ἴσως

See also: ίσος, ἴσος, ἶσος, and ίσως

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἴσος (ísos) +‎ ως (ōs).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /í.sɔːs/ → /ˈi.sos/ → /ˈi.sos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /í.sɔːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈi.sos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈi.sos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈi.sos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈi.sos/

Adverb

ἴσως • (ísōs)

1. equally, fairly, equitably
2. probably
3. perhaps, maybe

   Synonyms: ποθι (pothi), τάχα (tákha), τυχόν (tukhón)

4. (with numerals) about, approximately

Descendants

• Greek: ίσως (ísos)

Further reading

• “ἴσως”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• G2481 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • alike idem, page 22.
  • conceivably idem, page 154.
  • equally idem, page 280.
  • equitably idem, page 280.
  • fairly idem, page 302.
  • haply idem, page 384.
  • honestly idem, page 404.
  • impartially idem, page 419.
  • justly idem, page 466.
  • perhaps idem, page 607.
  • possibly idem, page 628.
  • rightly idem, page 715.
  • uprightly idem, page 938.