Ancient Greek prepositions, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 0 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek genitive prepositions: 36 42 22 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek prepositions: 36 41 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 34 66 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 97 0
  3. in the name of Tags: with-genitive
    Sense id: en-ἀπό-grc-prep-fhMvK8eo Categories (other): Ancient Greek genitive prepositions, Ancient Greek prepositions Disambiguation of Ancient Greek genitive prepositions: 36 42 22 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek prepositions: 36 41 23
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ἀπ’ (ap’) [apocopic], ἀφ’ (aph’) [apocopic], before vowel with rough breathing, ἀπύ (apú) [Aeolic], Arcadocypriot Derived forms: ἀπο- (apo-) Related terms: ἄπιος (ápios), ἄψ (áps)

Alternative forms

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      },
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    {
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      },
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    },
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    }
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        "from, away from"
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          "from",
          "from"
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      ]
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    {
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      "ipa": "/a.pó/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/aˈpo/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/aˈpo/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/a.pó/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/aˈpo/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/aˈpo/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/aˈpo/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/aˈpo/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
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      ],
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "aph’",
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        "apocopic"
      ],
      "word": "ἀφ’"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "apú",
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        "Aeolic"
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    }
  ],
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    "Ancient Greek prepositions",
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    "Ancient Greek terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Ancient Greek terms inherited from Proto-Hellenic",
    "Ancient Greek terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
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        "3": "",
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    },
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      "args": {
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    },
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      },
      "expansion": "Albanian pa (“without”)",
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  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Hellenic *apó, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”).\nCognates include Mycenaean Greek 𐀀𐀢 (a-pu), Sanskrit अप (ápa, “away, off”), Latin ab (“from”), Proto-Slavic *po, and Proto-Germanic *ab (English of; see also after), Albanian pa (“without”).\nThe genitive is from the PIE ablative of separation or cause.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓πό",
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        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ăpó",
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        "romanization"
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "grc",
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      "roman": "ápios",
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    },
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        "from, away from"
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      ]
    },
    {
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      ],
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        "with-genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "in the name of"
      ],
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        "with-genitive"
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  ],
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      "ipa": "/a.pó/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/aˈpo/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/aˈpo/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/a.pó/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/aˈpo/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/aˈpo/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/aˈpo/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/aˈpo/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "roman": "ap’",
      "tags": [
        "apocopic"
      ],
      "word": "ἀπ’"
    },
    {
      "roman": "aph’",
      "tags": [
        "apocopic"
      ],
      "word": "ἀφ’"
    },
    {
      "word": "before vowel with rough breathing"
    },
    {
      "roman": "apú",
      "tags": [
        "Aeolic"
      ],
      "word": "ἀπύ"
    },
    {
      "word": "Arcadocypriot"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ἀπό"
}

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