ἐπί
ἐπί
by elision and euphony ἐπ᾽ or ἐφ' [cogn., Lat. ob, to, for, on account of, bor., Eng. epidemic, epigram, epitaph], prep. with gen., dat., or acc., on, upon. With gen., the usual constr. of actual position on (cp. dat.), on, upon; ἐφ᾽ ἵππων, on horseback; on the bank of; with verbs of motion, on the road to, in the direction of (cp. 'front of the street'); of time, in the time of, at (cp. ‘on his tenth birthday’); ἐφ᾽ ἡμῶν in our time; of manner, in various phrases (cp. ‘on a sudden,’ ‘on the jump), as ἐφ' ἑαυτῶν, by themselves; ἐπὶ τεττάρων, four deep, ἐπὶ φάλαγγος, in line of battle. With dat., more commonly of connection than of actual position on (cp. gen.), on, upon, by, at, for, in; in the power of (depending on); in command of (over); on condition of; ἐπὶ τούτοις, hereupon, upon it, upon this understanding, upon these terms; ἐφ᾽ ᾧ on condition that, with inf, With acc., depending on an idea of motion, on, upon, to, against (cp. ‘advance of the enemy’s works’), the usual meaning with words denoting persons (cp. παρά and πρός); of purpose, for; of extent, for, over, extending over; ἐπὶ πολύ, for a long distance; ὡς ἐπὶ τὸ πολύ, as a rule, generally, In cpds., on, to, against, besides, sometimes merely intensifying the meaning of the simple word; cp. Eng. words beginning with epi-, as
epicure, epidermis, epithet, also see above. ἐπίᾶσι, see ἔπειμι, come on. ἔπιβάλλω [βάλλω, throw], throw on; mid., of archers, put an arrow on the string.
on, upon with gen., dat., and acc.
Headword (normalized):
ἐπί
Headword (normalized/stripped):
επι
Intro Text:
ἐπί
by elision and euphony ἐπ᾽ or ἐφ' [cogn., Lat. ob, to, for, on account of, bor., Eng. epidemic, epigram, epitaph], prep. with gen., dat., or acc., on, upon. With gen., the usual constr. of actual position on (cp. dat.), on, upon; ἐφ᾽ ἵππων, on horseback; on the bank of; with verbs of motion, on the road to, in the direction of (cp. 'front of the street'); of time, in the time of, at (cp. ‘on his tenth birthday’); ἐφ᾽ ἡμῶν in our time; of manner, in various phrases (cp. ‘on a sudden,’ ‘on the jump), as ἐφ' ἑαυτῶν, by themselves; ἐπὶ τεττάρων, four deep, ἐπὶ φάλαγγος, in line of battle. With dat., more commonly of connection than of actual position on (cp. gen.), on, upon, by, at, for, in; in the power of (depending on); in command of (over); on condition of; ἐπὶ τούτοις, hereupon, upon it, upon this understanding, upon these terms; ἐφ᾽ ᾧ on condition that, with inf, With acc., depending on an idea of motion, on, upon, to, against (cp. ‘advance of the enemy’s works’), the usual meaning with words denoting persons (cp. παρά and πρός); of purpose, for; of extent, for, over, extending over; ἐπὶ πολύ, for a long distance; ὡς ἐπὶ τὸ πολύ, as a rule, generally, In cpds., on, to, against, besides, sometimes merely intensifying the meaning of the simple word; cp. Eng. words beginning with epi-, as
epicure, epidermis, epithet, also see above. ἐπίᾶσι, see ἔπειμι, come on. ἔπιβάλλω [βάλλω, throw], throw on; mid., of archers, put an arrow on the string.
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