ἥπερ
Lemma: ὅσπερ
relative pronoun (intensified with ...
relative pronoun (intensified with περ)
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Added Mar 10, 2026
Definition
Relative pronoun “who/which exactly,” i.e. “the very one who/which,” often adding emphasis or precision (“just as,” “even as” in comparative uses).
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Grammatical Analysis
"ἥπερ"
Type: relative pronoun (strengthened/emphatic with enclitic -περ)
Case: nominative
Number: singular
Gender: feminine
Note: ἥ (relative pronoun) + περ adds emphasis: 'who/which indeed, precisely who/which'
Related Forms of ὅσπερ
12 forms discoveredOther inflected forms of this word that have been analyzed:
ὄπερ
nominative or accusative, singular, neuter
απερ
accusative, plural, neuter
ὦνπερ
particle
ωνπερ
genitive, plural, masculine/neuter
οὗπερ
genitive, singular, masculine or neuter
οὕσπερ
accusative, plural, masculine
ᾗπερ
pronoun (relative) + particle
ᾧπερ
dative, singular, masculine/neuter
οἵσπερ
nominative, plural, masculine
ἅπερ
nominative or accusative, plural, neuter
ὅσπερ
nominative, singular, masculine
ὧνπερ
pronoun (relative) + particle