"τοι" meaning in Ancient Greek

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Particle

IPA: /toi̯/, /ty/, /ti/, /toi̯/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ty/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ty/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ty/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ti/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan) Forms: toi [romanization]
Etymology: A variant form of σοι (soi, “to you”), dative of σύ (sú, “thou”). Head templates: {{grc-particle|disc=1}} τοι • (toi) (discourse particle)
  1. (discourse particle, assuring the listener that what the speaker says is true, or implying the listener knows it is true) let me tell you, you see, certainly Tags: discourse, particle Synonyms: τ’ (t’) [apocopic] Derived forms: ἤτοι (ḗtoi), καίτοι (kaítoi), μέντοι (méntoi), οὔτοι (oútoi), τοιγάρτοι (toigártoi), τοίνῡν (toínūn)

Alternative forms

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          "word": "ἤτοι"
        },
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        },
        {
          "roman": "méntoi",
          "word": "μέντοι"
        },
        {
          "roman": "oútoi",
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        },
        {
          "roman": "toigártoi",
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          "let",
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        [
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        [
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        [
          "you",
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        [
          "see",
          "see"
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    },
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      "ipa": "/toi̯/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ty/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ty/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ty/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ti/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
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    },
    {
      "roman": "oútoi",
      "word": "οὔτοι"
    },
    {
      "roman": "toigártoi",
      "word": "τοιγάρτοι"
    },
    {
      "roman": "toínūn",
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    }
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        [
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        [
          "you",
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        [
          "see",
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          "certainly",
          "certainly"
        ]
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      ]
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ty/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ti/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/toi̯/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ty/",
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ty/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ty/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ti/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
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