τε

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Contents 1 Ancient Greek 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Particle 1.3.1 Usage notes 1.3.2 References

[edit] Ancient Greek

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *kʷe (“‘and’”). Cognates include Sanskrit च (ca) and Latin -que.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (Classical): IPA: [te]

• (Koine): IPA: [tɛ]

• (Byzantine): IPA: [te]

[edit] Particle

τε (te)

1. and, also, even

[edit] Usage notes

Τε is usually considered to denote a weaker connection than καί.

[edit] References

• LSJ
• BDAG

Strong’s concordance number: G5037