ἐγγύθεν

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἐγγῠ́ς (engŭ́s, “near”) +‎ -θεν (-then).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /eŋ.ɡý.tʰen/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /eŋˈɡy.tʰen/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /eɲˈɟy.θen/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /eɲˈɟy.θen/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /eɲˈɟi.θen/

Adverb

ἐγγῠ́θεν • (engŭ́then)

from nearby
nearby

Preposition

ἐγγῠ́θεν • (engŭ́then) (governs the dative and genitive)

near

Further reading

“ἐγγύθεν”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press