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monolithic ? ____________________ (λίθος = stone)
40. In 399 BCE, the Greek philosopher Socrates was put on trial in Athens on charges, among others, of corrupting the young. According to his pupil Plato, in court he gave a speech that we now call the Apology . Since Socrates would never have said that he was sorry about anything he had done, what was he doing in this speech? ____________________
D. Construct a sentence using an English derivative of the following Greek words:
     
41. πρα̑γμα
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42. αἰτία
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43. ἀγών
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44. ἐκκλησία
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45. κινἐω
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LATIN and GREEK
PREFIXES

    A sixth-century BCE bronze statue of the Greek hero Heracles (National Museum, Athens)
And though thou hadst small Latine and less Greeke, From thence to honour thee, I would not seeke For names .
    BEN JONSON (seventeenth-century English playwright and poet)
    “To the Memory of My Beloved, the Author, Mr. William Shakespeare” (1623)
    Prefixes formed from Latin and Greek prepositions are most often adverbial, that is, they qualify or modify some action that is described by the word to which the prefix is attached.
    I. LATIN PREPOSITIONS
     
Latin Preposition
English Meaning
English Combining Form
Example
ab, a
from, away from
ab-, a-
abduct, avert
ad 1
to, toward, for
ac-, ad-, af-, ag-, al-,
accept, admit, affirm,
 
 
an-, ap-, ar-, as-, at-
aggression, allocate,
 
 
 
announce, applaud,
 
 
 
arrive, assume, attack
ante
before
ante-
antecedent
cum 2
with, together
com-, col-, con-
compose, collect,
 
 
cor-, co- 3
convene, correct, cohere
circum
around
circum-
circumnavigate
contra 4
against
contra-
contradict
de
down, from, about
de-
depose
ex, e
out of
ex-, e-, ef-
except, edict, effort
extra
outside
extra-
extraordinary
in
in, into, on
in-, il-, im-
incur, illusion, import
inter
between
inter-
interact
intra
within
intra-
intravenous
ob
to, against
ob-, oc-, of-, op-
object, occur, offer,
 
 
 
oppose
per
through, by
per-, pel-
permit, perfect, pellucid
post
after
post-
postpone
prae
before
pre-
predict, prefer
pro
in front of,
pro-
propose, provide
 
on behalf of
 
 
sine
without
se-
secure, secluded
sub
under,
sub-, suc-, suff-,
submit, success, suffer
 
in addition to
sug-, sup-, sus-
suggest, suppose,
 
 
 
suspend
super 5
above
super-
supervise
trans
across
trans-, tra-
transmit, tradition
ultra 6
beyond
ultra-
ultrasonic

    Phoenix mosaic. The phoenix was a mythical bird that was said to live for 500 years, then consume itself in fire, only to be reborn out of the ashes. Third century CE (Urfa, Turkey)
    II. GREEK PREPOSITIONS
     
Greek Preposition
English Meaning
English Combining Form
Example
amphi (άμφί)
around, on both sides;
amphi-
amphitheatre
 
of both kinds
 
amphibious
ana (άνά)
up; backward; again
ana-
anagram, analogy
anti (άντί)
against
anti-
antidote, antipathy
apo (άπό)
from, away from
apo-, aph-*
apology, apostle,
 
 
 
aphorism
cata (κατά)
down, away; concerning
cata-, cath-*
catalog, catastrophe,
 
 
 
catholic, catheter
dia (διά)
through
dia-
diameter
en (ἐν)
in
en-, em-
endemic, empathy
ec (ἐκ)
out of
ec-, ex-
ecstasy, exodus
epi (ἐπί)
on, at, to; in addition to
epi-, eph-*
epistle, epidemic
 
 
 
ephemeral
hyper 7 (ύπέρ)
over, beyond; excessively
hyper-
hyperbole,
 
 
 
hyperactive
hypo (ύπό)
under, below; slightly
hypo-, hyph-*
hypothesis, hyphen
meta (μετά)
with, after, beyond; change
meta-, meth-*
metabolism, method
para (παρά)
beside, beyond; contrary
para-
paradox, parallel,
 
to; irregular
 
paranoia
peri (περί)
around, about, near
peri-
perimeter, periphery
pro (πρό)
before, in front of
pro-
problem, prophet
pros (πρός)
to, toward, in