ὄντως,Adv. part.ofεἰμί
A. (sum), really, actually, verily,with Verbs, E. HF 610 , Ion 223 (lyr.), IA [1622] , Ar. Nu. 86 , Pl. 286 , 289 , Herod. 4.65 , etc.;ὄντως τε καὶ ἀληθῶς reallyand truly, Pl. Sph. 263d ; ὄ. φιλοσοφεῖν
Epicur. Fr. 220
; opp. toὡς ἔπος εἰπεῖν,
Pl. Lg. 656e ; toεἰκότως,
Antipho 2.2.10 and 4.10 : in Pl. with thepart. ὤν, οὖσα, ὄν,to implyrealexistence, Phdr. 247c , 247e , R. 597d : also with Nouns, τὰ ὄντως ἀγαθά
Id. Phdr. 260a
; ὅ γε ὄντως φιλομαθής
Id. R. 490a
; ὄντως ἑταίρας
Antiph. 212.6
, cf. Men. 367 , etc.: not used by Th. or Arist. , nor in Ion. (ἐόντωςis not found) ; more freq in the later dialogues of Pl. than in the earlier.