περ
See also: πέρ
Ancient Greek edit
Pronunciation edit
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /per/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /per/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /per/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /per/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /per/
Etymology 1 edit
From περί (perí). Compare περικαλλής (perikallḗs, “very beautiful”), Latin permagnus (“very great”) etc.
Alternative forms edit
- πέρ (pér) — stressed
Particle edit
περ • (per) (most common in Epic and Lyric)
- Enclitic particle that follows the word it modifies and adds force to it
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
See περί (perí).
Preposition edit
περ • (per) (governs the genitive, dative, and accusative)
- Thessalian and Delphic form of περί (perí)
Further reading edit
- “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[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.