, Il.7.117, Od.1.167, etc.; εἴ. καί 9.35; εἴ. τεIl.10.225; εἴ. γεA.Ch.198, Pl.Prt.312a, etc.; εἴ. γε δήId.Tht.182c; with words between, εἴ. γάρ τε χόλον γε ..Il.1.81; εἴπερ ἔσται γεA.Ag.1249, cf. Pl.Plt.275e; καλῶς, εἴπερ ποτέ, ἔχειTh.4.20; εἴπερ ἄραJul.Or.7.216b. II. in Att. and Trag. to imply that the supposition agrees with the fact,
if as is the fact, since
, Th.6.14, etc.; but with impf. it implies that it is contrary to the fact, εἴπερ ἦν πέλασ
if
I had been (but I was not), S.El.312, cf. 604; also εἴ. ἐκτελεῖς ἅπερ λέγεισ
if only
you will keep your word, Id.Ichn.48. III. with an ellipse,