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Ancient Greek
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /per/ → /per/ → /per/
Etymology 1
From περί (perí). Compare περικαλλής (perikallḗs, “very beautiful”), Latin permagnus (“very great”) etc.
Alternative forms
Particle
περ • (per) (most common in Epic and Lyric)
- Enclitic particle that follows the word it modifies and adds force to it
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See περί (perí).
Preposition
περ • (per) (governs the genitive, dative, and accusative)
- Thessalian and Delphic form of περί (perí)
Further reading
- “περ”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- περ in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- “περ”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
- G4007 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.