ἐξ

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• ἐκ

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *eḱs (“out of”), *eǵʰs, *h₁eǵʰs. Cognates include Latin ex, ē, Old Irish ess-, a, ass (Irish as), Lithuanian ìš and Old Church Slavonic из (iz), Kurdish ji,.

Pronunciation

• (5th BC Attic): IPA: /ekʰs/

• (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /ɛkʰs/

• (4th AD Koine): IPA: /exs/

• (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /eks/

• (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /eks/

Preposition

ἐξ (+ genitive)

1. Out of, from

Usage notes

If the word precedes a word beginning with a consonant, it is ἐκ, if preceding a word beginning with a vowel, it is ἐξ.