13: Prepositions Flashcards
What are the prepositions with just one case?
ἀπό (+gen.) ἐκ (+gen.) σύν (+dat.) ἐν (+dat.) πρός (+acc.) εἰς (+acc.)
What are the prepositions with two cases?
διά (+gen., +acc.) κατά (+gen., +acc.) μετά (+gen., +acc.) περί (+gen., +acc.) ὑπέρ (+gen., +acc.) ὑπό (+gen., +acc.) ἐπί (+gen, +dat., +acc.) παρά (+gen., +dat., +acc.)
ἀπό
+ gen., from
διά
+ gen., through
+ acc., because of
εἰς
+ acc., unto, into, to, in
ἐκ
+ gen., out of, from
ἐν
+ dat., in, on, among, by (means of)
ἐπί
+ gen., upon, on
+ dat., upon, on the basis of
+ acc., upon, against
κατά
+ gen., down from, against
+ acc., according to
μετά
+ gen., with
+ acc., after
παρά
+ gen., from, with
+ dat., with, beside
+ acc., beside
περί
+ gen., concerning, about
+ acc., around
πρός
+ acc., to, toward, in the presence of
σύν
+ dat., with, along with
ὑπέρ
+ gen., on behalf of, for the sake of
+ acc., above
ὑπό
+ gen., by
+ acc., under
When does the kappa on εκ changes to xi?
When the next word begins with a vowel.
What is an elision?
When the prepositions drop their final vowel when followed by a word that begins with a vowel.
Exception: περί
When does the pi or tau of an elided preposition changes to its aspirated form?
When the word that follows has a rough breathing.
ἀρχή, ή
beginning
γῆ, ἡ
earth
ἔδωκεν
he gave
εὐδοκία, ἡ
goodwill
θρόνος, ὁ
throne
᾽Ιταλία, ἡ
Italy
κόσμος, ό
world
ὅς
who (nom.)
ὅτι
because
οὖτος
he
ὕψιστος, -η, -ον
highest (place)
φυλασσω
I guard
