Strong G2481ἴσως
perhaps
- Transliteration
- isōs
- Pronunciation
- ee'-soce
- Morphology
- Greek Adverb
Definition
Adverb from G2470; likely that is perhaps: - it may be.
Detailed definition
ἴσως
(ἴσσς),
adv., [in LXX for אוּלַי, אַךְ, הֵן, Gen.32:20, Jer.5:4, al.;]
1. equally.
2. perhaps: Luk.20:13.†
(AS)
(ἴσσς),
adv., [in LXX for אוּלַי, אַךְ, הֵן, Gen.32:20, Jer.5:4, al.;]
1. equally.
2. perhaps: Luk.20:13.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G2481 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- be1
First verses
- Luke 20:13Then said the lord of the vineyard, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son: it may be they will reverence him when they see him.
Occurrences by book
Related words
Word family
Detailed Greek dictionary
ἴσως,
Laconian dialect ϝίὡρ (see. βίωρ), adverb of ἴσος, equally, in like manner, [Refs 7th c.BC+ (7th-6th c.BC: Sappho Lyrica “Papyrus fragments” in E. Diehl, 25.11, 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 758, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 805a, etc.; ὡς ἰσαίτατα [prev. work] 744c)]; evenly, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “κατ᾽ ἰητρεῖον” 3.)]
II equally, with reference to equality, τὸ ὀρθὸν ληπτέον ἴσως [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1283b40)]; fairly, equitably, ἴ. καὶ κοινῶς Aen.[Refs 4th c.BC+ (Tact. 22.24; οὐκ ἴ. οὐδὲ πολιτικῶς 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 10.74; μηδὲν ἴ. καὶ δικαίως φρονοῦντας 1st c.BC: Dionysius Halicarnassensis 10.40; οὐκ ἴσως χρήσασθαί τινι 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 23.2.7.)]
III probably, perhaps, [Refs 7th c.BC+ (7th-6th c.BC: Alcaeus Lyricus “Supp.” 33, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 6.124, 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 319, 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 144, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Gorgias” 473b, etc.; ἴ. που 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Electra” 518; οὔτε συμφόρως οὔτ᾽ ἴ. καλῶς 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 5.10; οὐκ ἴσως, ἀλλ᾽ ὄντως 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 965c: ironical, σμικρά γε ἴ. προσθήκη [prev. author] “R.” 339b: frequently joined with ἄν or τάχ᾽ ἄν, e.g. 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 691, 1009, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Apologia” 31a; ἀμφισβητοῦντες προστιθέασιν ἀεὶ τὸ ἴσως καὶ τάχα 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Rhetorica” 1389b18: ἴσως without ἄν)] with optative is falsa lectio in [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Supplices” 727, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Iphigenia Taurica” 1055)]; ἴ. μέν.., ἴ. δέ.. perhaps so or so, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 4.3.2: repeated ἴ., ἴ. 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Nubes” 1320, 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 3.33)]: used to soften or qualify a positive assertion, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus” 661, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ranae” 224, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedo” 61c, “Phdr.” 233e, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Metaphysica” 987a26, etc.)]
IV with numerals, about, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Plutus” 1058, 4th-3rd c.BC: Damoxenus Comicus 3.2.)]
Laconian dialect ϝίὡρ (see. βίωρ), adverb of ἴσος, equally, in like manner, [Refs 7th c.BC+ (7th-6th c.BC: Sappho Lyrica “Papyrus fragments” in E. Diehl, 25.11, 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 758, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 805a, etc.; ὡς ἰσαίτατα [prev. work] 744c)]; evenly, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “κατ᾽ ἰητρεῖον” 3.)]
II equally, with reference to equality, τὸ ὀρθὸν ληπτέον ἴσως [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1283b40)]; fairly, equitably, ἴ. καὶ κοινῶς Aen.[Refs 4th c.BC+ (Tact. 22.24; οὐκ ἴ. οὐδὲ πολιτικῶς 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 10.74; μηδὲν ἴ. καὶ δικαίως φρονοῦντας 1st c.BC: Dionysius Halicarnassensis 10.40; οὐκ ἴσως χρήσασθαί τινι 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 23.2.7.)]
III probably, perhaps, [Refs 7th c.BC+ (7th-6th c.BC: Alcaeus Lyricus “Supp.” 33, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 6.124, 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 319, 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 144, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Gorgias” 473b, etc.; ἴ. που 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Electra” 518; οὔτε συμφόρως οὔτ᾽ ἴ. καλῶς 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 5.10; οὐκ ἴσως, ἀλλ᾽ ὄντως 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 965c: ironical, σμικρά γε ἴ. προσθήκη [prev. author] “R.” 339b: frequently joined with ἄν or τάχ᾽ ἄν, e.g. 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 691, 1009, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Apologia” 31a; ἀμφισβητοῦντες προστιθέασιν ἀεὶ τὸ ἴσως καὶ τάχα 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Rhetorica” 1389b18: ἴσως without ἄν)] with optative is falsa lectio in [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Supplices” 727, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Iphigenia Taurica” 1055)]; ἴ. μέν.., ἴ. δέ.. perhaps so or so, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 4.3.2: repeated ἴ., ἴ. 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Nubes” 1320, 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 3.33)]: used to soften or qualify a positive assertion, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus” 661, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ranae” 224, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedo” 61c, “Phdr.” 233e, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Metaphysica” 987a26, etc.)]
IV with numerals, about, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Plutus” 1058, 4th-3rd c.BC: Damoxenus Comicus 3.2.)]