GREEK PREPOSITIONS. ^^^ 



ESfaxov \k vr.oiv. Apollon. Rod. 



" The failors from the veflTels looked towards the Bear and the 

 " ftars of Orion,"—" the failors looked,— refting place of their 

 " looking,— place where their view refted, — the Bear and Orion." 

 E<j TsiayJiriov; ly'ivovTo ffu\iay2ra.i, " the confpirators amounted to 

 " 300," — " the confpirators proceeded in number, — point where 

 *' the numeration flopped, — 300." 'E/j r,i'klov xuru^utiTK ^ociwiitki, 

 " they feaft till funfet,"— " they feaft,— flopping point of their 

 " feafling,- funfet." £<; hvvoi.fji.iv hya(irui, " he works to the ut- 

 " moft of his power,"—" h« works,— flopping point,— his 

 " flrength, — point where his exertion flops, — the point where his 

 " flrength flops." 'EyxA^^t/oara ej -rovg Adrivecms, " complaints 

 " againfl the Athenians," — " complaints,— objedl where they 

 " relied, — the Athenians." 'Evaivirut «; ro KaK7.og, " he is prai- 

 " fed for his beauty," — " he is praifed,— point where the praife 

 " refls, — his beauty." 



In all thefe various applications of e'lg, we find the fame radi- 

 cal idea oijtoppiiig place or rejling place exlfls ; and, in like man- 

 ner, it would be eafy to trace the fame primitive fenfe in every 

 phrafe or fentence where this prepolition occurs. 



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In the Etymologlcum Parvum of Gregory, the derivation of 

 iK is properly flated from the verb inca, " I yield, give way, or 

 " quit my place." This prepofition, therefore, appears to be a 

 mutilated verbal noun, of fimilar import with the verb, and may 

 therefore be exadly rendered quitted, or place quitted, and, by a 

 very obvious tranfition,_/?^/^ quitted. This radical meaning cor- 

 refponds with that of the Englifh word out, which feems a 



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