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ἴσως — perhaps · Greek word G2481

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ἴσωςisōs
perhaps
Greek · G2481 · 9 occurrences

Dictionary

ἴσως
(ἴσσς),
adv., [in LXX for אוּלַי, אַךְ, הֵן, Gen.32:20, Jer.5:4, al. ;]
__1. equally.
__2. perhaps: Luk.20:13.†
(AS)
Abbott-Smith

Liddell–Scott–Jones

ἴσως, Lacon. ϝίὡρ (v. βίωρ), Adv. of ἴσος,
A equally, in like manner, Sapph. Supp. 25.11, S. Ph. 758, Pl. Lg. 805a, etc.; ὡς ἰσαίτατα ib. 744c; evenly, Hp. Off. 3.
II equally, with reference to equality, τὸ ὀρθὸν ληπτέον ἴσως Arist. Pol. 1283b40; fairly, equitably, ἴ. καὶ κοινῶς Aen. Tact. 22.24; οὐκ ἴ. οὐδὲ πολιτικῶς D. 10.74; μηδὲν ἴ. καὶ δικαίως φρονοῦντας D.H. 10.40; οὐκ ἴσως χρήσασθαί τινι Plb. 23.2.7.
III probably, perhaps, Alc. Supp. 33, Hdt. 6.124, A. Pr. 319, S. Ph. 144, Pl. Grg. 473b, etc.; ἴ. που E. El. 518; οὔτε συμφόρως οὔτ’ ἴ. καλῶς D. 5.10; οὐκ ἴσως, ἀλλ’ ὄντως Pl. Lg. 965c: ironical, σμικρά γε ἴ. προσθήκη Id. R. 339b: freq. joined with ἄν or τάχ’ ἄν, e.g. S. Aj. 691, 1009, Pl. Ap. 31a; ἀμφισβητοῦντες προστιθέασιν ἀεὶ τὸ ἴσως καὶ τάχα Arist. Rh. 1389b18: ἴσως without ἄν c. opt. is f.l. in A. Supp. 727, E. IT 1055; ἴ. μέν.., ἴ. δέ.. perhaps so or so, X. Cyr. 4.3.2: repeated ἴ., ἴ. Ar. Nu. 1320, D. 3.33: used to soften or qualify a positive assertion, S. OC 661, Ar. Ra. 224, Pl. Phd. 61c, Phdr. 233e, Arist. Metaph. 987a26, etc.
IV with numerals, about, Ar. Pl. 1058, Damox. 3.2.
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Where it occurs

Septuagint 6

Genesis (LXX) 32:20
1 Kingdoms (1 Samuel) 25:21
Jeremiah (LXX) 5:4 33:3 43:3 43:7

Intertestamental 2

4 Maccabees 1:5 16:5

New Testament 1

Luke 20:13
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