epeide

Lemma: ἐπεί

subordinating conjunction subordinating conjunction

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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

"epeide"

Type: subordinating

Function: temporal/causal conjunction introducing a subordinate clause meaning 'after', 'when', or sometimes 'since'

Related Forms of ἐπεί

4 forms discovered

Other inflected forms of this word that have been analyzed:

ἐπεὶ conjunction Epei conjunction Ἐπεὶ conjunction ἐπειδὴ conjunction

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