{"def":{"short":"a primary preposition denoting origin (the point whence action or motion proceeds), from, out (of place, time, or cause literal or figurative; direct or remote)","long":["out of, from, by, away from"]},"pronun":{"ipa":"ɛk","ipa_mod":"e̞k","sbl":"ek","dic":"ek","dic_mod":"ake"},"comment":"When preceding a word beginning with a consonant, it takes the form \"ἐκ,\" and when preceding a vowel, it becomes \"ἐξ.\""}