εἴτε — Cambridge Greek Lexicon

dial.αἴτεdisjunctive conjεἰτε1 most commonly repeated, connecting alternative wds., phrs., or cls.whether ... orHom.w. wds.εἴτε ἑκὼν εἴτε ἀέκωνwhether willing or unwillingHdt.w. cls.εἴτ᾿ ἐπὶ δεξί᾿ ἴωσι ... εἴτ᾿ ἐπ᾿ ἀριστεράwhether they go to right ... or to leftIl.w. indir.qs.ἀλλ᾿ εἴπατ᾿ εἴτε χρῄζετ᾿ εἴτ᾿ οὐ χρῄζετεbut say whether you wish or do not wishE.Cyc.less freq., connecting alternative protases, each w. its own apodosisif on the one hand ... if on the other handTh.εἴτε γὰρ μὴ ᾿θέλοιεν δεδιότες ἀλλήλοις προσιέναι, ἀπώλλυντο ἐρῆμοι ... εἴτε προσίοιεν, διεφθείροντοif they were unwilling to visit each other through fear, they died in isolation ... and if they did visit, they diedTh.sts., w. first omittedA.σὺ δ᾿ αἰνεῖν εἴτε με ψέγειν θέλειςwhether you wish to praise or blame meA.in other combinations, esp. εἰ ... εἴτε, εἴτε ... ἤεἰ δικαίως εἴτε μήwhether justly or notA.εἴτε Λυσίας ἤ τις ἄλλοςwhether Lysias or someone elsePl.w. other pcls.εἴτ᾿ οὖν or εἴτε καίin either or both phrs. or cls.A.

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whether..or (regardless of whether A or B)

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