οἵσπερ

Lemma: ὅσπερ

relative pronoun (with enclitic -πε... relative pronoun (with enclitic -περ)

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Definition

Relative pronoun “who/which/that very one,” i.e., “just the one who/which,” often adding emphasis (“the very person/thing that”). Frequently used to introduce an explanatory or appositive clause, “namely, which.”

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Grammatical Analysis

"οἵσπερ"

Type: relative pronoun with enclitic particle περ (intensifying/emphatic)

Case: nominative

Number: plural

Gender: masculine

Base form: ὅς

Particle attached: περ

Note: οἵσπερ = οἵ + περ, meaning 'who(ever) indeed / just those who'

Related Forms of ὅσπερ

9 forms discovered

Other inflected forms of this word that have been analyzed:

ὄπερ nominative or accusative, singular, neuter απερ accusative, plural, neuter ἥπερ nominative, singular, feminine ὦνπερ particle ωνπερ genitive, plural, masculine/neuter οὕσπερ accusative, plural, masculine οὗπερ genitive, singular, masculine or neuter ᾗπερ pronoun (relative) + particle ᾧπερ dative, singular, masculine/neuter

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