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εἴτε
εἴτε εἰ, τε generally doubled, εἴτε . . , εἴτε Lat. sive . . , sive, either . . , or . . , whether . . , or . . the first εἴτε is sometimes omitted in Poets:—the first εἴτε is sometimes replaced by εἰ, as εἰ . . , εἴτε . . , Hdt., Trag. also used, like εἰ, in indirect questions, Od., etc.

ShortDef

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

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Headword:
εἴτε
Headword (normalized):
εἴτε
Headword (normalized/stripped):
ειτε
Intro Text:
εἴτε εἰ, τε generally doubled, εἴτε . . , εἴτε Lat. sive . . , sive, either . . , or . . , whether . . , or . . the first εἴτε is sometimes omitted in Poets:—the first εἴτε is sometimes replaced by εἰ, as εἰ . . , εἴτε . . , Hdt., Trag. also used, like εἰ, in indirect questions, Od., etc.
IDX:
9903
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n9906
Key:
ei)/te

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  "key": "ei)/te"
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