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Greek
Alternative forms
Prefix
απο- • (apo-)
- from, ex-
- απο- (apo-) + κλίση (klísi, “bending, inclination”) → απόκλιση (apóklisi, “deviation, divergence”)
- απο- (apo-) + κόβω (kóvo, “I cut”) → αποκόβω (apokóvo, “I wean, I cut off”)
- negation, removal, reversal
- απο- (apo-) + κεφάλι (kefáli, “head”) → αποκεφαλίζω (apokefalízo, “I decapitate”)
- intensification, completion, looking forward
- απο- (apo-) + θερίζω (therízo, “I reap”) → αποθερίζω (apotherízo, “I finish the harvest”)
- απο- (apo-) + τελειώνω (teleióno, “I finish”) → αποτελειώνω (apoteleióno, “I consummate”)
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