Quelques remarques la particule εἴθε. Échos littéraires et rhétoriques dans les papyrus documentaires de l’Antiquité tardive

Key Points

• This paper aims to explore the use and significance of the particle εἴθε in classical syntax and papyri from late antiquity.
• Analyzed the particle εἴθε in classical and late texts
• Investigated its usage in papyrus documents
• Examined combinations of εἴθε with μήποτε
• Compared findings across literary and documentary contexts
• Identified distinctive patterns in the usage of εἴθε
• Highlighted similarities and differences in literary versus documentary contexts
• Revealed rhetorical functions of εἴθε in late antiquity works

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