Greek preposition
ἐπί
ἐπί is a Greek preposition. In the 6 analysed lines it was read in, it means “to” (2 times), “for” (once), “on” (once) and “over” (once).
In the texts
Each line as the reader shows it: every word in its case colour with its meaning underneath, and arcs from ἐπί to the words it goes with.
ἡ δὲ μήτηρ ἐξαιτησαμένη αὐτὸν ἀποπέμπει πάλιν ἐπὶ τὴν ἀρχήν.
But his mother, having asked for him back, sent him away again to his command.
ἐπὶ: preposition taking ἀρχήν.
κίνησις γὰρ αὕτη μεγίστη δὴ τοῖς Ἕλλησιν ἐγένετο καὶ μέρει τινὶ τῶν βαρβάρων, ὡς δὲ εἰπεῖν καὶ ἐπὶ πλεῖστον ἀνθρώπων.
For this was indeed the greatest movement for the Greeks and a certain part of the barbarians, and, one might say, over most of mankind.
ἐπὶ: preposition taking πλεῖστον.
Ἀλώπηξ λιμώττουσα ὡς ἐθεάσατο ἐπί τινος ἀναδενδράδος βότρυας κρεμαμένους, ἠβουλήθη αὐτῶν περιγενέσθαι, καὶ οὐκ ἡδύνατο·
A fox, being hungry, when she saw grapes hanging on a certain vine, wished to get possession of them, but she could not.
ἐπί: preposition taking ἀναδενδράδος.
…πρὸς τὴν ἀλέαν ἀντέχειν μὴ δυνάμενος, ἀποδυσάμενος ποταμοῦ ῥέοντος ἐπὶ λουτρὸν ἀπῄει
As the man was taking off his extra clothes, the heat became more intense, until, unable to resist the heat, he stripped and went to a flowing river for a bath.
ἐπὶ: preposition taking λουτρὸν.
…ἄλλον χρόνον οὕτω διεκείμην ὥστε μήτε λυπεῖν μήτε λίαν ἐπ’ ἐκείνῃ εἶναι ὅ τι ἂν ἐθέλῃ ποιεῖν, ἐφύλαττόν τε…
For I, O Athenians, since it seemed good to me to marry and I brought a wife into the house, for all the other time I behaved so as neither to grieve nor to be overly dependent on her to do whatever she might wish, and I kept watch as much as was possible, and I paid attention as was fitting.
ἐπ’: preposition taking ἐκείνῃ.
…διὰ χρόνου πλῆθος ἀδύνατα ἦν, ἐκ δὲ τεκμηρίων ὧν ἐπὶ μακρότατον σκοποῦντί μοι πιστεῦσαι ξυμβαίνει οὐ μεγάλα νομίζω γενέσθαι…
For it was impossible to find out clearly the events before them and even older ones due to the great amount of time; but from the evidence which it is possible for me to trust after observing it at length, I consider that neither great things happened regarding the wars nor in other matters.
ἐπὶ: preposition taking μακρότατον.
Forms
Every form of the word in these texts, with what it is.
| Form | Grammar | Read |
|---|---|---|
| ἐπὶ | Preposition | 4 |
| ἐπ’ | Preposition | 1 |
| ἐπί | Preposition | 1 |
Words it goes with
Joined to ἐπί by an arc in these lines, most often first.