από

Greek

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀπό (apó, “from”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”).

Preposition

από • (apó) (+ accusative + genitive)

  1. (position): from
    ξεκίνησε από το σπίτι ― xekínise apó to spíti ― started from home
  2. (source, origin): from
    είμαι από την Ελλάδα ― eímai apó tin Elláda ― I am from Greece
  3. (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”)
  4. (cause): by, with, from
    παρασύρθηκε από την οργή ― parasýrthike apó tin orgí ― he was carried away by anger
  5. (measurement): from
    από 25 ως 28 βαθμούς ― apó 25 os 28 vathmoús ― from 25 to 28 degrees
  6. (state): from
    έγινε από φιλόλογος προγραμματιστής ― égine apó filólogos programmatistís ― he changed from philologist into programmer
  7. (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

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