Εγκρίνεται επιδότηση υπό την προϋπόθεση ότι υπάρχει επιλέξιμη κατοικία.

Εγκρίνεται is the third-person singular mediopassive/passive form of the verb εγκρίνω (to approve).

So literally it means is approved or gets approved.

In this sentence, the thing being approved is επιδότηση (subsidy / grant), so:

• Εγκρίνεται επιδότηση = A subsidy is approved / Subsidy is approved

This kind of passive wording is very common in official or administrative Greek.

Greek word order is more flexible than English word order.

Both of these are possible:

• Εγκρίνεται επιδότηση
• Επιδότηση εγκρίνεται

But in formal notices and bureaucratic language, it is very common to place the verb first, especially in statements about rules, decisions, or procedures.

Starting with Εγκρίνεται gives the sentence an official, impersonal tone, something like:

• Subsidy is approved...
• Approval is granted...

Greek often leaves out the article in formal, legal, or administrative style, especially when speaking in a general way.

So:

• Εγκρίνεται επιδότηση = A subsidy is approved / subsidy is approved
• Εγκρίνεται η επιδότηση would sound more like the subsidy is approved, referring to a specific one already known
• Εγκρίνεται μια επιδότηση would mean a certain subsidy is approved, which is less natural in this kind of official phrasing

In other words, the article is omitted because the sentence is giving a general rule or condition, not talking about one already identified subsidy.

Yes, υπό την προϋπόθεση ότι is a very common formal fixed expression meaning:

• on the condition that
• provided that
• under the condition that

It is made up of:

• υπό = under (formal/literary preposition here)
• την προϋπόθεση = the prerequisite / the condition
• ότι = that

So the whole phrase introduces a condition for approval.

A learner should recognize it as a chunk rather than translating each word separately every time.

Similar formal expressions include:

• υπό τον όρο ότι = provided that / on condition that
• με την προϋπόθεση ότι = provided that

Because υπάρχει means there exists / there is, while είναι means is.

The sentence is not saying that the residence is eligible in isolation; it is saying that there is an eligible residence.

So:

• υπάρχει επιλέξιμη κατοικία = there is an eligible residence
• είναι επιλέξιμη η κατοικία = the residence is eligible

That is an important difference:

• υπάρχει introduces the existence of something
• είναι links a subject with a description

Because κατοικία is a feminine singular noun, and the adjective επιλέξιμη must agree with it.

So:

• κατοικία = feminine singular
• επιλέξιμη = feminine singular form of eligible

This is basic adjective agreement in Greek.

You could compare:

• επιλέξιμη κατοικία = eligible residence
• επιλέξιμο ακίνητο = eligible property (neuter singular)
• επιλέξιμες κατοικίες = eligible residences (feminine plural)

No. In υπάρχει επιλέξιμη κατοικία, κατοικία is the subject, even though in English we often think of there is as a special structure.

Greek does not use a dummy subject like English there. Instead, it simply says:

• exists eligible residence
• more naturally: there exists an eligible residence

So επιλέξιμη κατοικία is in the nominative, not the accusative.

Here, υπό is followed by the accusative in a formal fixed phrase:

• υπό την προϋπόθεση

So:

• την προϋπόθεση is accusative singular feminine
• the article την matches προϋπόθεση

This whole phrase functions adverbially: it tells us under what condition the subsidy is approved.

For many learners, it is easiest to memorize υπό την προϋπόθεση ότι as one unit.

Grammatically, Εγκρίνεται is present tense, but in official Greek the present is often used for:

• general rules
• formal statements
• administrative decisions
• instructions or policy language

So it does not necessarily mean something is happening right now in a vivid sense. It often means something like:

• is approved
• may be approved
• gets approved
• shall be approved, depending on context

In bureaucratic language, the Greek present often overlaps with what English might express through is approved or sometimes will be approved, depending on the situation.

It is not fully impersonal grammatically, because there is still a grammatical subject: επιδότηση.

However, it feels impersonal in style because:

• the passive is used
• no agent is mentioned
• the wording is formal and administrative

The sentence does not say who approves the subsidy. That is typical in official texts, where the focus is on the rule or outcome rather than on the person or institution doing the action.

Yes. In υπό την προϋπόθεση ότι, the ότι is the conjunction that.

So the structure is:

• under the condition that there is an eligible residence

In natural English, you would usually translate the whole phrase more smoothly as:

• provided that there is an eligible residence
• on condition that there is an eligible residence

So although ότι does mean that, the whole phrase is usually translated idiomatically.

Not exactly. Κατοικία is broader than just house.

Depending on context, it can mean:

• residence
• dwelling
• home
• sometimes property used as a residence

In administrative or housing-related contexts, κατοικία often refers to a residence in a legal or official sense, not just a physical house.

So επιλέξιμη κατοικία is often best understood as:

• eligible residence
• eligible dwelling
• sometimes eligible home/property, depending on the program

Not usually. This is very much formal written Greek, especially the kind you see in:

• government notices
• application guidelines
• regulations
• program requirements

In everyday speech, a Greek speaker might express the same idea more simply, for example with less bureaucratic wording.

What makes it formal are things like:

• Εγκρίνεται
• υπό την προϋπόθεση ότι
• the omission of the article before επιδότηση

So this is an excellent example of administrative Greek, but not very conversational Greek.