Greek Prefixes

Looking for Greek prefixes? Below you'll find the most common prefixes from the Greek language along with their meanings and an example of how they are used with English words.

Now, why is learning prefixes so important when it comes to learning English? I'm glad you asked;-)

Many words -- though not a majority it's still a large percentage -- are made up of prefixes or suffixes added to a root, or root word.

And most of the prefixes, suffixes and roots come from either the Greek or Latin Languages. (That's why you'll find pages concerning all of these items within this site)

It's a fact. Learning Greek prefixes will help you in your knowledge of English so really learn the following!

Greek Prefixes   Meanings            Usage

a, an	opposite, not, against	atypical, anarchy
ana	up, again, throughout, against	analogy, anode
anti	against, opposite	antichrist, Antarctic, antivirus
apo	from, away from	apocalypse
cata	down, across, opposite, under	cataract, catastrophe
di	two, double, twice	digress, dichotomy
dia	through, going through	diagonal, diameter
dys	hard, difficult	dysfunctional, dyslexia
ec, (ek) ex	out of	eclectic, exit
ecto	outside, outermost	ectoderm, ectodomain
exo	outside, outward	exodus
en	in	entrance, entrails
eu	good, well, easy	Eucharist, eulogy
hemi	half	hemisphere
hyper	above, over	hyperactive, hyper-critical
hypo	below, under	hypodermic, hypocrite
meta	after, with, beyond	metaphysics, metamorphosis
opistho	behind, backward, back	opisthotonos
palin	again	palingenesis
para	along side, contrary, against	paralegal, parallel
peri	around, near	perimeter, perinatal
pro	before, in front of	prolog, progenitor
pros(o)	moving towards, onwards	proselytize, prosodemic
syl	together, with	syllable
sym	together, with	symphony
syn	together, with	synagogue, synergy

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