ητοι | Ancient Greek Analysis with Conjugation Tables

Definition

Conjunction meaning "either... or" or simply "or," used to introduce alternatives or a paired option in contrast. Often rendered as "or else" in translation.

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Grammatical Analysis

"ητοι"

Meaning: truly, surely, indeed, in truth; used to introduce clauses, strongly affirm statements, or mark transitions

Indeclinable: True

Usage: ητοι is most often used as a discourse marker in epic and poetic Greek. It is not inflected, and thus has no properties of person, number, tense, mood, voice, case, gender, or degree. Frequently found at the beginning of a clause to draw attention, mark opposition, or highlight a narrative development.

Related Forms of ἤτοι

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Other inflected forms of this word that have been analyzed:

ἤτοι particle htoi particle

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