ἐξ
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Ancient Greek[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
- (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[edit]
ἐξ (+ genitive)
Usage notes[edit]
If the word precedes a word beginning with a consonant, it is ἐκ, if preceding a word beginning with a vowel, it is ἐξ.
