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Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀπό (apó, “from”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”).
Preposition
από • (apó) (+ accusative + genitive)
- (position): from
- ξεκίνησε από το σπίτι ― xekínise apó to spíti ― started from home
- (source, origin): from
- είμαι από την Ελλάδα ― eímai apó tin Elláda ― I am from Greece
- (time): from, at, by, since
- θα είμαι εδώ από νωρίς ― tha eímai edó apó norís ― I'll be early (literally, “I will be here from early”)
- (cause): by, with, from
- παρασύρθηκε από την οργή ― parasýrthike apó tin orgí ― he was carried away by anger
- (measurement): from
- από 25 ως 28 βαθμούς ― apó 25 os 28 vathmoús ― from 25 to 28 degrees
- (state): from
- έγινε από φιλόλογος προγραμματιστής ― égine apó filólogos programmatistís ― he changed from philologist into programmer
- (arithmetic): out of, from
- προσελήφθησαν οι τρεις από τους πέντε υποψηφίους ― proselífthisan oi treis apó tous pénte ypopsifíous ― three out of five applicants were taken on
- 10 από 35 κάνει 25 ― 10 apó 35 kánei 25 ― 10 from 35 gives 25
Antonyms
Derived terms
- απέξω (apéxo, “outside, by heart”)
- από δήμαρχος κλητήρας (apó dímarchos klitíras, “from riches to rags”, literally “from mayor to errand boy”)
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