μήπως

Greek

Etymology

From 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.
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