μὴ ὅπωςandμὴ ὅτι, elliptic phrases,μὴ [λέγε] orμὴ [ὑπολάβητε] ὅπωςorὅτι. . (asοὐχ ὅπωςforοὐ λέγω ὅπως), stronger thanοὐχ ὅπως,
A. not to speak of . . , let alone. . ,
I. folld. by other Conjs.,
1. μὴ ὅπωςorμὴ ὅτι,not only not, folld. byἀλλ' οὐδέ, as μὴ ὅπως ὀρχεῖσθαι . . , ἀλλ' οὐδ' ὀρθοῦσθαι ἐδύνασθε
X. Cyr. 1.3.10
;οὐκ ἂν . . ἐργαζοίμεθα μὴ ὅτι τὴν τούτων, ἀλλ' οὐδ' ἂν τὴν ἡμετέρανib. 3.2.21 , cf. D. 30.20 , 21 .
2. μὴ ὅτιfolld. byἀλλάand a neg. or suggested neg., as μὴ ὅτι ἰδιώτην τινά, ἀλλὰ τὸν μέγαν βασιλέα
Pl. Ap. 40d
, cf. Prt. 319d , etc.; μὴ ὅτι θεός, ἀλλὰ καὶ ἄνθρωποι οὐ φιλοῦσι
X. Cyr. 7.2.17
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II. in second clause, the first being usu. neg. or suggesting a neg., οὐδὲ ἀναπνεῖν, μὴ ὅτι λέγειν τι δυνησόμεθα
Id. Smp. 2.26