εἴπερ
εἴπερ or
εἴ περ, strengthd. for
εἰ,
A). if really, if indeed,
Il. 3.25 , etc.; esp.
even if, even though,
Il. 7.117 ,
Od. 1.167 , etc.;
εἴ. καί 9.35 ;
εἴ. τε Il. 10.225 ;
εἴ. γε A. Ch. 198 ,
Pl. Prt. 312a , etc.;
εἴ. γε δή Id. Tht. 182c ; with words between,
εἴ. γάρ τε χόλον γε ..
Il. 1.81 ;
εἴπερ ἔσται γε A. Ag. 1249 , cf.
Pl. Plt. 275e ;
καλῶς, εἴπερ ποτέ, ἔχει Th. 4.20 ;
εἴπερ ἄρα Jul. Or. 7.216b .
II). in Att. and Trag. to imply that the supposition agrees with the fact,
if as is the fact, since,
Th. 6.14 , etc.; but with impf. it implies that it is contrary to the fact,
εἴπερ ἦν πέλας if I had been (but I was not),
S. El. 312 , cf.
604 ; also
εἴ. ἐκτελεῖς ἅπερ λέγεις if only you will keep your word,
Id. Ichn. 48 .
ShortDef
strengthd. for εἰ, if indeed
Debugging
Headword (normalized):
εἴπερ
Headword (normalized/stripped):
ειπερ
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-31159
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">εἴπερ</span> or <span class="orth greek">εἴ περ</span>, strengthd. for <span class="foreign greek">εἰ</span>, <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">if really, if indeed</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3:25" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:3.25/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 3.25 </a>, etc.; esp. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">even if, even though</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7:117" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:7.117/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 7.117 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:1:167" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:1.167/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 1.167 </a>, etc.; <span class="quote greek">εἴ. καί</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:9:35" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:9.35/canonical-url/"> 9.35 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">εἴ. τε</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:10:225" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:10.225/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 10.225 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">εἴ. γε</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg006.perseus-grc1:198" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg006.perseus-grc1:198/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ch.</span> 198 </a> , <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg022:312a" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg022:312a/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Prt.</span> 312a </a>, etc.; <span class="quote greek">εἴ. γε δή</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg006.perseus-grc1:182c" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg006.perseus-grc1:182c/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Tht.</span> 182c </a> ; with words between, <span class="foreign greek">εἴ. γάρ τε χόλον γε</span> .. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:81" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:1.81/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 1.81 </a>; <span class="quote greek">εἴπερ ἔσται γε</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg005.perseus-grc1:1249" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg005.perseus-grc1:1249/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ag.</span> 1249 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg008.perseus-grc1:275e" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg008.perseus-grc1:275e/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Plt.</span> 275e </a>; <span class="quote greek">καλῶς, εἴπερ ποτέ, ἔχει</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4:20" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4.20/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Th.</span> 4.20 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">εἴπερ ἄρα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2003.tlg001:7:216b" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2003.tlg001:7.216b/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Jul.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Or.</span> 7.216b </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> in Att. and Trag. to imply that the supposition agrees with the fact, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">if as is the fact, since</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:6:14" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:6.14/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Th.</span> 6.14 </a>, etc.; but with impf. it implies that it is contrary to the fact, <span class="foreign greek">εἴπερ ἦν πέλας</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">if</span> I had been (but I was not), <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg005.perseus-grc1:312" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg005.perseus-grc1:312/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">El.</span> 312 </a>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg005.perseus-grc1:604" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg005.perseus-grc1:604/canonical-url/"> 604 </a>; also <span class="foreign greek">εἴ. ἐκτελεῖς ἅπερ λέγεις</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">if only</span> you will keep your word, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ichn.</span> 48 </span>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>III).</strong></span> with an ellipse, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">if you must</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg003.perseus-grc1:227" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg003.perseus-grc1:227/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Nu.</span> 227 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">ἀλλ’ εἴ.</span> but <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">if so</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg009:150b" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg009:150b/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Prm.</span> 150b </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg010.perseus-grc1:1101a:12" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg010.perseus-grc1:1101a.12/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">EN</span> 1101a12 </a>; cf. <span class="quote greek">εἰ</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">B.</span> </span> VII.</div> </div><br><br>'}