"ἐκ" meaning in Ancient Greek

See ἐκ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Preposition

IPA: /ek/, /ek/, /ek/, /ek/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ek/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ek/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ek/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ek/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan) Forms: ek [romanization]
Etymology: From Proto-Hellenic *eks, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs (“out of”). Cognates include Latin ex, ē, Old Irish ess-, a, ass (Irish as), Lithuanian ìš, Old Church Slavonic из (iz), Northern Kurdish ji, Albanian ith. The genitive is from the PIE ablative of separation. Etymology templates: {{inh|grc|grk-pro|*eks}} Proto-Hellenic *eks, {{inh|grc|ine-pro|*h₁eǵʰs||out of}} Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs (“out of”), {{cog|la|ex}} Latin ex, {{cog|sga|ess-}} Old Irish ess-, {{cog|ga|as}} Irish as, {{cog|lt|ìš}} Lithuanian ìš, {{cog|cu|из}} Old Church Slavonic из (iz), {{cog|kmr|ji}} Northern Kurdish ji, {{cog|sq|ith}} Albanian ith Head templates: {{grc-preposition|gen}} ἐκ • (ek) (governs the genitive)
  1. (of place)
    (of motion) Out of, from
    Tags: with-genitive
    Sense id: en-ἐκ-grc-prep-x5HwUezC
  2. (of place)
    from, with the source of
    Tags: with-genitive
    Sense id: en-ἐκ-grc-prep-HOnQfKPG
  3. (of place)
    to denote change from one place or condition to another
    Tags: with-genitive
    Sense id: en-ἐκ-grc-prep-tjgC7eoS
  4. (of place)
    to express separation of distinction from a number
    Tags: with-genitive
    Sense id: en-ἐκ-grc-prep-Akb7wrba
  5. (of place)
    (of position) outside, beyond
    Tags: with-genitive
    Sense id: en-ἐκ-grc-prep-foTDwOJd
  6. (of time)
    from, since
    Tags: with-genitive
    Sense id: en-ἐκ-grc-prep-s2li8iCl
  7. (of time)
    (of particular points of time) just, after
    Tags: with-genitive
    Sense id: en-ἐκ-grc-prep-EuxXDEDG
  8. (of time)
    during, in
    Tags: with-genitive
    Sense id: en-ἐκ-grc-prep-UKDWKsYi
  9. (of origin)
    (of materials) made out of something
    Tags: with-genitive
    Sense id: en-ἐκ-grc-prep-efcQeXsz 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: 1 3 2 1 8 1 5 1 22 9 22 15 2 7 0 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek genitive prepositions: 4 6 4 3 9 3 7 4 11 6 11 13 6 12 2 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek prepositions: 4 7 4 3 8 3 5 4 11 6 11 12 6 14 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 1 2 2 1 4 1 1 1 29 6 28 18 2 2 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 1 1 0 3 0 2 1 30 11 29 20 1 1 0
  10. (of origin)
    (of descent, parentage) descended from
    Tags: with-genitive
    Sense id: en-ἐκ-grc-prep-ViKi4k8X Categories (other): Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 1 1 0 3 0 2 1 30 11 29 20 1 1 0
  11. (of origin)
    (of causation) done by someone, something
    Tags: with-genitive
    Sense id: en-ἐκ-grc-prep--sDH9m5l 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: 1 3 2 1 8 1 5 1 22 9 22 15 2 7 0 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek genitive prepositions: 4 6 4 3 9 3 7 4 11 6 11 13 6 12 2 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek prepositions: 4 7 4 3 8 3 5 4 11 6 11 12 6 14 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 1 2 2 1 4 1 1 1 29 6 28 18 2 2 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 1 1 0 3 0 2 1 30 11 29 20 1 1 0
  12. (of origin)
    of the cause, instrument, or means by which a thing is done
    Tags: with-genitive
    Sense id: en-ἐκ-grc-prep-1~uzVRy8 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: 1 3 2 1 8 1 5 1 22 9 22 15 2 7 0 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek genitive prepositions: 4 6 4 3 9 3 7 4 11 6 11 13 6 12 2 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek prepositions: 4 7 4 3 8 3 5 4 11 6 11 12 6 14 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 1 2 2 1 4 1 1 1 29 6 28 18 2 2 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 1 1 0 3 0 2 1 30 11 29 20 1 1 0
  13. (of origin)
    from, according to
    Tags: with-genitive
    Sense id: en-ἐκ-grc-prep-CEj8MO5o
  14. (of origin)
    turns a following noun into a periphrastic adverb
    Tags: with-genitive
    Sense id: en-ἐκ-grc-prep-vDDtXPXa Categories (other): Ancient Greek genitive prepositions, Ancient Greek prepositions Disambiguation of Ancient Greek genitive prepositions: 4 6 4 3 9 3 7 4 11 6 11 13 6 12 2 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek prepositions: 4 7 4 3 8 3 5 4 11 6 11 12 6 14 2
  15. (of origin)
    (with numerals) in such an order
    Tags: with-genitive
    Sense id: en-ἐκ-grc-prep-DsRAhNZ2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ἐξ (english: ex) [before-vowel], both in compounds and as a separate word Derived forms: δῐέκ (dĭék, preposition), ἐκτός (ektós, adverb, preposition), ἔσχᾰτος (éskhătos) [adjective], ἐχθός (ekhthós) [adverb], κᾱ̓κ (kāk, preposition), οὑκ (houk), ῠ̔πέκ (hŭpék, preposition)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "dĭék, preposition",
      "word": "δῐέκ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "ektós, adverb, preposition",
      "word": "ἐκτός"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "éskhătos",
      "tags": [
        "adjective"
      ],
      "word": "ἔσχᾰτος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "ekhthós",
      "tags": [
        "adverb"
      ],
      "word": "ἐχθός"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "kāk, preposition",
      "word": "κᾱ̓κ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "houk",
      "word": "οὑκ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "hŭpék, preposition",
      "word": "ῠ̔πέκ"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "εκ",
            "3": "ξε-"
          },
          "expansion": "Greek: εκ (ek), ξε- (xe-)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Greek: εκ (ek), ξε- (xe-)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "eo",
            "2": "ek-"
          },
          "expansion": "Esperanto: ek-",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Esperanto: ek-"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "io",
            "2": "ek"
          },
          "expansion": "Ido: ek",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Ido: ek"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "grk-pro",
        "3": "*eks"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Hellenic *eks",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*h₁eǵʰs",
        "4": "",
        "5": "out of"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs (“out of”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "ex"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin ex",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sga",
        "2": "ess-"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Irish ess-",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "as"
      },
      "expansion": "Irish as",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lt",
        "2": "ìš"
      },
      "expansion": "Lithuanian ìš",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cu",
        "2": "из"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Church Slavonic из (iz)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kmr",
        "2": "ji"
      },
      "expansion": "Northern Kurdish ji",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sq",
        "2": "ith"
      },
      "expansion": "Albanian ith",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Hellenic *eks, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs (“out of”).\nCognates include Latin ex, ē, Old Irish ess-, a, ass (Irish as), Lithuanian ìš, Old Church Slavonic из (iz), Northern Kurdish ji, Albanian ith.\nThe genitive is from the PIE ablative of separation.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ek",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gen"
      },
      "expansion": "ἐκ • (ek) (governs the genitive)",
      "name": "grc-preposition"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "prep",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Out of, from"
      ],
      "id": "en-ἐκ-grc-prep-x5HwUezC",
      "links": [
        [
          "from",
          "from"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of place)",
        "(of motion) Out of, from"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of motion",
        "of place"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "with-genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "from Italy",
          "roman": "ex Italías",
          "text": "ἐξ Ἰταλίας",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "from, with the source of"
      ],
      "id": "en-ἐκ-grc-prep-HOnQfKPG",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of place)",
        "from, with the source of"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of place"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "with-genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "from their house, and into mine",
          "roman": "ek tês oikíās autôn, keis tḕn mou",
          "text": "ἐκ τῆς οἰκίᾱς αὐτῶν, κεἰς τὴν μου",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to denote change from one place or condition to another"
      ],
      "id": "en-ἐκ-grc-prep-tjgC7eoS",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of place)",
        "to denote change from one place or condition to another"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of place"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "with-genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to express separation of distinction from a number"
      ],
      "id": "en-ἐκ-grc-prep-Akb7wrba",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of place)",
        "to express separation of distinction from a number"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of place"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "with-genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "outside, beyond"
      ],
      "id": "en-ἐκ-grc-prep-foTDwOJd",
      "links": [
        [
          "outside",
          "outside"
        ],
        [
          "beyond",
          "beyond"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of place)",
        "(of position) outside, beyond"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of position",
        "of place"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "with-genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "from, since"
      ],
      "id": "en-ἐκ-grc-prep-s2li8iCl",
      "links": [
        [
          "from",
          "from"
        ],
        [
          "since",
          "since"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of time)",
        "from, since"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of time"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "with-genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "after this",
          "roman": "ek toútou",
          "text": "ἐκ τούτου",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "just, after"
      ],
      "id": "en-ἐκ-grc-prep-EuxXDEDG",
      "links": [
        [
          "just",
          "just"
        ],
        [
          "after",
          "after"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of time)",
        "(of particular points of time) just, after"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of particular points of time",
        "of time"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "with-genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "during, in"
      ],
      "id": "en-ἐκ-grc-prep-UKDWKsYi",
      "links": [
        [
          "during",
          "during"
        ],
        [
          "in",
          "in"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of time)",
        "during, in"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of time"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "with-genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "1 3 2 1 8 1 5 1 22 9 22 15 2 7 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 6 4 3 9 3 7 4 11 6 11 13 6 12 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek genitive prepositions",
          "parents": [
            "Genitive prepositions",
            "Prepositions",
            "Lemmas"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 7 4 3 8 3 5 4 11 6 11 12 6 14 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek prepositions",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "1 2 2 1 4 1 1 1 29 6 28 18 2 2 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 1 1 0 3 0 2 1 30 11 29 20 1 1 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "made out of something"
      ],
      "id": "en-ἐκ-grc-prep-efcQeXsz",
      "links": [
        [
          "out",
          "out"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of origin)",
        "(of materials) made out of something"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of materials",
        "of origin"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "with-genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "0 1 1 0 3 0 2 1 30 11 29 20 1 1 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "(born) of a noble father",
          "roman": "ek patròs eugenoûs",
          "text": "ἐκ πατρὸς εὐγενοῦς",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "of an equal",
          "roman": "ek tôn homoíōn",
          "text": "ἐκ τῶν ὁμοίων",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "descended from"
      ],
      "id": "en-ἐκ-grc-prep-ViKi4k8X",
      "qualifier": "parentage",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of origin)",
        "(of descent, parentage) descended from"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of descent",
        "of origin"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "with-genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "1 3 2 1 8 1 5 1 22 9 22 15 2 7 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 6 4 3 9 3 7 4 11 6 11 13 6 12 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek genitive prepositions",
          "parents": [
            "Genitive prepositions",
            "Prepositions",
            "Lemmas"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 7 4 3 8 3 5 4 11 6 11 12 6 14 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek prepositions",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "1 2 2 1 4 1 1 1 29 6 28 18 2 2 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 1 1 0 3 0 2 1 30 11 29 20 1 1 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "done by someone, something"
      ],
      "id": "en-ἐκ-grc-prep--sDH9m5l",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of origin)",
        "(of causation) done by someone, something"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of causation",
        "of origin"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "with-genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "1 3 2 1 8 1 5 1 22 9 22 15 2 7 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 6 4 3 9 3 7 4 11 6 11 13 6 12 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek genitive prepositions",
          "parents": [
            "Genitive prepositions",
            "Prepositions",
            "Lemmas"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 7 4 3 8 3 5 4 11 6 11 12 6 14 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek prepositions",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "1 2 2 1 4 1 1 1 29 6 28 18 2 2 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 1 1 0 3 0 2 1 30 11 29 20 1 1 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "of the cause, instrument, or means by which a thing is done"
      ],
      "id": "en-ἐκ-grc-prep-1~uzVRy8",
      "links": [
        [
          "instrument",
          "instrument"
        ],
        [
          "means",
          "means"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of origin)",
        "of the cause, instrument, or means by which a thing is done"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of origin"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "with-genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "from the fruit the tree (is judged)",
          "roman": "ek toû karpoû tò déndron",
          "text": "ἐκ τοῦ καρποῦ τὸ δένδρον",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "from, according to"
      ],
      "id": "en-ἐκ-grc-prep-CEj8MO5o",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of origin)",
        "from, according to"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of origin"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "with-genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "4 6 4 3 9 3 7 4 11 6 11 13 6 12 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek genitive prepositions",
          "parents": [
            "Genitive prepositions",
            "Prepositions",
            "Lemmas"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 7 4 3 8 3 5 4 11 6 11 12 6 14 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek prepositions",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "turns a following noun into a periphrastic adverb"
      ],
      "id": "en-ἐκ-grc-prep-vDDtXPXa",
      "links": [
        [
          "periphrastic",
          "periphrastic"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of origin)",
        "turns a following noun into a periphrastic adverb"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of origin"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "with-genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "in such an order"
      ],
      "id": "en-ἐκ-grc-prep-DsRAhNZ2",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of origin)",
        "(with numerals) in such an order"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "with numerals",
        "of origin"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "with-genitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ek/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ek/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ek/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ek/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ek/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ek/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ek/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ek/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "ex",
      "tags": [
        "before-vowel"
      ],
      "word": "ἐξ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "both in compounds and as a separate word"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ἐκ"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Ancient Greek 1-syllable words",
    "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
    "Ancient Greek genitive prepositions",
    "Ancient Greek lemmas",
    "Ancient Greek prepositions",
    "Ancient Greek terms derived from Proto-Hellenic",
    "Ancient Greek terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Ancient Greek terms inherited from Proto-Hellenic",
    "Ancient Greek terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Ancient Greek unaccented terms",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "dĭék, preposition",
      "word": "δῐέκ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "ektós, adverb, preposition",
      "word": "ἐκτός"
    },
    {
      "roman": "éskhătos",
      "tags": [
        "adjective"
      ],
      "word": "ἔσχᾰτος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "ekhthós",
      "tags": [
        "adverb"
      ],
      "word": "ἐχθός"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kāk, preposition",
      "word": "κᾱ̓κ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "houk",
      "word": "οὑκ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "hŭpék, preposition",
      "word": "ῠ̔πέκ"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "εκ",
            "3": "ξε-"
          },
          "expansion": "Greek: εκ (ek), ξε- (xe-)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Greek: εκ (ek), ξε- (xe-)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "eo",
            "2": "ek-"
          },
          "expansion": "Esperanto: ek-",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Esperanto: ek-"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "io",
            "2": "ek"
          },
          "expansion": "Ido: ek",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Ido: ek"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "grk-pro",
        "3": "*eks"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Hellenic *eks",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*h₁eǵʰs",
        "4": "",
        "5": "out of"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs (“out of”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "ex"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin ex",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sga",
        "2": "ess-"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Irish ess-",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "as"
      },
      "expansion": "Irish as",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lt",
        "2": "ìš"
      },
      "expansion": "Lithuanian ìš",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cu",
        "2": "из"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Church Slavonic из (iz)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kmr",
        "2": "ji"
      },
      "expansion": "Northern Kurdish ji",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sq",
        "2": "ith"
      },
      "expansion": "Albanian ith",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Hellenic *eks, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs (“out of”).\nCognates include Latin ex, ē, Old Irish ess-, a, ass (Irish as), Lithuanian ìš, Old Church Slavonic из (iz), Northern Kurdish ji, Albanian ith.\nThe genitive is from the PIE ablative of separation.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ek",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gen"
      },
      "expansion": "ἐκ • (ek) (governs the genitive)",
      "name": "grc-preposition"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "prep",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Out of, from"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "from",
          "from"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of place)",
        "(of motion) Out of, from"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of motion",
        "of place"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "with-genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Ancient Greek terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "from Italy",
          "roman": "ex Italías",
          "text": "ἐξ Ἰταλίας",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "from, with the source of"
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of place)",
        "from, with the source of"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of place"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "with-genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Ancient Greek terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "from their house, and into mine",
          "roman": "ek tês oikíās autôn, keis tḕn mou",
          "text": "ἐκ τῆς οἰκίᾱς αὐτῶν, κεἰς τὴν μου",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to denote change from one place or condition to another"
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of place)",
        "to denote change from one place or condition to another"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of place"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "with-genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to express separation of distinction from a number"
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of place)",
        "to express separation of distinction from a number"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of place"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "with-genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "outside, beyond"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "outside",
          "outside"
        ],
        [
          "beyond",
          "beyond"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of place)",
        "(of position) outside, beyond"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of position",
        "of place"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "with-genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "from, since"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "from",
          "from"
        ],
        [
          "since",
          "since"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of time)",
        "from, since"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of time"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "with-genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Ancient Greek terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "after this",
          "roman": "ek toútou",
          "text": "ἐκ τούτου",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "just, after"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "just",
          "just"
        ],
        [
          "after",
          "after"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of time)",
        "(of particular points of time) just, after"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of particular points of time",
        "of time"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "with-genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "during, in"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "during",
          "during"
        ],
        [
          "in",
          "in"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of time)",
        "during, in"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of time"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "with-genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "made out of something"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "out",
          "out"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of origin)",
        "(of materials) made out of something"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of materials",
        "of origin"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "with-genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Ancient Greek terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "(born) of a noble father",
          "roman": "ek patròs eugenoûs",
          "text": "ἐκ πατρὸς εὐγενοῦς",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "of an equal",
          "roman": "ek tôn homoíōn",
          "text": "ἐκ τῶν ὁμοίων",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "descended from"
      ],
      "qualifier": "parentage",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of origin)",
        "(of descent, parentage) descended from"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of descent",
        "of origin"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "with-genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "done by someone, something"
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of origin)",
        "(of causation) done by someone, something"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of causation",
        "of origin"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "with-genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "of the cause, instrument, or means by which a thing is done"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "instrument",
          "instrument"
        ],
        [
          "means",
          "means"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of origin)",
        "of the cause, instrument, or means by which a thing is done"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of origin"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "with-genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Ancient Greek terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "from the fruit the tree (is judged)",
          "roman": "ek toû karpoû tò déndron",
          "text": "ἐκ τοῦ καρποῦ τὸ δένδρον",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "from, according to"
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of origin)",
        "from, according to"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of origin"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "with-genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "turns a following noun into a periphrastic adverb"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "periphrastic",
          "periphrastic"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of origin)",
        "turns a following noun into a periphrastic adverb"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of origin"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "with-genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "in such an order"
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of origin)",
        "(with numerals) in such an order"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "with numerals",
        "of origin"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "with-genitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ek/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ek/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ek/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ek/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ek/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ek/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ek/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ek/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "english": "ex",
      "tags": [
        "before-vowel"
      ],
      "word": "ἐξ"
    },
    {
      "word": "both in compounds and as a separate word"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ἐκ"
}

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