ὧνπερ

Lemma: ὅσπερ

relative pronoun (with enclitic par... relative pronoun (with enclitic particle περ)

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Definition

Relative pronoun meaning “the very one who/which,” “just who/which,” often with emphatic force; commonly used for “just as” when referring back to a preceding clause or idea.

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Grammatical Analysis

"ὧνπερ"

Verb type: not a verb

Pronoun: {'type': 'relative pronoun (ὅς, ἥ, ὅ)', 'case': 'genitive', 'number': 'plural', 'gender': 'common (masculine/feminine); neuter also possible depending on antecedent', 'form': 'ὧν'}

Particle: {'form': 'περ', 'function': "enclitic intensive/emphatic particle attached to the relative; adds emphasis ('indeed/just', often 'of whom/which precisely')"}

Combined sense: ‘of whom/which indeed/precisely’

Related Forms of ὅσπερ

12 forms discovered

Other inflected forms of this word that have been analyzed:

ὄπερ nominative or accusative, singular, neuter ἥπερ nominative, singular, feminine απερ accusative, plural, neuter 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 οἵσπερ nominative, plural, masculine ἅπερ nominative or accusative, plural, neuter ὅσπερ nominative, singular, masculine

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