Greek conjunction
ἐπεί
ἐπεί is a Greek conjunction. In the 3 analysed lines it was read in, it means “when” (2 times) and “after” (once).
In the texts
Each line as the reader shows it: every word in its case colour with its meaning underneath, and arcs from ἐπεί to the words it goes with.
ἐπεὶ δὲ ἠσθένει Δαρεῖος καὶ ὑπώπτευε τελευτὴν τοῦ βίου, ἐβούλετο τὼ παῖδε ἀμφοτέρω παρεῖναι.
When Dareius fell ill and suspected the end of his life, he wished both his children to be present.
ἐπεὶ: introduces the clause of ἠσθένει.
Ἄνδρα μοι ἔννεπε, μοῦσα, πολύτροπον, ὃς μάλα πολλὰ πλάγχθη, ἐπεὶ Τροίης ἱερὸν πτολίεθρον ἔπερσεν·
Tell me, O Muse, of the much-traveled man, who wandered very much, after he sacked the sacred citadel of Troy.
ἐπεὶ: introduces the clause of ἔπερσεν.
ἐπεὶ δὲ ἐτελεύτησε Δαρεῖος καὶ κατέστη εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν Ἀρταξέρξης, Τισσαφέρνης διαβάλλει τὸν Κῦρον πρὸς τὸν ἀδελφὸν ὡς ἐπιβουλεύοι αὐτῷ.
When Darius died and Artaxerxes was established in the kingship, Tissaphernes slandered Cyrus to his brother, alleging that he was plotting against him.
ἐπεὶ: introduces the clause of ἐτελεύτησε.
Forms
Every form of the word in these texts, with what it is.
| Form | Grammar | Read |
|---|---|---|
| ἐπεὶ | Conjunction | 3 |