μήπως

Greek

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek phrase μή (mḗ) πως (pōs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmipos/
• Hyphenation: μή‧πως

Conjunction

μήπως • (mípos)

1. if, by any chance, perhaps

   Μήπως θέλεις να βγούμε; ― Mípos théleis na vgoúme? ― I wonder if (by any chance) you would like to go?

   Μήπως είδες το παιδί μου; ― Mípos eídes to paidí mou? ― Did you by any chance see my child?

2. as if, didn't? (forming rhetorical questions that indicate the opposite of the question is true)

   Μήπως δεν τον βοήθησα τόσες φορές; ― Mípos den ton voḯthisa tóses forés? ― As if I didn't help him so many times.

3. in case, for fear that, lest

   Φοβήθηκα μήπως του έγινε κάτι, αργεί πολύ. ― Fovíthika mípos tou égine káti, argeí polý. ― I'm worried in case something happened to him, he's very late.