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➳ Dor<\/i>. αἴτε, THC. 5, 79 (traité<\/i>) ; THCR. Idyl. l. c. ;<\/i> ANTH. 6, 304<\/i>.<\/p>

Étym<\/b>. εἰ, τε.<\/p>'" }, { "dictionary": "LSJ", "reference": "Liddell-Scott-Jones, Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1940)", "source": null, "description": "Dor. αἴτε, generally doubled, εἴτε… εἴτε…, Lat. sive… sive…, either… or…, whether… or…<\/b>, so that two cases are put as equally possible or equivalent ; thrice repeated, S. El.<\/i> 606 ; εἴτ’ οὖν…, εἴτε… Id. OT<\/i> 1049 ; εἴτ’ οὖν…, εἴτε καί… A. Ag.<\/i> 843 ; εἴτ’ οὖν…, εἴτ’ οὖν… Id. Ch.<\/i> 683 ; εἴτε…, εἴτ’ ἄρ’ οὖν… S. Ph.<\/i> 345 ; εἴτε…, εἴτ’ αὖ… Pl. Phlb.<\/i> 34b ; εἴτε καί…, εἴτε καί… Id. R.<\/i> 471d ; with Substantives, τὴν εἴθ’ ἡδονὴν εἴτε ἀπονίαν ἢ εὐστάθειαν Plu. 2.1089d ; the first εἴτε is sts. omitted in Poets, ξεῖνος, αἴτ’ ὦν ἀστός Pi. P.<\/i> 4.78 ; αἰνεῖν, εἴτε με ψέγειν θέλεις A. Ag.<\/i> 1403 ; μύραινά γ΄, εἴτ’ ἔχιδν’ ἔφυ Id. Ch.<\/i> 1002 ; λόγοισιν, εἴτ’ ἔργοισιν S. OT<\/i> 517, cf. Tr.<\/i> 236 ; and even in Prose, πόλις, εἴτε ἰδιῶται Pl. Lg.<\/i> 864a, cf. 907d, Sph.<\/i> 224e ; the first εἴτε is sts. replaced by εἰ, as εἰ… εἴτε…, Lat. utrum… an…<\/b>, v.l.<\/font> in Hdt. 3.35 ; εἰ… εἴτε καί… A. Ch.<\/i> 768 ; εἰ… εἴτε μή Id. Eu.<\/i> 468 ; εἰ μὲν…, εἴτε καὶ μή… X. Cyr.<\/i> 2.1.7 ; sts. ἤ (ἠὲ καί… v.l.<\/font> in Il.<\/i> 2.349) stands for the second εἴτε, E. El.<\/i> 896, Pl. Phdr.<\/i> 277d, IG 1.40.5 ; or for the first, S. Aj.<\/i> 178 (lyr.), E. Alc.<\/i> 115 (lyr.) ; εἴτε… εἴτε…, c. subj.<\/i> (cf. εἰ), v.l.<\/font> in Archyt. ap Stob. 3.1.105. in indirect questions, Od.<\/i> 3.90, etc. ; σκοπεῖτε εἴτ’ ὀρθῶς λογίζομαι ταῦτ’ εἴτε μή D. 15.11." }, { "dictionary": "TBESG", "reference": "Translators Brief lexicon of Extended Strongs for Greek based on Abbot-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922) (=AS), with corrections and adapted by Tyndale Scholars", "source": null, "description": " εἴτε<\/b>, see: εἰ. εἰ<\/b>, conjunctive particle<\/i>, used in conditions and in indirect questions. __I. Conditional, if<\/b>; __1. with indic, expressing a general assumption; __(a) pres.: before indic, pres., Mat.11:14, Rom.8:25, al.; before imperat., Mrk.4:23 9:22, Jhn.15:18, 1Co.7:9, al.; before fut. indic., Luk.16:31, Rom.8:11, al.; before pf. or aor., with negation in apodosis, Mat.12:26, Rom.4:14, al.; similarly, before impf., Luk.17:6, Jhn.8:39; before quæst., Mat.6:23, Jhn.5:47 7:23 8:46, 1Pe.2:20; __(b) fut.: Mat.26:33, 1Pe.2:20; __(with) pf.: Jhn.11:12, Rom.6:5, al.; __(d) aor.: Luk.16:11 19:8, Jhn.13:32, 18:23, Rev.20:15, al. __2. Where the assumption is certain = ἐπεί<\/b>: Mat.12:28, Jhn.7:4, Rom.5:17, al. __3. Of an unfulfilled condition, with indic, impf., aor. or plpf., before ἄν, with imp. or aor. (see: ἄν, I, i). __4. C. indic., after verbs denoting wonder, etc., sometimes, but not always, coupled with an element of doubt: Mrk.15:44, 1Jn.3:13, al. __5. C. indic., as in LXX (Num.14:3o, 1Ki.14:45, al. = Heb. אִם), in oaths, with the formula of imprecation understood in a suppressed apodosis (WM, 627; Burton, §272): Mrk.8:12, Heb.3:11' (LXX) 4:3 (LXX). __6. Rarely (cl.) with optative, to express a merely possible condition<\/b>: Act.24:19 27:39, 1Co.14:10 15:37, I Pe3:14, 17. __II. Interrogative, if, whether<\/b>. __1. As in cl., in indir. questions after verbs of seeing, asking, knowing, saying, etc.: with indic. pres., Mat.26:63, Mrk.15:36, Act.19:2, 2Co.13:5, al.; fut., Mrk.3:2, Act.8:22, al.; aor., Mrk.15:44, 1Co.1:16, al.; with subjc. aor. (M, Pr.<\/i>, 194), Php.3:12. __2. As in LXX (= Heb. אִם and interrog. הֲ, Gen.17:17, al.; see WM, 639f.; Viteau, i, 22), in direct questions<\/b>: Mrk.8:23 (Tr., WH, txt.), Luk.13:23, 22:49, Act.19:2, al. __III. With other particles. __1. εἰ ἄρα, εἴγε, εἰ δὲ μήγε, see: ἄρα, γε. __2. εἰ δὲ καί, but if also<\/b>: Luk.11:18; but even if<\/b>, 1Co.4:7, 2Co.4:3 11:16. __3. εἰ δὲ μή, but if not, but if otherwise<\/b>: Mrk.2:21, 22 Jhn.14:2, Rev.2:5, al. __4. εἰ καί, if even, if also, although<\/b>: Mrk.14:29, Luk.11:8, 1Co.7:21, 2Co.4:16, Php.2:17, al. __5. καὶ εἰ, even if<\/b>, see: καί __6. εἰ μή, if not, unless, except, but only<\/b>: Mat.24:22, Mrk.2:26 6:5, Jhn.9:33, 1Co.7:17 (only<\/b>), Gal.1:19 (cf. ἐὰν μή, 2:16; see Hort., Ja.<\/i>, xvi); ἐκτὸς εἰ μή, pleonastic (Bl., §65, 6), 1Co.14:5 15:2, 1Ti.5:19. __7. εἰ μήν = cl. ἦ μήν (M, Pr.<\/i>, 46), in oaths, surely<\/b> (Eze.33:27, al.): Heb.6:14. __8. εἴ πως, if haply<\/b>: Act.27:12, Rom.1:10. __9. εἴτε . . . εἴτε, whether . . . or<\/b>; Rom.12:6-8, 1Co.3:22 13:8, al. (AS)" } ] } ] }