εἴτουν | Ancient Greek Analysis with Conjugation Tables

Definition

either (introducing the first of two alternatives), whether (in indirect questions or conditional alternatives); often repeated as **εἴτε … εἴτε** “whether … or.”

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Grammatical Analysis

"εἴτουν"

Type: coordinating (disjunctive/explanatory)

Form: εἴτουν = εἴτε + οὖν (often written as one word)

Function: introduces an alternative or clarification: 'either… or', 'or rather', 'that is to say / namely'; the second element (οὖν) adds inferential/explanatory nuance ('then', 'so', 'in fact')

Inflection: indeclinable

Related Forms of εἴτε

1 form discovered

Other inflected forms of this word that have been analyzed:

εἴτε conjunction/particle

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