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 isōs 1x equally; perhaps, it may be that, Luk_20:13

ἴσως ( < ἴσσς ), adv. , [in LXX for H194 , H389 , H2005 , Gen_32:20 , Jer_5:4 , al. ;] 1. equally . 2. perhaps: Luk_20:13 .†

ἴσως [page 308] P Magd 29 .5, .8 (B.C. 218) ἴσως καὶ ὁμοίως P Giss I. 76 .6 (ii/A.D.) ἀσπάζομαί σε πολλα , ἴσω̣ς̣ και̣, Χαιρᾶς καὶ Ἡρώδἠ̣ . With the usage in Luk_20:13 cf. P Amh II. 135 .16 (early ii/A.D.) τί δὲ ἡμεῖν συνέβη μετὰ τῶν ἀρχόντων ἴσως ἐγνώκατε ἢ κνώσσεσθε ( l. γνώσεσθε ), what befell us in connexion with the magistrates you have probably heard or will hear (Edd.), P Tebt II. 424 .3 (late iii/A.D.) ἔπεμψά σοι ἐπιστολὴν διὰ τοῦ ἀρτοκόπου καὶ εἴσως οἶδας τί σοι ἔγραψα P Oxy IX. 1204 .21 (A.D. 299) μὴ ἐπιγνοὺς ὡς ἀξιώματος μείζονος μετείληφεν , ὃ ἀπαλλάττει ἴσως αὐτὸν τῶν λειτουργιῶν τῶν πολειτικῶν , ignoring his acquisition of a superior rank, which presumably releases him from municipal offices (Ed.), ib. XIV. 1681 .4 (iii/A.D.) ἴσως με νομίζετε , ἀδελφ [ο ]ί , βάρβαρόν τινα ἢ Αἰγύπτιον ἀνάνθρωπον εἶναι , you are, my brothers, perhaps thinking me a barbarian or an inhuman Egyptian (Edd.). MGr ἴσως , perhaps.

ἴσως [Etym: adverb of ἴσος,] "equally, in like manner", Soph. : Sup. ἰσαίτατα Plat. "equally, fairly, equitably", Dem. "probably, perhaps", Hdt. , attic;—in attic often joined with ἄν or τάχ᾽ ἄν, Soph. , etc. with numerals, "about", Ar.

ἴσως (ἴσσς), adv., [in LXX for אוּלַי, אַךְ, הֵן, Gen.32:20, Jer.5:4, al. ;] __1. equally. __2. perhaps: Luk.20:13.† (AS)