ἦπουorἦ που,
A. I ween, ἦ που σοφὸς ἦν ὅστις ἔφασκεν . .
Ar. V. 725
; ἦ που νέος γ' ὢν ἦσθ' ὑβριστής
Id. Th. 63
, cf. Il. 3.43 , 16.830 ; ironical,
S. Aj. 1008 , E. Med. 1308 ;χαλεπὸν πόλιν κατασκευάσασθαι, ἦ που δή . . much more . ., Th. 1.142 ; soἦ πουalone, Lys. 30.17 , Pl. Phd. 84d ;ἦ πού γεlsoc. 1.49 ; alsoἦ που δή . . much less, prob. in Th. 8.27 ; also ἦ πού γε δή
Id. 6.37
: and with a neg., ἦ που . . γε . . οὐ δεῖ χρήσασθαι
And. 1.86
.
II. to make a hesitating suggestion,surely . . ?
Od. 13.234 , A. Pr. 521 , Ar. Pl. 970 .