ἆ, exclamation expressing pity, envy, contempt, etc., in Hom. alwaysἆ δειλέ, ἆ δειλώ, ἆ δειλοί,
Il. 11.441 , 17.443 , Od. 20.351 , cf. Thgn. 351 , Theoc. Ep. 6 ; also in Lyr., Archil. 135 , and Trag., A. Ag. 1087 , etc.; in reproofs or warnings,ἆ, μηδαμῶς. . S. Ph. 1300 , cf. OT 1147 , E. Hel. 445 , etc.:—freq. with adj.,
A.
ἆ μάκαρ
Thgn. 1013
, Choeril. 1 ; ἆ τάλας
Semon. 7.76
, cf. B. 15.30 ; ἆ τρισευδαίμων
Id. 3.10
; rarely alone, Ar. Ra. 759 ; sts. doubled, ἆ ἆ
A. Pr. 114
, 566 , Ar. V. 1379 . —Rare in Prose, Pl. Hp.Ma. 295a (Euclusap.Sch. ad loc. is said to have used it = νῦν ).