ἴσως

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Lacon. ϝίὡρ (v. βίωρ), Adv. of ἴσος,

   A equally, in like manner, Sapph.Supp.25.11, S.Ph.758, Pl.Lg.805a, etc.; ὡς ἰσαίτατα ib.744c; evenly, Hp.Off.3.    II equally, with reference to equality, τὸ ὀρθὸν ληπτέον ἴσως Arist.Pol.1283b40; fairly, equitably, ἴ. καὶ κοινῶς Aen. Tact.22.24; οὐκ ἴ. οὐδὲ πολιτικῶς D.10.74; μηδὲν ἴ. καὶ δικαίως φρονοῦντας D.H.10.40; οὐκ ἴσως χρήσασθαί τινι Plb.23.2.7.    III probably, perhaps, Alc.Supp.33, Hdt.6.124, A.Pr.319, S.Ph.144, Pl. Grg.473b, etc.; ἴ. που E.El.518; οὔτε συμφόρως οὔτ' ἴ. καλῶς D.5.10; οὐκ ἴσως, ἀλλ' ὄντως Pl.Lg.965c: ironical, σμικρά γε ἴ. προσθήκη Id.R.339b: freq. joined with ἄν or τάχ' ἄν, e.g. S.Aj.691, 1009, Pl.Ap. 31a; ἀμφισβητοῦντες προστιθέασιν ἀεὶ τὸ ἴσως καὶ τάχα Arist.Rh. 1389b18: ἴσως without ἄν c. opt. is f.l. in A.Supp.727, E.IT1055; ἴ. μέν... ἴ. δέ . . perhaps so or so, X.Cyr.4.3.2: repeated ἴ., ἴ. Ar.Nu. 1320, D.3.33: used to soften or qualify a positive assertion, S.OC661, Ar.Ra.224, Pl.Phd.61c, Phdr.233e, Arist.Metaph.987a26, etc.    IV with numerals, about, Ar.Pl.1058, Damox.3.2.