ἐπεὶ | Ancient Greek Analysis with Conjugation Tables

Definition

ἐπεί, a subordinating conjunction (also used adverbially), primarily means “since, because” (causal) and, in temporal use, “when, after”; it introduces clauses expressing reason or time, typically with the indicative.

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Grammatical Analysis

"ἐπεὶ"

Type: subordinating conjunction

Semantic function: temporal or causal

Usage notes: ἐπεὶ is used to introduce a subordinate clause, typically temporal ('when', 'after') or causal ('since', 'because'). It does not inflect for person, number, tense, case, etc.

Related Forms of ἐπεί

10 forms discovered

Other inflected forms of this word that have been analyzed:

epeide conjunction Epei conjunction επει conjunction επει δε conjunction + particle Ἐπεὶ conjunction ἐπειδὴ conjunction επ preposition ἐπει conjunction επεί δε conjunctional phrase (subordinating conjunction + ... επεί conjunction

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