A. say, the1st pers.ofpres.being used in Att. dialoguein emphaticrepetitions,παῖ ἠμί, παῖboy Isay, boy! Ar. Nu. 1145 , Ra. 37 ; otherwise only in3 sg.

ἠσί

Hermipp. 1

, Aeol.

ἦσι

Sapph. 97

, Dor.

ἠτί

Alcm. 139

II. impf. ἦν,3 sg. ἦ(the only part used by Hom. , chiefly in Il. , always at the end of a speech),ἦ, καὶ ἐπ' ἀργυρέῃ κώπῃ σχέθε χεῖραhespakeand . . , Il. 1.219 , etc.; ἦ ῥα, καὶ ἀμπεπαλὼν προί̈ει . . ἔγχος

3.355

, etc.; rarely with the subject expressed, ἦ ῥα γυνὴ ταμίη

6.390

, cf. Theoc. 22.75 : freq. in Att. in the phrasesἦν δ' ἐγώ saidI, Pl. R. 327c , etc.;ἦ δ' ὅς saidhe, Cratin. 192 , etc.; ἦ δ' ὃς λέγων

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Ar. V. 795

; ἦ δ' ἥ

Pl. Smp. 205c

; with the subject repeated, ἦ δ' ὃς ὁ Γλαύκων

Id. R. 327b

, etc.; later without ὅς, ἦ δ' ὁ Νεῖλος

Philostr.

V A

6.16 . (Cf. Lat.aio, ad-agium:ἦfr.Ἦκτ, henceἠμίetc. on analogy ofφῆ:φημί, etc.)

References

Ar. Nu. 1145
Ra. 37
Hermipp. 1
Sapph. 97
Alcm. 139
Hom.
Il.
Il. 1.219
3.355
6.390
Theoc. 22.75
Pl. R. 327c
Cratin. 192
Ar. V. 795
Pl. Smp. 205c
Id. R. 327b
Philostr.
6.16

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