36.12 Pay close attention to the accent and breathing of ἤ, so you do not confuse it with other words of totally different meaning.

ἤ or ἢ (smooth breathing; acute or grave accent)

  • than (comparison)
  • or (conjunction)

ἦ (smooth breathing; circumflex accent)

  • I was (1st singular imperfect indicative active of εἰμί)

ἡ (rough breathing; no accent)

  • the (feminine nominative singular of definite article)

ἥ or ἣ (rough breathing; acute or grave accent)

  • who, which (feminine nominative singular of relative pronoun)

ᾗ (rough breathing; circumflex accent; iota subscript)

  • to/for whom, which (feminine dative singular of relative pronoun)
  • where; which way, how (adverb from feminine dative singular of relative pronoun)
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