"ἐπι-" meaning in Ancient Greek

See ἐπι- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

Forms: ἐπῐ- [canonical], epĭ- [romanization], ἐπ- [alternative, before-vowel], ἐφ- [alternative, before-vowel]
Etymology: See ἐπί (epí). Head templates: {{head|grc|prefix|head=ἐπῐ-}} ἐπῐ- • (epĭ-)
  1. (place) on, upon, on top of, all over, covering Tags: morpheme, place
    Sense id: en-ἐπι--grc-prefix-v5Dj7gNN
  2. (motion) on, over Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ἐπι--grc-prefix-wVXj2kGc
  3. (addition, accompaniment) in addition to, as interest on, with Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ἐπι--grc-prefix-ZfOthvoh 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: 21 0 58 21 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 9 0 82 8 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 0 93 3 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 0 93 4 0 0
  4. (time) after Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ἐπι--grc-prefix-85WSOT7w Categories (other): Time Topics: time
  5. (of superiority, authority, motivation) over, at, for, against Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ἐπι--grc-prefix-49JKkYHP
  6. (intensive) over- Tags: emphatic, morpheme
    Sense id: en-ἐπι--grc-prefix-zlE3bgEg
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  "etymology_text": "See ἐπί (epí).",
  "forms": [
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "epĭ-",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἐπ-",
      "raw_tags": [
        "with smooth breathing"
      ],
      "roman": "ep-",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "before-vowel"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἐφ-",
      "raw_tags": [
        "with rough breathing"
      ],
      "roman": "eph-",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "before-vowel"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "prefix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "on, upon, on top of, all over, covering"
      ],
      "id": "en-ἐπι--grc-prefix-v5Dj7gNN",
      "links": [
        [
          "on",
          "on"
        ],
        [
          "upon",
          "upon"
        ],
        [
          "on top of",
          "on top of"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(place) on, upon, on top of, all over, covering"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme",
        "place"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "on, over"
      ],
      "id": "en-ἐπι--grc-prefix-wVXj2kGc",
      "qualifier": "motion",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(motion) on, over"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "21 0 58 21 0 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "9 0 82 8 0 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using catfix",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 0 93 3 0 0",
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          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 0 93 4 0 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "in addition to, as interest on, with"
      ],
      "id": "en-ἐπι--grc-prefix-ZfOthvoh",
      "links": [
        [
          "in addition to",
          "in addition to"
        ],
        [
          "interest",
          "interest"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "addition; accompaniment; addition; accompaniment",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(addition, accompaniment) in addition to, as interest on, with"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
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          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Time",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "after"
      ],
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        [
          "time",
          "time"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(time) after"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "time"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "over, at, for, against"
      ],
      "id": "en-ἐπι--grc-prefix-49JKkYHP",
      "links": [
        [
          "at",
          "at"
        ],
        [
          "for",
          "for"
        ],
        [
          "against",
          "against"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "authority; motivation; authority; motivation",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of superiority, authority, motivation) over, at, for, against"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of superiority"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "over-"
      ],
      "id": "en-ἐπι--grc-prefix-zlE3bgEg",
      "links": [
        [
          "over-",
          "over-"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intensive) over-"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "emphatic",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ἐπι-"
}
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    "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
    "Ancient Greek lemmas",
    "Ancient Greek prefixes",
    "Pages using catfix",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "See ἐπί (epí).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ἐπῐ-",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "epĭ-",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἐπ-",
      "raw_tags": [
        "with smooth breathing"
      ],
      "roman": "ep-",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "before-vowel"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἐφ-",
      "raw_tags": [
        "with rough breathing"
      ],
      "roman": "eph-",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "before-vowel"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "2": "prefix",
        "head": "ἐπῐ-"
      },
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      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "prefix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "on, upon, on top of, all over, covering"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "on",
          "on"
        ],
        [
          "upon",
          "upon"
        ],
        [
          "on top of",
          "on top of"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(place) on, upon, on top of, all over, covering"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme",
        "place"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "on, over"
      ],
      "qualifier": "motion",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(motion) on, over"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "in addition to, as interest on, with"
      ],
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        [
          "in addition to",
          "in addition to"
        ],
        [
          "interest",
          "interest"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "addition; accompaniment; addition; accompaniment",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(addition, accompaniment) in addition to, as interest on, with"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "grc:Time"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "after"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "time",
          "time"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(time) after"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "time"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "over, at, for, against"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "at",
          "at"
        ],
        [
          "for",
          "for"
        ],
        [
          "against",
          "against"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "authority; motivation; authority; motivation",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of superiority, authority, motivation) over, at, for, against"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of superiority"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "over-"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "over-",
          "over-"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intensive) over-"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "emphatic",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ἐπι-"
}

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