Smyth wrote:2653. εἶτα and ἔπειτα (more emphatic κᾆτα, κἄπειτα) introduce questions expressing surprise, indignation, irony, etc.; and often indicate a contrast between what a person has or has not done and what is or was to be expected of him. Thus, εἶτα πῶς οὐκ εὐθὺς ἐπήγειράς με; then why did you not rouse me at once? P. Cr. 43b.
εἶτα, ἔπειτα, κᾆτα, κἄπειτα as interrogatives in Hellenistic
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εἶτα, ἔπειτα, κᾆτα, κἄπειτα as interrogatives in Hellenistic
Are these forms used as interrogatives in Hellenistic Greek? I couldn't find examples of such usage in the GNT or LXX (both words are used in other ways).
ἐξίσταντο δὲ πάντες καὶ διηποροῦντο, ἄλλος πρὸς ἄλλον λέγοντες, τί θέλει τοῦτο εἶναι;
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Re: εἶτα, ἔπειτα, κᾆτα, κἄπειτα as interrogatives in Helleni
Smyth is not saying they are interrogatives, just some marker of surprise, etc., in question. In the example, πῶς is the interrogative.
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Re: εἶτα, ἔπειτα, κᾆτα, κἄπειτα as interrogatives in Helleni
Ah, got it. Thanks!Stephen Carlson wrote:Smyth is not saying they are interrogatives, just some marker of surprise, etc., in question. In the example, πῶς is the interrogative.
ἐξίσταντο δὲ πάντες καὶ διηποροῦντο, ἄλλος πρὸς ἄλλον λέγοντες, τί θέλει τοῦτο εἶναι;
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