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εὖτε

eute

when, when, when

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Where it lives

Densest 12 of 19 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.

What it meant

εὖτε · eute — LSJ

I when

of Time, when,

1 when

with ind., of a definite occurrence in past time, εὖτέ μιν προὔπεμψεν when he sent him, Il. 8.367, cf. 11.735, 23.85, E. Ion 888 (lyr.): with impf., ἤκουσας . . εὖτε ὁρμῶμεν Hdt. 7.209, prob. in B. 3.25: freq. with a corresp. Particle in apodosi, τῆμος δή Od. 13.93; δὴ τότε γε 22.182; καὶ τότε δή ῥα 24.147; τόφρα δέ 20.73; δέ Il. 23.62, Od. 17.359; δʼ ἄρα 20.56: the clause with εὖτε may stand last, Il. 5.396, 6.515, Pi. O. 3.28.

2

with subj., εὖτʼ ἄν (like ὅταν),

a when

referring to future time, οὔ τι δυνήσεαι χραισμεῖν, εὖτʼ ἂν πολλοὶ πίπτωσι when many shall be falling, Il. 1.242, cf. 2.34, A. Pers. 230 (troch.).

b whenever, so often as, whenever, whenever

with pres. in apod., whenever, so often as, ἥμισυ ἀρετῆς ἀποαίνυται, εὖτʼ ἄν μιν κατὰ δούλιον ἦμαρ ἕλῃσιν whenever it comes upon him, Od. 17.323, cf. 320, Hdt. 6.27, A. Ag. 12: in orat.obl. (for opt. after past tense), Pi. O. 6.67: ἄν is sts. omitted, εὖτʼ ἔρδωμεν whenever we offer, Od. 7.202, cf. Hes. Th. 28, B. 1.73, A. Th. 338 (lyr.), A.R. 2.801, AP 14.45.

3 whenever, as often as, whenever

with opt., whenever, as often as, with impf. in apodosi, εὖτε μάχοιτυ whenever he fought, Hes. Sc. 164, cf. h.Hom. 18.8, B. 12.118, A. Ag. 565, A.R. 2.471.

II since

causal, since, with aor. ind., S. Aj. 716 (lyr.), OC 84, Ph. 1098 (lyr.).

III as

Adv. of Comparison, for ἠΰτε, as, twice in Il., εὖτʼ ὄρεος κορυφῇσι κτλ. 3.10; τῷ δʼ εὖτε πτερὰ γίγνετʼ 19.386 (so Aristarch., but with vv.ll. ὥστε, αὖτε): freq. in Q.S., 1.549, al.

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Where it came from

  • Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill 2010) Treated in Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill 2010) s.v. εὖτε (scan p. 532; entry #2352).
  • Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque Treated in Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque s.v. εὖτε (scan pp. 402-403; entry #2858).
  • Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch Treated in Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch s.v. εὖτε (scan p. 627; entry #2225).

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