επεί δε | Ancient Greek Analysis with Conjugation Tables

Definition

A subordinating conjunction meaning “when,” “since,” or “after,” introducing a temporal or causal clause; also used inferentially as “since indeed/seeing that.”

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Grammatical Analysis

"επεί δε"

Επεί: {'part_of_speech': 'conjunction', 'type': 'subordinating', 'function': "introduces a causal or (sometimes) temporal subordinate clause; commonly 'since/because' (also 'when/after')"}

Δε: {'part_of_speech': 'particle', 'function': "postpositive connective particle; marks mild contrast or transition ('but/and/now'), often continuing the discourse"}

Note: Not a verb/noun/adjective/pronoun; no inflectional categories (tense/case/etc.) apply.

Related Forms of ἐπεί

9 forms discovered

Other inflected forms of this word that have been analyzed:

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

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