possibly

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adverb

perhaps: P. and V. ἴσως, τάχα; see perhaps.

can we possibly come to terms? Ar. ἔσθ' ὅπως… ἐς λόγους ἔλθοιμεν; (Vespae 471).

can Alcestis possibly come to old age? V. ἔστ' οὖν ὅπως Ἄλκηστις ἐς γῆρας μόλοι; (Euripides, Alcibiades 52).

one could not possibly escape being ridiculous: P. οὐκ ἔσθ' ὅπως ἄν τις φύγοι τὸ καταγέλαστος γενέσθαι (Plato, Laches 184C.).