a. in explanatory clauses,ξυνέβησαν . . τὰ μακρὰ τείχη ἑλεῖν(ἦν δὲ σταδίων μάλιστα ὀκτώ) Th. 4.66 , cf. Il. 7.48 : when aSubst.is folld. by words in apposition, Ἀρισταγόρῃ τῷ Μιλησίῳ, δούλῳ δὲ ἡμετέρῳ
Hdt. 7.8
. β'; μήτηρ βασιλέως βασίλεια δ' ἐμή
A. Pers. 152
; so in answers,διπλᾶ λέγειν.—Answ. διπλᾶδ' ὁρᾶν
Id. Th. 974
.
b. in enumerations or transitions, Il. 1.43 - 49 , 345 - 351 , X. Cyr. 1.2.1 , etc.; with repetition of a word in different relations, ὣς Ἀχιλεὺς θάμβησεν . ., θάμβησαν δὲ καὶ ἄλλοι
, cf. 2.1.26 , S. Ant. 1172 : in Trag. (not in Com. or Oratt.), when the speaker turns from one person to another, the voc. stands first, then the pers. Pron. folld. byδέ,as Μενέλαε, σοὶ δὲ τάδε λέγω . .
E. Or. 622
, etc.; also in Hdt. , ὦ δέσποτα, ἐγὼ δὲ ταῦτα ἐποίησα
1.115
.
b. τί δέ;whatthen? to mark a transition in dialogue; v. τίς.
II. in apodosi:
1. after hypothetical clauses,εἰ δέ κε μὴ δώωσιν, ἐγὼ δέ κεν αὐτὸς ἕλωμαιif they will not give it,thenI . ., Il. 1.137 , cf. Od. 12.54 ; εἰ μηδὲ τοῦτο βούλει ἀποκρίνασθαι, σὺ δὲ τοὐντεῦθεν λέγε
X. Cyr. 5.5.21
, cf. Pi. O. 3.43 (v.l.), A. Ag. 1060 , Hdt. 5.1 , etc.
b. after temporal or relative clauses, withἐπεί, ἕως,etc., Il. 24.255 , Hdt. 9.70 , etc.; μέχρι . . εἶχον τὰ βέλη, οἱ δὲ ἀντεῖχον
Th. 3.98
; with demonstr. Pronouns or Advbs. answering to a preceding relative,οἵηπερ φύλλων γενεή,
3. to begin a story,ἦμος δ' ἠέλιος . . well,when the sun . ., Od. 4.400 .
4. to introduce a proof,τεκμήριον δέ, σημεῖον δέ, v.sub vocc.
B. POSITION ofδέ.It usu. stands second: hence freq. between Art. andSubst.or Prep. and case; but also afterSubst., or words forming a connected notion, hence it may stand third, γυναῖκα πιστὴν δ' ἐν δόμοις εὕροι
A. Ag. 606
, cf. Th. 411 , Eu. 531 , S. Ph. 959 , etc.; fourth, Id. OT 485 , E. Hel. 688 , A. Pr. 323 , 383 , etc.; fifth, ib. 401c odd.; even sixth, Epigen. 7 (codd. Poll. ); so in Prose after a neg.,οὐχ ὑπ' ἐραστοῦ δέ,to avoid confusion betweenοὐ δέandοὐδέ,
