αἰ, Dor. and Aeol. forεἰ,
A. if, Epich. 55 , 170 , before a vowel αἰκ
Id. 21
, Sophr. 25 :—in Hom. onlyαἴ κεorκεν,if only, so that, always c.subj., exc. in or. obliq., as Il. 7.387 ; Dor.
αἴκᾱ
Epich. 35
, Theoc. 1.4 ,al.
II. αἲ γάρ(with accent), Ep. forεἰ γάρ,O that! would that!c. opt., Il. 7.132 ,al., cf. Hdt. 1.27 ; once c.inf., αἲ γάρ . . παῖδά τ' ἐμὴν ἐχέμεν καὶ ἐμὸς γαμβρὸς καλέεσθαι
Od. 7.311
.—Cf.αἴθε.