Greek conjunction
ἐπειδή
ἐπειδή is a Greek conjunction. In the 3 analysed lines it was read in, it means “since”.
In the texts
Each line as the reader shows it: every word in its case colour with its meaning underneath, and arcs from ἐπειδή to the words it goes with.
Ἐγὼ γάρ, ὦ Ἀθηναῖοι, ἐπειδὴ ἔδοξέ μοι γῆμαι καὶ γυναῖκα ἠγαγόμην εἰς τὴν οἰκίαν…
For I, O Athenians, since it seemed good to me to marry and I brought a wife into the house, for all the other time I behaved so as neither to grieve nor to be overly dependent on her to do whatever she might wish, and I kept watch as much as was possible, and I paid attention as was fitting.
ἐπειδὴ: introduces the clause of ἔδοξέ.
ἐπειδὴ δέ μοι παιδίον γίγνεται, ἐπίστευον ἤδη καὶ πάντα τὰ ἐμαυτοῦ ἐκείνῃ παρέδωκα, ἡγούμενος ταύτην οἰκειότητα μεγίστην εἶναι·
But since a child was born to me, I now trusted her and handed over all my belongings to her, believing this to be the greatest bond of kinship.
ἐπειδὴ: introduces the clause of γίγνεται.
ἐπειδὴ δέ μοι ἡ μήτηρ ἐτελεύτησε, πάντων τῶν κακῶν ἀποθανοῦσα αἰτία μοι γεγένηται.
But since my mother died, she has become for me the cause of all evils by dying.
ἐπειδὴ: introduces the clause of ἐτελεύτησε.
Forms
Every form of the word in these texts, with what it is.
| Form | Grammar | Read |
|---|---|---|
| ἐπειδὴ | Conjunction | 3 |
Words it goes with
Joined to ἐπειδή by an arc in these lines, most often first.