ἔστιν

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See also: ἐστιν and ἐστίν

Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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ἔστῐν (éstin)

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

Usage notes

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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.