εἴην

Ἕκτορ νῦν σὺ μὲν ὧδε θέεις ἀκίχητα διώκων → Hector, you run in pursuit of something unattainable | Hector, now art thou hasting thus vainly after what thou mayest not attain | Hector, now you are hasting thus vainly after what you may not attain

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Full diacritics: εἴην	Medium diacritics: εἴην	Low diacritics: είην	Capitals: ΕΙΗΝ
Transliteration A: eíēn	Transliteration B: eiēn	Transliteration C: eiin	Beta Code: ei)/hn

English (LSJ)

pres. opt. of εἰμί (sum).

opt. de εἰμί.

εἴην: opt. к εἰμί.

εἴην: εὐκτ. ἀορ. β΄ τοῦ ἵημι· ἀλλ’ εἴην εὐκτ. ἐνεστ. τοῦ εἰμὶ (ὑπάρχω).

optative (i.e. English subjunctive) present of εἰμί (including the other person); might (could, would, or should) be: mean, + perish, should be, was, were.

εἴην: ευκτ. του εἰμί (sum)· εἶεν, γʹ πληθ. αντί εἴησαν.