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ἴσως

MainId: 002481000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: True

AlphaPos: ι

StrongCodes: G2481

BaseForms:

1. BaseFormID: 002481001000000

   PartsOfSpeech: advb.

   RelatedLemmas: {'Word': 'ἴσος', 'Meanings': []}

   LEXMeanings:

   1. LEXID: 002481001001000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y

      LEXEntryCode: 71.11

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Mode

      LEXSubDomains: Probable, Improbable

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2021-09-01 11:03:30

         DefinitionShort: pertaining to an event having a high degree of probability

         Glosses: ['probably', 'likely']

         Comments: In view of the misjudgment implied in {S:04202001300030}, a number of translators have rendered ἴσως as simply ‘perhaps’ or ‘maybe,’ though the Greek term ἴσως would certainly imply a considerably higher degree of hope for a successful outcome.

      LEXReferences: LUKE 20:13