εἴπερorεἴ περ, strengthd. forεἰ,
A. if really, if indeed, Il. 3.25 , etc.; esp.even if, even though, Il. 7.117 , Od. 1.167 , etc.; εἴ. καί
9.35
; εἴ. τε
Il. 10.225
; εἴ. γε
A. Ch. 198
, Pl. Prt. 312a , etc.; εἴ. γε δή
Id. Tht. 182c
; with words between,εἴ. γάρ τε χόλον γε. . Il. 1.81 ; εἴπερ ἔσται γε
A. Ag. 1249
, cf. Pl. Plt. 275e ; καλῶς, εἴπερ ποτέ, ἔχει
Th. 4.20
; εἴπερ ἄρα
Jul. Or. 7.216b
.
II. in Att. and Trag. to imply that the supposition agrees with the fact,if as is the fact, since, Th. 6.14 , etc.; but withimpf.it implies that it is contrary to the fact,εἴπερ ἦν πέλας ifI had been (but I was not), S. El. 312 , cf. 604 ; alsoεἴ. ἐκτελεῖς ἅπερ λέγεις if onlyyou will keep your word, Id. Ichn. 48 .