εἴθε

εἴθε

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• αἴθε (aíthe) – Epic
• εἴθ’ (eíth’) – apocopic

Etymology

εἴ (eí) +‎ -θε (-the)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ěː.tʰe/ → /ˈi.θe/ → /ˈi.θe/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ěː.tʰe/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈi.tʰe/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈi.θe/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈi.θe/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈi.θe/

Particle

εἴθε • (eíthe)

1. if only (signifies a wish), would that

Descendants

• Greek: είθε (eíthe)

Further reading

• εἴθε in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• “εἴθε”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • would that idem, page 991.