ἦα
From LSJ
κρείσσων γὰρ ἦσθα μηκέτ' ὢν ἢ ζῶν τυφλός → thou wert better not alive, than living blind | you were better not alive, than living blind
English (LSJ)
ἦεν, 1 and 3sg. Ep. impf. of εἰμί (sum). ᾖα, contr. for ἤϊα, Ion. impf. of εἶμι (ibo). ᾖα, τά, contr. from ἤϊα (q.v.).
German (Pape)
[Seite 1148] = ἤϊα od. ᾔειν, s. εἶμι. ep. = ἦν, ich war, Od.
French (Bailly abrégé)
1ᵉ sg. impf. épq. de εἰμί.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἦα: ἦεν, α΄ καὶ γ΄ ἑν. ἐπ. παρατ. τοῦ εἰμὶ (sum).
English (Autenrieth)
see εἰμί.
Greek Monotonic
ἦα: ἦεν, Επικ. αντί ἦν, αʹ και γʹ ενικ. παρατ. του εἰμί (Λατ. sum).
Russian (Dvoretsky)
ἦα: эп. 1 л. sing. impf. к εἰμί.
