ή

Lemma: ἤ

particle (disjunctive conjunction) particle (disjunctive conjunction)

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Definition

Conjunction meaning “or,” used to present an alternative in questions and statements; often in correlatives (ἤ…ἤ, “either…or”). It can also introduce a correction or stronger alternative, “or rather.”

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Grammatical Analysis

"ή"

Function: disjunctive particle (usually written ἤ): introduces an alternative in questions or statements; commonly translated 'or' / 'rather than'; can appear in correlated pairs ἤ ... ἤ ('either ... or')

Related Forms of ἤ

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Other inflected forms of this word that have been analyzed:

Ἢ particle/conjunction ἠδ᾽ conjunction/particle ἠδʼ conjunction ἢ conjunction

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