εἰ δὴ | Ancient Greek Analysis with Conjugation Tables

Definition

“If; whether”: a conditional or interrogative particle introducing a condition (“if”) or an indirect question (“whether”). In wishes or exclamations it can express “if only.”

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Grammatical Analysis

"εἰ δὴ"

Εἰ: {'part_of_speech': 'conjunction/particle', 'type': 'subordinating (conditional)', 'function': 'introduces a conditional protasis (‘if’)'}

Δὴ: {'part_of_speech': 'particle', 'function': 'modal/emphatic particle; adds emphasis/urgency or marks inference (‘indeed/now/then’), often strengthening the condition when following εἰ'}

Related Forms of εἰ

3 forms discovered

Other inflected forms of this word that have been analyzed:

είτε conjunction εἰ conjunction Ει conjunction

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