ἄψ

ἄψ

Grammatical information: adv.

Meaning: `back(wards), again' (Il.).

Derivatives: ἄψερον = ὕστερον, πάλιν (Alk., H., Zonar.), after ὕστερον.

Origin: IE [Indo-European] [53] *h₂eb ? `from, away'

Etymology: Identical with Lat. abs `away, back'. For the -ς cf. ἐξ and Schwyzer 620. The relation to ἄπο etc. is unclear.

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