"ἐν" meaning in Ancient Greek

See ἐν in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Preposition

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], ἐνῐ́ [alternative, Epic], ἐνῑ́ [alternative, Epic], ἔνι [alternative, Epic], εἰν [alternative, Epic], εἰνῐ́ [alternative, Epic], ἔν [alternative], ἐμ [alternative], ἰν [alternative]
Etymology: PIE word *h₁én From Proto-Indo-European *h₁én (“in”), cognate with Latin in, Old Armenian ի (i), English in. The dative is from the PIE locative. The genitive is an innovated Greek associative. The accusative is from the pre-PIE directional. Etymology templates: {{PIE word|grc|h₁én}} PIE word *h₁én, {{etymon|grc|inh|ine-pro>*h₁én>in|id=in}}, {{inh|grc|ine-pro|*h₁én|t=in}} Proto-Indo-European *h₁én (“in”), {{cog|la|in}} Latin in, {{cog|xcl|ի}} Old Armenian ի (i), {{cog|en|in}} English in Head templates: {{grc-preposition|dat|gen|acc}} ἐν • (en) (governs the dative, genitive, and accusative)
  1. (location) (with dative) in, on, at; (with dative plural) among
    (elliptical, with genitive) in the house or the land of
    Tags: accusative, genitive, with-dative, with-genitive
    Sense id: en-ἐν-grc-prep-Ig~8yd0I Categories (other): Ancient Greek dative prepositions, Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek dative prepositions: 30 30 30 9 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 49 39 9 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 61 34 2 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 66 32 1 1 Topics: location
  2. (location) (with dative) in, on, at; (with dative plural) among
    surrounded by; wearing
    Tags: accusative, genitive, with-dative
    Sense id: en-ἐν-grc-prep-T2QuTsGS Categories (other): Ancient Greek accusative prepositions, Ancient Greek dative prepositions, Ancient Greek genitive prepositions, Ancient Greek prepositions Disambiguation of Ancient Greek accusative prepositions: 26 35 26 14 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek dative prepositions: 30 30 30 9 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek genitive prepositions: 26 35 26 14 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek prepositions: 26 34 26 14 Topics: location
  3. (location) (with dative) in, on, at; (with dative plural) among Tags: accusative, genitive, with-dative
    Sense id: en-ἐν-grc-prep-hP2~o4z6 Categories (other): Ancient Greek dative prepositions Disambiguation of Ancient Greek dative prepositions: 30 30 30 9 Topics: location
  4. (time) in, at, or during the time of Tags: accusative, genitive, with-dative
    Sense id: en-ἐν-grc-prep-O6iRwZud Categories (other): Time Topics: time
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ἐν- (en-) [prefix], ἐν δέ (en dé) [adverb], and compounds

Alternative forms

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          "at",
          "at"
        ],
        [
          "among",
          "among"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(location) (with dative) in, on, at; (with dative plural) among"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "genitive",
        "with-dative"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "location"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "grc:Time"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "in, at, or during the time of"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "time",
          "time"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(time) in, at, or during the time of"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "genitive",
        "with-dative"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "time"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/en/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/en/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/en/"
    },
    {
      "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"
    },
    {
      "other": "/em/"
    },
    {
      "other": "[eŋ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ἐν"
}

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{
  "called_from": "page/1498/20230118",
  "msg": "''(with dative) in, on, at; (wit'[...]' gloss has examples we want to keep, but there are subglosses.",
  "path": [
    "ἐν"
  ],
  "section": "Ancient Greek",
  "subsection": "preposition",
  "title": "ἐν",
  "trace": ""
}

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