ἀ-
            
          
          ἀ- as a prothetic vowel, usually before a double consonant, as ἀ-βληχρός, ἀ-σπαίρω; sts. before a single consonant, as ἀ-μέλγω; before a vowel where ϝ is lost, as ἀ-ϝείδω. [ᾰ.]
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  "headword": "ἀ-",
  "urn": "urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionaries.v1:lsj-n2",
  "citations": [],
  "senses": [],
  "key": "a)2",
  "type": "main"
}