"ἐν-" meaning in Ancient Greek

See ἐν- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

IPA: /en/, /en/, /en/, /en/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /en/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /en/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /en/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /en/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan) Forms: en- [romanization], ἐγ- [alternative], ἐμ- [alternative]
Etymology: Prefixed form of the preposition ἐν (en). Etymology templates: {{etymid|grc|in}}, {{etymon|grc|ἐν>in|id=in}} Head templates: {{head|grc|prefix}} ἐν- • (en-)
  1. in- Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ἐν--grc-prefix-sNwZkpSA
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Prefix

IPA: /en/, /en/, /en/, /en/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /en/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /en/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /en/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /en/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan) Forms: en- [romanization]
Etymology: From Proto-Indo-European *ím, accusative case of *éy (“that”). Etymology templates: {{etymid|grc|there}}, {{etymon|grc|der|ine-pro>*ím>demonstrative|id=there}}, {{der|grc|ine-pro|*ím}} Proto-Indo-European *ím Head templates: {{head|grc|prefix}} ἐν- • (en-)
  1. Appears in medial/proximal place/source/destination demostratives Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ἐν--grc-prefix-tAImAnue 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: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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      "expansion": "",
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      "args": {
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      "ipa": "/en/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/en/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/en/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/en/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/en/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/en/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/en/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
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      "ipa": "/en/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/en/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/en/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/en/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
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      "ipa": "/en/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
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      "ipa": "/en/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
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      "ipa": "/en/",
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      "ipa": "/en/"
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      "ipa": "/en/"
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    },
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      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
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      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
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