τε
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See also Appendix:Variations of "te"
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Ancient Greek [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Proto-Indo-European *-kʷe (“and”). Cognates include Sanskrit च (ca) and Latin -que.
Pronunciation [edit]
- (5th BC Attic): IPA: /te/
- (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /tɛ/
- (4th AD Koine): IPA: /te/
- (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /te/
- (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /te/
Particle [edit]
τε (te)
Usage notes [edit]
Τε is usually considered to denote a weaker connection than καί.
References [edit]
- LSJ
- BDAG
- Strong’s concordance number: G5037