"εἴτε" meaning in Ancient Greek

See εἴτε in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Conjunction

IPA: /ěː.te/, /ˈi.te/, /ˈi.te/, /ěː.te/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈi.te/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈi.te/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈi.te/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈi.te/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan) Forms: eíte [romanization]
Etymology: From εἰ (ei, “if”) + τε (te, “even, and”). Etymology templates: {{af|grc|εἰ|τε|t1=if|t2=even, and}} εἰ (ei, “if”) + τε (te, “even, and”) Head templates: {{head|grc|conjunction|cat2=|head=εἴτε|head2=}} εἴτε • (eíte), {{grc-conjunction}} εἴτε • (eíte)
  1. (generally doubled) either...or, whether..or
    Sense id: en-εἴτε-grc-conj-pTZyLmU-
  2. (like εἰ (ei), in indirect questions)
    Sense id: en-εἴτε-grc-conj-1nh-lhu4 Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: αἴτε (aíte) [Doric], εἴθ’ (eíth’) (english: apocopic before /h/)

Alternative forms

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