καίτοι

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Univerbation of καί (kaí) and τοι (toi).

Pronunciation

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Particle

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καίτοι (kaítoi) (discourse particle)

  1. and indeed, and further
  2. Used to introduce an objection by the speaker, often in rhetorical questions: and yet

Further reading

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  • καίτοι”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • καίτοι”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • καίτοι”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter