ἔστιν

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See also: ἐστιν and ἐστίν

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

ἔστι (ésti)
ἐστι (esti), ἐστιν (estin), ἐστί (estí), ἐστίν (estín) (enclitic)

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /és.tin/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈes.tin/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈes.tin/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈes.tin/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈes.tin/

Verb

ἔστῐν • (éstin)

third-person singular present indicative active paroxytone of εἰμί (eimí) with movable nu

Usage notes

The form ἔστι(ν), with paroxytone accent, is used at the beginning of a sentence, following οὐκ (ouk), μή (mḗ), εἰ (ei), ὡς (hōs), ἀλλ’ (all’), τοῦτ’ (toût’), or in the phrase ἔστιν ὅτε (éstin hóte, “sometimes”). For more information see Appendix:Ancient Greek enclitics.

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