Ἐπειδή
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Translated by Emily Rossow6 Oct 2006Vetting: high6 revisions
Translation
It is a causal connective particle,1 but is also used to mean from [the time] when; thus even did Thucydides often use [it], and Homer beforehand.2
"Since first it left its stump in the mountains,"3 [said] about the scepter.
"Since first it left its stump in the mountains,"3 [said] about the scepter.