ἔμπας

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• ἔμπης (émpēs) — Epic, Ionic

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ém.paːs/ → /ˈem.pas/ → /ˈem.bas/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ém.paːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈem.pas/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈem.pas/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈem.pas/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈem.bas/

Adverb

ἔμπᾱς • (émpās)

1. in any case, at all events
2. all the same, nevertheless
3. at any rate, yet

Further reading

• “ἔμπας”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press