ἴσως,
Lacon. ϝίὡρ (v. βίωρ),
Adv. of ἴσος,
I equally, in like manner, Sapph. Supp. 25.11, S. Ph. 758, Pl. Lg. 805a, etc.; ὡς ἰσαίτατα ib. 744c; evenly, Hp. Off. 3.
II equally, with reference to equality, τὸ ὀρθὸν ληπτέον ἴσως Arist. Pol. 1283b40; fairly, equitably, ἴ. καὶ κοινῶς Aen. Tact. 22.24; οὐκ ἴ. οὐδὲ πολιτικῶς D. 10.74; μηδὲν ἴ. καὶ δικαίως φρονοῦντας D.H. 10.40; οὐκ ἴσως χρήσασθαί τινι Plb. 23.2.7.
III probably, perhaps, Alc. Supp. 33, Hdt. 6.124, A. Pr. 319, S. Ph. 144, Pl. Grg. 473b, etc.; ἴ. που E. El. 518; οὔτε συμφόρως οὔτ’ ἴ. καλῶς D. 5.10; οὐκ ἴσως, ἀλλ’ ὄντως Pl. Lg. 965c: ironical, σμικρά γε ἴ. προσθήκη Id. R. 339b: freq. joined with ἄν or τάχ’ ἄν, e.g. S. Aj. 691, 1009, Pl. Ap. 31a; ἀμφισβητοῦντες προστιθέασιν ἀεὶ τὸ ἴσως καὶ τάχα Arist. Rh. 1389b18: ἴσως without ἄν c. opt. is f.l. in A. Supp. 727, E. IT 1055; ἴ. μέν.., ἴ. δέ.. perhaps so or so, X. Cyr. 4.3.2: repeated ἴ., ἴ. Ar. Nu. 1320, D. 3.33: used to soften or qualify a positive assertion, S. OC 661, Ar. Ra. 224, Pl. Phd. 61c, Phdr. 233e, Arist. Metaph. 987a26, etc. with numerals, about, Ar. Pl. 1058, Damox. 3.2.
G2481 — ἴσως
(ἴσος, which see), adverb (from Sophocles down);
1. equally, in like manner.
2. agreeably to expectation, i. e. it may be, probably; frequently an urbane expression of one's reasonable hope (German wohl,hoffentlich): [Luk 20:13], and often in Attic writings.
ἴσως
( < ἴσσς ),
adv. ,
[in LXX for H194, H389, H2005, [Gen 32:20], [Jer 5:4], al. ;]
1. equally.
2. perhaps: [Luk 20:13]. †