Prepositions Greek to English Flashcards
εἰς/ἐς
accusative
direction to, toward, into a place; against; with a view to, regarding; indicate purpose, “for”
ἐν
dative
in, on; among; in the power or presence of
ἐκ, ἐξ
genitive
(out) from, out of; resulting from, in accordance with
περί
genitive
concerning, about – thing about which one is speaking, writing or thinking.
dative
around – locates something around weapons/clothing
accusative
around, about (spatial/ indefinite temporal);
connected with a person;
concerning, about with verbs of action (except strife)
σύν/ξύν
dative
along) with; with the aid of; in accordance with (accompaniment
ἀπό
genitive
(away) from (remotely, at a distance or descent);
departure or motion away from a place;
indicates starting point, source or cause of an action
διά
genitive
through (movement through a place or thing; agency with person/means with things)
accusative
on account of, because of