ἤτοι

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Archived revision by Mnemosientje (talk | contribs) as of 15:35, 3 September 2024.
(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)
Jump to navigation Jump to search
See also: ήτοι

Ancient Greek

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

() +‎ τοι (toi)

Pronunciation

[edit]
 

Conjunction

[edit]

ἤτοι (ḗtoi)

  1. either
  2. or

Usage notes

[edit]

Paired with () to form an “either... or...” construction; it can appear either first (ἤτοι... ἤ... (ḗtoi... ḗ...)) or second (ἤ... ἤτοι... (ḗ... ḗtoi...)). It can also introduce more than two alternatives (ἤτοι... ἤ... ἤ... (ḗtoi... ḗ... ḗ...)). In earlier language, ἤτοι (ḗtoi) was more emphatic than (), but in the later language this is not necessarily the case.

Particle

[edit]

ἤτοι (ḗtoi) (discourse particle)

  1. Synonym of τοι (toi)

References

[edit]