Liddell–Scott–Jones: ὅπου

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in some places,

ὅπου, Ion.

ὅκου, Relat., indirect interrog., and indef.Adv.of Place, correlat. toποῦ:

I. as a Relat., sts. c. gen. loci, τῆς πόλεως ὅπου κάλλιστον στρατοπεδεύσασθαι

Pl. R. 415d

, cf. Hdt. 2.172 ; ὅπου βούλοιτο τοῦ δρόμου

X. HG 2.4.27

; ἔσθ' ὅπου in some places,

A. Eu. 517

(lyr.), Fr. 302 : standing for the Relat.Adj.,μέλη, ὅπου(i. e.ἐν οἷς)

χελιδὼν ἦν τις ἐμπεποιημένη

Ar. Av. 1301

: with other Particles, ὅκου δή somewhere or other,

Hdt. 3.129

;ὅπου ἄν wherever,withsubj., IG 12.76.11 , etc.; in Trag. theἄνmay be omitted, asὅπου δ' Ἀπόλλων σκαιὸς ᾖ, τίνες σοφοί; E. El. 972 , etc. (never in Att. Prose): c. gen., ὅπου ἂν τύχῃ τῶν λεγομένων

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Pl. Prt. 342e

; ὁπουοῦν anywheresoever,

Id. Cra. 403c

;ὅπουπερc. opt.,wherever,

X. Cyr. 3.3.5 ; ὅπου ποτέ

S. OC 12

;ὁπουδάν,

= ὅπου δὲ ἄν ,anywhere,

D.C. Fr. 109.21 ;ὁπουδήποτε, = ubicumque,Dosith. p.410 K. ; ὁπουδηποτοῦν anywheresoever,

J. Ap. 2.15

.

2. in indirect questions, ὄφρα πύθηαι πατρός, ὅπου κύθε γαῖα

Od. 3.16

, cf. 16.306 , S. OT 924 , etc.: with Verbs of motion in pregnant sense, ὅκου ἐτράπετο, οὐκέτι εἶχον εἰπεῖν

Hdt. 2.119

; κεῖνος δ' ὅπου βέβηκεν, οὐδεὶς οἶδε

S. Tr. 40

,v.l. in

X. Cyr. 3.1.37 , etc.: in many passages editors have in this sense restd.ὅποι,mostly from codd. ; in repeating a question,ἡ Λακεδαίμων ποῦ 'στιν; Answ.ὅπου 'στίν; (do you ask)whereit is? Ar. Nu. 214 : c. gen., εἰδότες ὅκου γῆς εἴη

Hdt. 4.150

, cf. Pl. R. 403e .

II. the strict local sense occasionally passes into,

1. a sense involving Time or Occasion, ὅ. τιν' ἴδῃ

Thgn. 922

, cf. 999 , X. HG 3.3.6 ; σιγᾶν θ' ὅ. δεῖ καὶ λέγειν τὰ καίρια

A. Ch. 582

, cf. Eu. 277 ;οὐκ ἔσθ' ὅ.there is no casein which,i.e. in no case. S. OT 448 , Aj. 1069 , E. HF 186 , D. 3.35 ; soἔστιν ὅ.; as a question, Id. 18.22 .

2. of Cause,whereas,

Hdt. 1.68 , 4.195 , Antipho 1.7 ; ὅ. γὰρ ἐγὼ . . ὁμολογῶ

D. 21.205

;ὅκου γε,Lat.quandoquidemorquippe,

Hdt. 7.118 ; ὅπου γε

X. Cyr. 2.3.11

, etc.

B. later as a demonstr.Adv., only in the phraseὅ. μέν . . , ὅ. δέ. .here . . , there . . ,

Plu. 2.427c , S.E. P. 1.53 , etc.

References

Pl. R. 415d
Hdt. 2.172
X. HG 2.4.27
A. Eu. 517
Fr. 302
Ar. Av. 1301
Hdt. 3.129
IG 12.76.11
E. El. 972
Pl. Prt. 342e
Id. Cra. 403c
X. Cyr. 3.3.5
S. OC 12
D.C. Fr. 109.21
p.410
J. Ap. 2.15
Od. 3.16
16.306
S. OT 924
Hdt. 2.119
S. Tr. 40
X. Cyr. 3.1.37
Ar. Nu. 214
Hdt. 4.150
Pl. R. 403e
Thgn. 922
999
X. HG 3.3.6
A. Ch. 582
Eu. 277
S. OT 448
Aj. 1069
E. HF 186
D. 3.35
Id. 18.22
Hdt. 1.68
4.195
Antipho 1.7
D. 21.205
Hdt. 7.118
X. Cyr. 2.3.11
Plu. 2.427c
S.E. P. 1.53

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