εἴ | Ancient Greek Analysis with Conjugation Tables

Definition

Conditional particle meaning “if” (introducing a condition) and, in indirect questions or after verbs of knowing/asking, “whether”; sometimes also “if only” to express a wish.

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Grammatical Analysis

"εἴ"

Type: subordinating

Function: conditional conjunction introducing a protasis; usually translated 'if' (also in indirect questions: 'whether')

Related Forms of εἰ

5 forms discovered

Other inflected forms of this word that have been analyzed:

είτε conjunction εἰ conjunction Ει conjunction εἰ δὴ particle + particle (conditional + modal/emphatic) Εἰ conjunction

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