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μὴ οὐis used of an apprehended neg.:
I. with finite forms of the Verb, after Verbs expressingfearorapprehension(cf. μή
B. 8
):
a. mostly withsubj., δείδω μὴ οὔ τίς τοι ὑπόσχηται τόδε ἔργον
Il. 10.39
, cf. Hdt. 6.9 , Th. 3.53 , 57 , Pl. Men. 89d , etc.: after hist. tenses, with opt., ἠθύμησάν τινες ἐννοούμενοι μὴ οὐκ ἔχοιεν ὁπόθεν λαμβάνοιεν
X. An. 3.5.3
, etc.: withfut.opt. representingfut.ind. in orat. obliq., μὴ οὐκ ὀρθῶς αὐτὸ ποιήσοις
Pl. Euthphr. 15d
.
b. with ind., ὁρᾶτε μὴ οὐκ ἐμοὶ μάλιστα τῶν πολιτῶν προσήκει
And. 1.103
, cf. Pl. La. 196c , Alc. 2.139d .
2. without introductory Verb, withsubj., μή νύ τοι οὐ χραίσμῃ
Close Browse lexicon entries , cf. 566 , E. Tr. 982 ; also to suggest hesitation,perhaps(cf. μή
), μὴ οὐ τοῦτο ᾖ τὸ χρηστήριον
, cf. Pl. Phd. 67b , Smp. 194c , 214c , etc.: also with ind.,μὴ τοῦτο οὐ καλῶς Ὡμολογήσα<>μεν
3. μήis sts. doubled, irregularly, for μὴ οὐ, ἐθαύμαζε δ' εἴτις . . φοβοῖτο, μὴ ὁ γενόμενος καλὸς κἀγαθὸς . . μὴ τὴν μεγίστην χάριν ἔχοι
II. after a neg. expressed or implied:
a. after Verbs ofhindering, denying, avoiding, needing, when these Verbs are themselves negatived or questioned,οὐκέτι ἀνεβάλλοντο μὴ οὐ τὸ πᾶν μηχανήσασθαι they no longer hesitated to try every expedient, Hdt. 6.88 , cf. 8.100 , 119 ;τί δῆτα μέλλεις μὴ οὐ γεγωνίσκειν; A. Pr. 627 , cf. S. Aj. 540 , Ar. Ach. 320 , X. Cyr. 1.4.2 , 4.3.8 , Pl. Euthd. 304c , D. 24.24 ; οὐκ ἀνατίθεμαι μὴ οὐ καλῶς λέγεσθαι
, cf. Phd. 87a ; πολλοῦ δέω μὴ οὐ δύο γε φεύγειν
;τίνος ἐνδέομεν μὴ οὐ πανσυδίᾳ χωρεῖν; E. Tr. 797 (anap.); afterὥστε, Hdt. 8.57 : with the Art., οὐκ ἐναντιώσομαι τὸ μὴ οὐ γεγωνεῖν πᾶν
, cf. 918 , S. OT 283 , E. Ph. 1176 ; αὐτὴν οὐ μισοῦντ' ἐκείνην τὴν πόλιν τὸ μὴ οὐ μεγάλην εἶναι
;τοῖς θεοῖς οὐδὲν ἂν ἔχοιμεν μέμψασθαι τὸ μὴ οὐχί. . X. Cyr. 7.5.42 , cf. Pl. Phlb. 13a , etc.; cf. μή
b. after Verbs and phrases signifyingimpossibility, impropriety, reluctance, when not negatived, ἄνδρα δ' οὐκ ἔστι μὴ οὐ κακὸν ἔμμεναι
; δεινὸν ἐδόκεε εἶναι μὴ οὐ λαβεῖν
; ἔστι οὐδεμία μηχανὴ μὴ οὐκ ἀπολωλέναι
, cf. 3.51 , 7.5 ; οὐδεὶς ἂν τολμήσειεν μὴ οὐ χρῆσθαι τῷ νόμῳ
, cf. Th. 8.60 ; αἰσχύνη ἦν μὴ οὐ συσπουδάζειν
; αἰσχρόν ἐστι μὴ οὐκ ἄλλας πληγὰς ἐμβάλλειν τῷ υἱεῖ
;οὐδεὶς οἷός τ' ἐστὶν ἄλλως λέγων μὴ οὐ(nemo potest non) καταγέλαστος εἶναι
: after an implied neg., μὴ οὐχὶ παντὶ τρόπῳ ἐλέγχειν μαλθακοῦ εἶναι ἀνδρός
; μόνῃ τῇ μορφῇ μὴ οὐχὶ πρόβατα εἶναι διαφερόντων
; afterὥστε, E. Fr. 1068 , X. Ath. 3.8 ;μήandμὴ οὐκin consecutive clauses, Id. Ap. 34 : with the Art., οὐκ ἀνέξομαι τὸ μὴ οὐ . . τιμᾶν
;οὐδείς γέ μ' ἂν πείσειεν . . τὸ μὴ οὐ. . Ar. Ra. 68 , cf. X. HG 5.2.36 .
2. less freq. c.part.after a neg. expressed or implied, οὔκων δίκαιον [ἀνδριάντα] ἱστάναι . . μὴ οὐκ ὑπερβαλλόμενον τοῖσι ἔργοισι
, cf. 6.9 , 106 ; δυσάλγητος γὰρ ἂν εἴην τοιάνδε μὴ οὐ κατοικτείρων ἕδραν
, cf. 221 , OC 360 , Isoc. 10.47 (dub. l.), Pl. Ly. 212d , Philem. 213.5 : hence
= εἰ μή ,except, πόλεις . . χαλεπαὶ λαβεῖν, μὴ οὐ χρόνῳ καὶ πολιορκίᾳ
III. in questions expecting an affirmative answer, LXX Jd. 14.3 , 1 Ep.Cor. 9.4 , Aesop. 404 .
References B. 8 Il. 10.39 Hdt. 6.9 Th. 3.53 57 Pl. Men. 89d X. An. 3.5.3 Pl. Euthphr. 15d And. 1.103 Pl. La. 196c Alc. 2.139d Il. 1.28 566 E. Tr. 982 B. 9 Hdt. 5.79 Pl. Phd. 67b Smp. 194c 214c Id. Men. 89c X. Mem. 1.2.7 Th. 2.13 Hdt. 6.88 8.100 119 A. Pr. 627 S. Aj. 540 Ar. Ach. 320 X. Cyr. 1.4.2 4.3.8 Pl. Euthd. 304c D. 24.24 Phd. 87a Id. Euthd. 297b E. Tr. 797 Hdt. 8.57 A. Pr. 787 918 S. OT 283 E. Ph. 1176 Ar. Av. 37 X. Cyr. 7.5.42 Pl. Phlb. 13a B. 5b Simon. 5.10 Hdt. 1.187 Id. 2.181 3.51 7.5 Antipho 5.87 Th. 8.60 X. An. 2.3.11 Id. Lac. 6.2 Pl. Grg. 509a Id. Phd. 85c Luc. Alex. 15 E. Fr. 1068 X. Ath. 3.8 Id. Ap. 34 A. Eu. 914 Ar. Ra. 68 X. HG 5.2.36 Hdt. 2.110 6.9 106 S. OT 13 221 OC 360 Isoc. 10.47 Pl. Ly. 212d Philem. 213.5 D. 19.123 LXX Jd. 14.3 1 Ep.Cor. 9.4 Aesop. 404 Liddell–Scott–Jones — CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0
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