νή , Particle of strong affirmation, with acc. of the divinity invoked, once in Trag., ν. τὼ Λαπέρσα, ν. τὸν Εὐρώταν τρίτον, ν. τοὺς ἐν Ἄργει καὶ κατὰ Σπάρτην θεούς S. Fr. 957 ; freq. in Com. and Pros
νή, Particle of strong affirmation, with acc. of the divinity invoked, once in Trag.,
A.
ν. τὼ Λαπέρσα, ν. τὸν Εὐρώταν τρίτον, ν. τοὺς ἐν Ἄργει καὶ κατὰ Σπάρτην θεούς
S. Fr. 957
; freq. in Com. and Prose, esp. in the phraseνὴ Δία,
Ar. Eq. 319 , Th. 240 , etc.; with the Art., ν. τὸν Δία
Id. Pl. 202
, Antiph. 179.3 , etc.; with the names of other gods, usu. c. Art., ν. τὴν Δήμητρα
Pherecr. 24
; ν. τὴν Ἀθηνᾶν
Ar. Pax 218
; ν. τὸν Ἀπόλλω
Id. Ec. 160
;ν. τὴν Ἄρτεμινib. 90 ; ν. τὸν Ποσειδῶ
Id. Nu. 83
, Eup. 265 ;ν. τὼ θεώ(Demeter and Cora) Ar. Lys. 51 , Men. Georg. 24 (a woman's oath, acc. to Phryn. 171 ;ν. τὼ σιώ(of the Dioscuri) used by a Spartan, Plu. 2.234f ); ν. τὴν Ἥραν
Pl. Phdr. 230b
; ν. τὴν Ἑστίαν
Antiph. 185
; ν. τὴν Ἀφροδίτην
Ar. Ec. 189
, Nicostr.Com. 35 ;ν. τὸν κύνα,
v. κύων
1 fin.; ν. τοὺς θεούς
Ar. Pl. 74
, Pl. R. 531a , al.; ν. θεούς
Hp. Ep. 17
;ν. τόνalone, Ph. 2.271 .
II. ν. ̔τὸν̓ Δίαis also used,
1. in answering questions, X. Cyr. 1.3.6 , Pl. Prt. 312a , etc.: in a supposed answer from antagonists, folld. byγάρ,
D. 8.16 .
2. in introducing objections or contentions supposed to come from antagonists, folld. byγάρ,
Id. 19.285 ; folld. byἀλλά,
Id. 18.117 , 19.272 ; preceded byἀλλά,
X. HG 7.3.10 , Mem. 1.2.9 , D. 24.125 , al.
3. to add force by way of climax,ἄλλως τε μέντοι ν. Δία πάντως καὶ. . Pl. Ap. 35d , cf. X. HG 1.7.21 .
4. in adjurations, Ar. Av. 661 , Ra. 164 .
