Prepositions

Question 1

(away) from

Answer 1

ἀπο + genitive

(elision ἀπ if first letter of next word is a vowel)

Question 2

because of

Answer 2

δια + accusative

(elision δι if first letter of next word is a vowel)

Question 3

through

Answer 3

δια + genitive

(elision δι if first letter of next word is a vowel)

Question 4

into

Answer 4

εἰς + accusative

Question 5

(out of) from

Answer 5

ἐκ + genitive

(elision ἐξ if first letter of next word is a vowel)

Question 6

in

Answer 6

ἐν + dative

ἐν + dative can also more rarely mean ‘by’ of ‘with’ to demonstrate an instrument eg, I was hit by the enemy with a stick.

Question 7

in front of, in the presence of

Answer 7

ἐνωπιον + genitive

Memory tip: think ‘entropion’ where the eyelashes rub in front of the eyeball

Question 8

outside

Answer 8

ἐξω + genitive

Memory tip: think ‘exoskeleton’ which is a skeleton on the outside

(no elision -> the preposition remains unchanged even if first letter of next word is a vowel)

Question 9

onto

Answer 9

ἐπι + accusative

Elision = ἐπ

Question 10

on, in the time of

Answer 10

ἐπι + genitive

Elision = ἐπ

Question 11

on, in, on the basis of

Answer 11

ἐπι + dative

Elision = ἐπ

Question 12

until

Answer 12

ἑως + genitive

Memory tip: sounds similar to the korean ‘해’, then think ‘죽을 때까지 (until) 해!’

Question 13

according to

Answer 13

κατα + accusative

(elision κατ if first letter of next word is a vowel)

Question 14

against

Answer 14

κατα + genitive

(elision κατ if first letter of next word is a vowel)

Question 15

after

Answer 15

μετα + accusative

Memory tip: think ‘metaverse’ which is super futuristic, which is after the present time

(elision μετ if first letter of next word is a vowel)

Question 16

with

Answer 16

μετα + genitive

(elision μετ if first letter of next word is a vowel)

Question 17

alongside

Answer 17

παρα + accusative

Memory tip: like ‘parallel’ or ‘paracellular’

(elision παρ if first letter of next word is a vowel)

Question 18

from (beside)

Answer 18

παρα + genitive

(elision παρ if first letter of next word is a vowel)

Question 19

beside

Answer 19

παρα + dative

Memory tip: like ‘parallel’ or ‘paracellular’

(elision παρ if first letter of next word is a vowel)

Question 20

around, approximately

Answer 20

περι + accusative

Memory tip: like ‘perimeter’

(no elision -> the preposition remains unchanged even if first letter of next word is a vowel)

Question 21

before

Answer 21

προ + genitive

Memory tip: like ‘pro-drug’

(no elision -> the preposition remains unchanged even if first letter of next word is a vowel)

Question 22

concerning, about

Answer 22

περι + genitive

Memory tip: think of a circle and its perimeter that completely surrounds what it contains. Since it is in the genitive, think of everything that the circle contains and what it is about.

(no elision -> the preposition remains unchanged even if first letter of next word is a vowel)

Question 23

to, towards

Answer 23

προς + accusative

Memory tip: like ‘propel towards’

Question 24

together with

Answer 24

συν + dative

Memory tip: pronounced ‘su(oo)n’. Remember, in Greek the upsilon can also represent ‘y’. So it is the origin of many words that start with ‘syn-‘ eg, synchrony, synonym, synergistic

Question 25

above

Answer 25

ὑπερ + accusative

Question 26

on behalf of

Answer 26

ὑπερ + genitive

Question 27

below

Answer 27

ὑπο + accusative

(elision ὑπ if first letter of next word is a vowel)

Question 28

by, at the hands of

Answer 28

ὑπο + genitive

(elision ὑπ if first letter of next word is a vowel)

Can be used to express agent (as opposed to instrument).

Question 29

Behind

Answer 29

ὀπισω + genitive

Kind of sounds like ‘office’ -> offices are so behind the times! People should now work from home.

Question 30

in front of (physically in front of someone/something), in the presence of, before/ahead of, rank before

Answer 30

ἐμπροσθεν + gen

Question 31

for the sake of

Answer 31

ἑνεκα + gen

Question 32

on the other side of

Answer 32

περαν + gen

Question 33

separate, apart from

Answer 33

χωρις + gen

Question 34

until

Answer 34

ἀχρι + genitive