A Reading Course in Homeric Greek, Book 2

Appendix A

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Appendix A

PREPOSITIONS

Position of preposition:

1. Ordinarily, before its object or object's modifier (prÒw me, sÁn pollo›w •ta¤roiw)


2. For poetic purposes, after its object, or between modifier and object (xeirÚw êpo, pollo›w sÁn •ta¤roiw)


3. In compound words, directly joined (prosf°rv)


4. As adverb (émf¤ =a pãntew ¶sthsan).

+ Genitive + Dative + Accusative

êgxi nearêgxi Tro¤hw

ëma at same timeëma nukt¤

together withëma •ta¤roiw

émf¤ on both sidesémf‹ o‡kƒ on both sidesémf‹ o‰kon

aroundémf‹ nh“ aroundémf‹ nhÒn

concerningémf‹ d≈roiw concerningémf‹ d«ra

énã on(to)énå ne«n on [at rest]énå nh¤ on(to)énå n∞a

overénå ga›an

épãneuye away fromépãneuye o‡kou

apart fromépãneuye pÒnou

far fromépãneuye f¤lvn

épÒ away fromépÚ p°trhw

fromépÚ cux∞w

diã throughdiå purÒw

throughdiå pËr

among [motion]diå

•ta¤rouw

on account ofdiå xrusÒn

§ggÊw near§ggÁw yalãsshw

e·neka on account ofe·neka pol°mou

for the sake ofe·neka seË

efiw intoefiw ga›an

toefiw yãlassan

§k, §j out of§k p°trhw

from§j érx∞w

§n in§n cuxª

on§n p°tr ̇si

among§n f¤loiw

§p¤ upon§p‹ p°trhw on§p‹ p°tr ̇ to(wards)§p‹ p°traw

at, beside§p‹ yalãss ̇ after [in search]§p‹ dÒjan

katã down fromkatå p°trhw down (along)katå potamÒn

according tokatå d¤khn

throughoutkatå ga›an

metã amongmetå dendr°oisi into the midstmetå je¤nouw

withmetå égãp ̇ aftermetå pÒlemon

parã fromparå f¤lvn at, besideparå potam“ toparå yãlassan

along(side)parå potamÒn

per¤ aboutper‹ boul∞w aboutper‹ s≈mati aboutper‹ s«ma

excellingper‹ pãntvn forper‹ d≈roiw forper‹ d«ra

prÒw fromprÚw ênaktow onprÚw ga¤ ̇ to(ward)prÚw yãlassan

atprÚw yalãss ̇

sÊn withsÁn sofo›si

Íp°r overÍp¢r yÊrhw overÍp¢r pÒnton

ÍpÒ from underÍpÚ p°trhw under [at rest]ÍpÚ p°tr ̇

under [motion to]ÍpÚ

p°trhn

by [agent]ÍpÚ cux∞w