ἐπι-
ἐπι- Before a vowel ἐπ-. Also in assimilated form ἐφ-. 1 Position on or upon something or on or in the surface of something. 2 At, by, in, among. 3 Placing, fitting or attaching in a specified or indicated position. 4 Denoting an occasion or cause, at, in, thereat, thereupon, therein. 5 Denoting (sometimes vaguely) that action, effort or the like takes place in a specified or indicated direction or is directed to or against something or to a specified or indicated object or end. 6 Besides, in addition. 7 Following, succession; being behind. 8 Accompaniment. 9 In answer or response. 10 Being in charge of something. 11 To, towards, at, on, upon, for. So in hostile sense. 12 On to, on, upon, over. 13 Over, passing over. 14 Going over or along a space or line or over or round persons, etc. 15 Extension or diffusion over a space. 16 Extension over a period of time. 17 On, onwards. 18 Putting to, closing, shutting; thrusting or pressing home. 19 Intensive (commonly not appreciably affecting the sense).
No short def.
Headword (normalized):
ἐπι-
Headword (normalized/stripped):
επι-
Intro Text:
ἐπι- Before a vowel ἐπ-. Also in assimilated form ἐφ-. 1 Position on or upon something or on or in the surface of something. 2 At, by, in, among. 3 Placing, fitting or attaching in a specified or indicated position. 4 Denoting an occasion or cause, at, in, thereat, thereupon, therein. 5 Denoting (sometimes vaguely) that action, effort or the like takes place in a specified or indicated direction or is directed to or against something or to a specified or indicated object or end. 6 Besides, in addition. 7 Following, succession; being behind. 8 Accompaniment. 9 In answer or response. 10 Being in charge of something. 11 To, towards, at, on, upon, for. So in hostile sense. 12 On to, on, upon, over. 13 Over, passing over. 14 Going over or along a space or line or over or round persons, etc. 15 Extension or diffusion over a space. 16 Extension over a period of time. 17 On, onwards. 18 Putting to, closing, shutting; thrusting or pressing home. 19 Intensive (commonly not appreciably affecting the sense).
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionaries.v1:cunliffe_lex-n9802
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"definition": "ἐπι- Before a vowel ἐπ-. Also in assimilated form ἐφ-. 1 Position on or upon something or on or in the surface of something. 2 At, by, in, among. 3 Placing, fitting or attaching in a specified or indicated position. 4 Denoting an occasion or cause, at, in, thereat, thereupon, therein. 5 Denoting (sometimes vaguely) that action, effort or the like takes place in a specified or indicated direction or is directed to or against something or to a specified or indicated object or end. 6 Besides, in addition. 7 Following, succession; being behind. 8 Accompaniment. 9 In answer or response. 10 Being in charge of something. 11 To, towards, at, on, upon, for. So in hostile sense. 12 On to, on, upon, over. 13 Over, passing over. 14 Going over or along a space or line or over or round persons, etc. 15 Extension or diffusion over a space. 16 Extension over a period of time. 17 On, onwards. 18 Putting to, closing, shutting; thrusting or pressing home. 19 Intensive (commonly not appreciably affecting the sense).",
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