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Article, verb or relative pronoun?
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Most Greek pronouns closely resemble the definite article. Let us review forms of the definite article.

Relative pronouns are commonly used to join two sentences or clauses together.

Take some time to dive into these other pages after completing this lesson: Ancient Greek Alphabet, Ancient Greek cases, Conjunctions & The verb have (ἔχω).

ἥ, ἤ, ἦ,  ᾖ,  ᾖ, ἡ Differences[edit | edit source]

feminine nominative singular of relative pronoun ὅς, ἥ, ὅ (who/whose/whom)
  • Ex: θέμις ἐστίν (as is right, as is custom )           

(or) conjunction and particle. Note the breathing mark and accent, which distinguishes this little word from , the feminine definite article.
  • Ex: πίστεως ἕνεκα (or for guarantee)

adverb of confirmation. To confirm an assertion, in truth, of a surety (it is true that, hence, although).
  • Ex: μάλα πολλά (it is true very many)

dative singular feminine of relative pronoun : ὅς, ἥ, ὅ, in adverb sense (whose).
  • Ex: ἐδύνατο τάχιστα (as quickly as he could)

third person singular in the present subjunctive mode of the verb εἰμί: to have
  • Ex: ἡ μὲν οὖν φύσις͵ ἂν πονηρά͵ πολλάκις φαῦλα βούλεται (thus nature, if it is bad, often seeks evil)

nominative feminine singular of the definite article ὁ, ἡ, τό
  • Ex: ἡ πόλις : the city

Here is a dictionary with unknown verbs and their definition:

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