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# εἰ/ei
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This word changes the meaning of the words near it in some way. It is a particle.
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* This word is used when a speaker introduces a proposition or something that might be true. When this word is used in this way, it means if.
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* Sometimes the speaker thinks the proposition he is making is true.
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* Sometimes the speaker thinks the proposition he is making is not true.
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* This word is also used when the speaker is questioning something or when he is talking about something he is not sure about. When this word is used in this way, it means if or whether.
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Sometimes this word is used with other words.
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* When it is used with ἄρα (G0686), it means if then.
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* When it is used with γε (G1065), it means if indeed.
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* When it is used with δὲ μήγε (G1490, G1161, G3361, G1065), it means but if not or otherwise.
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* When it is used with δὲ καί (G1161, G2532), it means but if also or even if.
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* When it is used with καί (G2532), it means even if or if also.
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* When it is used with μή (G3361), it means if not, unless, or except.
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* When it is used with μήν (G3375), it means surely.
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* When it is used with πως (G1513, G4458), it means if somehow or if by any means.
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* When it is used with εἴτε (G1535, G5037), it means whether.
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