whether

Greek Adverb

πότερος, -α, -ον which of two. Neut, adverbially, πότερον, whether: Jhn.7:17. (AS)

whether

Greek Adverb

πότερος, α, ον; Ionic dialect κότερος, η, ον: whether of the two? both in direct and indirect questions; once in [Refs 8th c.BC+]: sometimes the two objects referred to follow in apposition, ἐρωτώσης τῆς μητρός, π. καλλίων. δοκεῖ εἶναι, ὁ πατὴρ ἢ οὗτος [Refs 5th c.BC+]; modified by τις, [Refs]; repeated in the same sentence, πότερος ποτερου φίλος γίγνετα; [Refs] II) neuter πότερον and πότερα (interchangeable, πότερον δέδρακεν ἢ οὔ, καὶ πότερ᾽ ἄκων ἢ ἑκώ; [Refs 5th c.BC+] adverb at the beginning of an interrogative sentence containing two alternative propositions, the second being connected by ἤ, whether. or, II.a) in direct questions, [Refs 5th c.BC+] II.b) in indirect questions, ἐπείρεσθαι κότερα τὴν ἑωυτοῦ ἢ τὴν Κύρου λέγοι ἀρχήν [Refs 5th c.BC+] precedes the common Verb, π. βούλοιτο μένειν ἢ ἀπιένα; [Refs] II.2) sometimes a third clause (with ἤ) is inaccurately added, κότερα παρὰ δήμου ἢ ὀλιγαρχίης ἢ μουνάρχο; [Refs 5th c.BC+]; and a fourth, [Refs] II.3) the second alternative is sometimes left to be supplied, πότερα δὴ κερτομῶν λέγεις τάδε (i.e. ἢ μή.); [Refs 5th c.BC+] II.4) πότερον is sometimes omitted in the first clause, ἐπισκέψασθαι, ὀρθὴ ἢ ψευδής [Refs] II.5) in affirmative sentences, π. ἤ, either. or, [Refs 1st c.AD+] III) indefinite, one of other, either of the two, τί οὐ λέγει π. ὑμῶ; [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἅτεροι πότεροι, ={ὁποτεροιοῦν}, [Refs 3rd c.BC+] would make it oxytone ποτερός, ά, o/n. IV) adverb ποτέρως, see entry (I.-[Refs 5th c.BC+] q[uglide]o-tero-s, cf. Sanskrit katarás, Gothic hwapar 'which of two?')

Greek

Conjunction

interrogative as adverb, which (of two), i.e. is it this or that; whether; neuter of a comparative of the base of g4226 (ποῦ)