Πότερον

Lemma: πότερον

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

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Definition

Interrogative particle meaning “whether” (introducing the first of two alternatives, often followed by ἤ “or”); also used in direct questions as “which of the two?” or “whether indeed?”

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po/teron

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Grammatical Analysis

"Πότερον"

Function: interrogative particle introducing an alternative question; typically the first member of a Πότερον ... ἤ ('whether ... or') construction, expecting one of two alternatives

Related Forms of πότερον

3 forms discovered

Other inflected forms of this word that have been analyzed:

Πότερόν particle πότερον particle ποτερον particle

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