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Greek
Etymology
Inherited from Ancient Greek phrase μή (mḗ) πως (pōs).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmi.pos/
- Hyphenation: μή‧πως
Conjunction
μήπως • (mípos)
- if, by any chance, perhaps, maybe
- Μήπως θέλεις να βγούμε; ― Mípos théleis na vgoúme? ― By any chance would you like to go?
- Μήπως είδες το παιδί μου; ― Mípos eídes to paidí mou? ― Did you by any chance see my child?
- as if, didn't? (forming rhetorical questions that indicate the opposite of the question is true)
- Μήπως δεν τον βοήθησα τόσες φορές; ― Mípos den ton voḯthisa tóses forés? ― As if I didn't help him so many times.
- in case, for fear that, lest
Φοβήθηκα μήπως του έγινε κάτι, αργεί πολύ.- Fovíthika mípos tou égine káti, argeí polý.
- I'm worried in case something happened to him, he's very late.
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