when
εὖτε, Ep. , Ion. , and poet.Adv.(rare in Trag., never in Com. or Att. Prose):
I. of Time,when,
1. with ind., of a definite occurrence in past time,εὖτέ μιν προὔπεμψεν whenhe sent him, Il. 8.367 , cf. 11.735 , 23.85 , E. Ion 888 (lyr.): withimpf., ἤκουσας . . εὖτε ὁρμῶμεν
Hdt. 7.209
, prob. in B. 3.25 : freq. with a corresp. Particle in apodosi, τῆμος δή
Od. 13.93
; δὴ τότε γε
22.182
; καὶ τότε δή ῥα
24.147
; τόφρα δέ
20.73
; δέ
Il. 23.62
, Od. 17.359 ; δ' ἄρα
20.56
: the clause withεὖτεmay stand last, Il. 5.396 , 6.515 , Pi. O. 3.28 .
2. withsubj.,εὖτ' ἄν(likeὅταν), a. referring to future time,οὔ τι δυνήσεαι χραισμεῖν, εὖτ' ἂν πολλοὶ πίπτωσι whenmany shall be falling, Il. 1.242 , cf. 2.34 , A. Pers. 230 (troch.).
b. withpres.in apod.,whenever, so often as,ἥμισυ ἀρετῆς ἀποαίνυται, εὖτ' ἄν μιν κατὰ δούλιον ἦμαρ ἕλῃσιν wheneverit comes upon him, Od. 17.323 , cf. 320 , Hdt. 6.27 , A. Ag. 12 : in orat.obl. (for opt. after past tense), Pi. O. 6.67 :ἄνis sts. omitted,εὖτ' ἔρδωμεν wheneverwe offer, Od. 7.202 , cf. Hes. Th. 28 , B. 1.73 , A. Th. 338 (lyr.), A.R. 2.801 , AP 14.45 .
3. with opt.,whenever, as often as, withimpf.in apodosi,εὖτε μάχοιτυ wheneverhe fought, Hes. Sc. 164 , cf. h.Hom. 18.8 , B. 12.118 , A. Ag. 565 , A.R. 2.471 .
II. causal,since, withaor.ind., S. Aj. 716 (lyr.), OC 84 , Ph. 1098 (lyr.).
III. Adv.of Comparison, forἠύ̈τε,as, twice in Il. ,εὖτ' ὄρεος κορυφῇσι κτλ. 3.10 ;τῷ δ' εὖτε πτερὰ γίγνετ' 19.386 (so Aristarch. , but with vv.ll.ὥστε, αὖτε): freq. in Q.S.,1.549 , al.
