[*] 2858. ἤτοι may be used instead of the first ἤ when the first member, as is commonly the case, contains the more probable choice. In English the order is often inverted. Thus, ““ἤτοι κλύουσα παιδὸς ἢ τύχῃ πάρα” she comes either by chance or because she has heard about her son” S. Ant. 1182. ἤτοι may be followed by ἤ several times. ἤτοι . . . γε is more emphatic, as ““ἤτοι κρύφα γε ἢ φανερῶς” either secretly or openly” T. 6.34.
[*] 2858. ἤτοι may be used instead of the first ἤ when the first member, as is commonly the case, contains the more probable choice. In English the order is often inverted. Thus, ““ἤτοι κλύουσα παιδὸς ἢ τύχῃ πάρα” she comes either by chance or because she has heard about her son” S. Ant. 1182. ἤτοι may be followed by ἤ several times. ἤτοι . . . γε is more emphatic, as ““ἤτοι κρύφα γε ἢ φανερῶς” either secretly or openly” T. 6.34.