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ἐπεί

epei

as, when, because

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Distribution

Densest 12 of 264 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.

Senses

1. ἐπεί · epei — Beekes

as, when, because

2. ἐπεί · epei — Chantraine

conjonction de sens temporel et causal «après que, comme, parce que » (Hom

3. ἐπεὶ · epei — Frisk

da, als, weil

4. ἐπεί · epei — Frisk

Zur syntaktischen Funktion bei Hom

5. ἐπεί · epei — LSJ

after that, since, when

Attestations

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Deep etymology

Authority pointers, pending review

These are the etymology authorities that treat this word, with their exact locators. They are bibliographic pointers, not a published word history: no root, reconstruction, derivation, cognate, or origin is asserted here.

  • Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill 2010) scan p. 485; entry #2148 Review: Under source audit
  • Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque scan p. 370; entry #2592 Review: Under source audit
  • Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch scan p. 2216; entry #7035 Review: Under source audit

The authorities' own wording is withheld pending review. Each source's identity, locator, and review status are cited above.

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