ποτερον

Lemma: πότερον

interrogative particle (used in alt... interrogative particle (used in alternative questions)

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Definition

“Whether” in direct or indirect questions, introducing an alternative (often paired with ἤ “or”); also used as an interrogative “which of the two?” (sometimes simply “whether…?” without an expressed second option).

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PO/TERON

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Grammatical Analysis

"ποτερον"

Function: interrogative particle used in alternative (disjunctive) questions, typically paired with ἤ (“whether … or …”); can also appear as the first member of an alternative question expecting a choice between two options

Related Forms of πότερον

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Other inflected forms of this word that have been analyzed:

Πότερόν particle πότερον particle

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