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ἤ(A), Ep. alsoἠέ(in signf. A. 11
ἤ(orἠέ) folld. byἦ(orἦε),v.infr.), Conj. with two chief senses, Disj. (
A. or) and Comp. (than).
A. DISJUNCTIVE,or, ἐγὼ . . ἢ ἄλλος Ἀχαιῶν
Il. 2.231
, cf. 397 , 800 , 4.142 , 7.236 , al.; θεόσυτος ἢ βρότειος ἢ κεκραμένη
A. Pr. 116
.
2. ἢ . . ἤ either . . or, ἢ νῦν δηθύνοντ' ἢ ὕστερον αὖτις ἰόντα
Il. 1.27
, cf. 151 , 5.484 , etc.; so ἢ . . ἤτοι . .
Pi. N. 6.4
, Fr. 138 ; ἤτοι . . ἤ . .
A. Ag. 662
, S. Ant. 1182 , Th. 2.40 , etc. (in Classical Gr. the alternative introduced byἤτοιis emphasized, later no distn. is implied, Ep.Rom. 6.16 ; ἤτοι . . ἢ . . ἤ . .
Close Browse lexicon entries (ii B.C.));ἤrepeated any number of times, ἐγὼ δέ κεν αὐτὸς ἕλωμαι ἢ τεὸν ἢ Αἴαντος ἰὼν γέρας ἢ Ὀδυσῆος
, cf. Od. 15.84 , S. Ant. 707 ;ἤis prob. wrongly accented in codd. of Il. 2.289 , Od. 3.348 , 19.109 , v. ἦ
1.3 : ἢ πόλις βροτός θ' ὁμοίως
3. or else, otherwise, εἰδέναι δεῖ περὶ οὗ ἂν ᾖ ἡ βουλή, ἢ παντὸς ἁμαρτάνειν ἀνάγκη
; μή με λυπεῖτε, ἢ φεύξομ' ἐκ τῆς οἰκίης
;ζῶντα κακῶς λέγειν ἐκώλυσε . . , ἢ τρεῖς δραχμὰς ἀποτίνειν ἔταξεLex Sol. ap. Plu. Sol. 21 , cf. 24 , IG 12.94.10 , Them. Or. 21.260a .
II. in Questions or Deliberations in Disj. form(the accentuation isἢ(ἠέ) folld. byἦ(ἦε), Hdn. Gr. 2.24 , al., A.D. Conj. 224.28 ):
a. introduced byἢ ̔ἠέ̓, ἢ δολιχὴ νοῦσος ἦ Ἄρτεμις ἰοχέαιρα . . κατέπεφνεν; Od. 11.172 ;ἤ τι κατὰ πρῆξιν ἦ μαψιδίως ἀλάλησθε . .; 3.72 , cf. 1.408 , 16.462 , Il. 6.378 , 15.735 , 16.12 , etc.
b. without an introductory Particle,θεός νύ τις ἦ βροτός ἐσσι; art thou a goddessora mortal? Od. 6.149 , cf. 1.226 , 4.314 , 372 , 643 , 20.130 , 21.194 , Il. 10.63 , 425 , 534 , 15.203 : accentedἦ, Hdn.Gr. 2.145 , al., butἤfreq. in codd. of Hom. and always in codd. of later writers:ἤκουσας ἢ οὐκ ἤκουσας ἢ κωφῇ λέγω; A. Th. 202 ;ἄρτι δὲ ἥκεις ἢ πάλαι; Pl. Cri. 43a ;κακουργεῖν δεῖ ἢ οὔ; ib. 49c ; preceded byπότερον, πότερον δοκεῖ σοι κάκιον εἶναι, τὸ ἀδικεῖν ἢ τὸ ἀδικεῖσθαι; Id. Grg. 474c , etc.
2. Indirect questions, freq. epexegetic of a preceding question and identical in form with direct questions.
εἴπ' ἄγε, . . ἤ ῥ' ἐθέλει . . , ἦ ἀπέειπε . .
; ὄφρα δαῶμεν ἢ ἐτεὸν Κάλχας μαντεύεται ἦε καὶ οὐκί
; διάνδιχα μερμήριξεν ἢ ὅ γε . . ἐναρίζοι ἦε χόλον παύσειεν
, Ag. 478 , S. OC 80 , etc.;πότερονor πότερα . . ἤ . .
, 352 , Ag. 630 , etc.; sts. εἴτε . . ἤ
b. without introductory Particle, οὐδέ τι οἶδα ζώει ὅ γ' ἦ τέθνηκε
, cf. Il. 10.546 , Od. 24.238 .
B. COMPARATIVE,than, as, after a Comp. , Il. 11.162 , etc.: after positive Adjs. which imply comparison,ἄλλος, ἕτερος ἤ . ., S. OT 595 , Tr. 835 (lyr.); ἐναντίος ἤ
;ἴδιόν τι πάσχειν πάθος ἢ οἱ ἄλλοιibid.: after Advbs. or adverbial phrases,πλήν, πρίν, πρόσθεν, χωρίς(qq. v.),ἀλλά(v.ἀλλ' ἤ) ; τῇ ὑστεραίᾳ ἤ . .
Smp. 173a ); ἐν τῷ πέμπτῳ καὶ δεκάτῳ ϝέτει ἀπὸ τῶ ποτεχεῖ ϝέτεος ἢ Ἀριστίων ἐφορεύει
; παρὰ δόξαν ἢ ὡς αὐτὸς κατεδόκεε
, cf. 8.4 ; διαφερόντως ἤ . .
;οὐδ' ὅσον ἤ . .not so muchas . ., not morethan . ., Theoc. 9.21 : after Verbs implying comparison,βούλεσθαι ἤ . .to wishrather than . ., v. βούλομαι IV, αἱρέω
; soφθάνειν ἤ . .to come soonerthan . ., Il. 23.445 , Od. 11.58 ; ἐπιθυμεῖν ἤ . .
: less freq. after a word not implying comparison,δίκαιον ἡμέας ἔχειν . .(sc.μᾶλλον) ἤ περ Ἀθηναίους
; ἐμοὶ πικρὸς . . ἢ κείνοις γλυκύς
(s.v.l.); δεδικαιωμένος ἢ ἐκεῖνος
2. joining two Comparatives which refer to the same subject, πάντες κ' ἀρησαίατ' ἐλαφρότεροι πόδας εἶναι ἢ ἀφνειότεροι
; μανικώτεροι ἢ ἀνδρειότεροι
3. rarely after a Sup. , πλεῖστα θωμάσια ἔχει Αἴγυπτος ἢ ἄλλη πᾶσα χώρη
(s.v.l.); πίθοιτό κεν ὔμμι μάλιστα ἢ ἐμοί
4. ἢ οὐis used when a neg. precedes, οὐδέν τι μᾶλλον ἐπ' ἡμέας ἢ οὐ καὶ ἐπ' ὑμέας
, cf. 5.94 , Th. 2.62 , etc.: after an implied neg., ὠμὸν . . πόλιν ὅλην διαφθεῖραι μᾶλλον ἢ οὐ τοὺς αἰτίους
5. freq. omitted with numerals afterπλείων, ἐλάττων, μείων, ἔτη . . πλείω ἑβδομήκοντα v.l. in
Pl. Ap. 17d ; οὐ μεῖον πεντακοσίους
: sts. with aninf.or conditional clause, τί γὰρ ἀνδρὶ κακὸν μεῖζον ἁμαρτεῖν
;τίς εὐπραξία σπανιωτέρα . . , εἰ [δύναμις] πάρεστιν(forἢ δύναμιν παρεῖναι); Th. 1.33 .
6. pleon. with a gen., τίς ἂν αἰσχίων εἴη ταύτης δόξα, ἢ δοκεῖν . .
7. the Disj. and Comp. uses are found together in Il. 15.511
βέλτερον, ἢ ἀπολέσθαι ἕνα χρόνον ἠὲ βιῶναι, ἢ δηθὰ στρεύγεσθαι ἐν αἰνῆ δηϊοτῆτιbetter,eitherto die once for allorwin life,thanlong to toil in battle. [ἢ οὐ, ἢ οὐκcombine by Synizesis into one syll. in Trag. and Com., A. Pr. 330 , S. Aj. 334 , Ar. Lys. 128 ; so usually in Ep. , Od. 1.298 , al.; ἢ αὐτός
References Il. 2.231 397 800 4.142 7.236 A. Pr. 116 Il. 1.27 151 5.484 Pi. N. 6.4 Fr. 138 A. Ag. 662 S. Ant. 1182 Th. 2.40 Ep.Rom. 6.16 PTeb. 5.59 Il. 1.138 Od. 15.84 S. Ant. 707 Il. 2.289 Od. 3.348 19.109 1.3 A. Eu. 524 Pl. Phdr. 237c Herod. 5.74 Sol. Plu. Sol. 21 24 IG 12.94.10 Them. Or. 21.260a Hdn. 2.24 A.D. Conj. 224.28 Od. 11.172 3.72 1.408 16.462 Il. 6.378 15.735 16.12 Od. 6.149 1.226 4.314 372 643 20.130 21.194 Il. 10.63 425 534 15.203 2.145 Hom. A. Th. 202 Pl. Cri. 43a 49c Id. Grg. 474c Il. 9.674 2.300 1.190 A. Ch. 890 Ag. 478 S. OC 80 Id. Pers. 148 352 Ag. 630 E. El. 897 S. Aj. 177 Od. 11.464 Il. 10.546 Od. 24.238 Il. 11.162 S. OT 595 Tr. 835 Pl. Grg. 481c Id. Cri. 44a Smp. 173a Tab.Heracl. 1.121 Hdt. 1.79 8.4 Pl. Phd. 85b Theoc. 9.21 B. 11.1b Il. 23.445 Od. 11.58 X. Cyr. 1.4.3 Lys. 10.21 Hdt. 9.26 S. Aj. 966 Ev.Luc. 18.14 Od. 1.165 Hdt. 3.65 Pl. Tht. 144b Ar. Ach. 1078 Hdt. 2.35 A.R. 3.91 Hdt. 4.118 5.94 Th. 2.62 Liddell–Scott–Jones — CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0
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