επειδή

See also: ἐπειδή

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Ancient Greek ἐπειδή (epeidḗ, “after, since”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.piˈði/
• Hyphenation: ε‧πει‧δή

Conjunction

επειδή • (epeidí)

1. for, because

Synonyms

• γιατί (giatí, “because”) (and "why")
• διότι (dióti, “because”)

See also

• καθώς (kathós, “because”) (and "as")
• εξαιτίας (exaitías)
• λόγω (lógo)

Further reading

• επειδή, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language