ἐπει | Ancient Greek Analysis with Conjugation Tables

Definition

A conjunction meaning “since, because” (causal), or “when, after” (temporal); also used inferentially as “since then, seeing that,” introducing a conclusion or next step.

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Grammatical Analysis

"ἐπει"

Type: subordinating

Function: introduces a subordinate clause; commonly temporal ('when, after') or causal ('since, because'), depending on context

Note: not a verb form; therefore -μι vs. standard verb classification is not applicable

Related Forms of ἐπεί

8 forms discovered

Other inflected forms of this word that have been analyzed:

ἐπεὶ conjunction epeide conjunction Epei conjunction Ἐπεὶ conjunction ἐπειδὴ conjunction επει conjunction επει δε conjunction + particle επ preposition

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