εἶ,indecl., name of the letterε, pronouncedlikethe letter itself, Pl. Cra. 393d , 437a , al., Michel 832.46 (Samos,iv B.C.), etc.; later pronouncedῑ, Hdn.Gr. 2.390 ; writtenἶ, BGU 427.15 .
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εἶ , indecl. , name of the letter ε , pronounced like the letter itself, Pl. Cra. 393d , 437a , al., Michel 832.46 (Samos, iv B.C. ), etc.; later pronounced ῑ , Hdn.Gr. 2.390 ; written ἶ , BGU 427.15