Greek Prefixes Flashcards
Lesson 1: Introduction to Greek Bases & Prefixes
a- (an- before vowels or h)
not, without (e.g. athiest, anarchy)
Lesson 1: Introduction to Greek Bases & Prefixes
amphi-, ampho-
both, on both sides, around (e.g. amphibious)
Lesson 1: Introduction to Greek Bases & Prefixes
ana- (an- before vowels or h)
up, back, again (e.g. anatomy, aneurism)
Lesson 1: Introduction to Greek Bases & Prefixes
anti- (ant- before vowels or h)
against, opposite (e.g. antidote, antagonist)
Lesson 1: Introduction to Greek Bases & Prefixes
apo- (ap- before vowels or h)
from, off, away (e.g. apology, aphorism)
Lesson 1: Introduction to Greek Bases & Prefixes
cata- (cat- before vowels or h)
down, against, according to, very (e.g. catalyst, catholic)
Lesson 1: Introduction to Greek Bases & Prefixes
dia- (di- before vowels or h)
through, across, between (e.g. diameter, diopter)
Lesson 2: The Greek Alphabet
dys-
bad, disordered, difficult (e.g. dysfunction)
Lesson 2: The Greek Alphabet
es-, eis-
inward, into (e.g. esodic, eisodic)
Lesson 2: The Greek Alphabet
ec- (ex- before vowels or h)
out, out of, outside (e.g. eccentric, exodus)
Lesson 2: The Greek Alphabet
en- (em-, el-)
in, into, inward (e.g. energy, embryo, elliptical)
Lesson 2: The Greek Alphabet
en- + anti-
opposite (e.g. enantiopathic)
Lesson 2: The Greek Alphabet
endo-, ento- (end-, ent- before vowels or h)
within, inner (e.g. endocrine)
Lesson 2: The Greek Alphabet
epi- (ep- before vowels or h)
upon, on, to, in addition to (e.g. epidemic)
Lesson 2: The Greek Alphabet
eu-
well, good, normal (e.g. euology)