that
ὅστις,ἥτις, ὅ τι(sts. writtenὅ, τιto dist. it fromὅτι,
A. that): Hom. has also the masc. collat. form ὅτις
Od. 1.47
, al. (also in Critias 2.9 and Ion. and Arc. Prose, Jahresh. 12.136 (Erythrae), IG 12(5).22 (Ios), 5(2).343.34 (Orchom. Arc. )) and the neut. ὅττι
Od. 9.402
, al., cf. ὄττι
Alc. 45
.—In some forms only the second part is inflected, viz. gen. ὅτου
Th. 1.23
, al., Ep.
ὅττεο
Od. 1.124
, later Ion.
ὅτεο Jahresh.l.c., contr.
ὅττευ
Od. 17.121
,ὅτευib. 421 , Hdt. 1.7 ; Lesb. ὄττω
Sapph. Supp. 5.3
; dat. ὅτῳ
Th. 1.36
, al.; perh. also in Ion. , Emp. 2.5 , Democr. 99 , Hp. VC 14 ; Ep.
ὅτεῳ
Od. 2.114
, and as disyll., Il. 12.428 , 15.664 ; so Hdt. 1.86 , al., Democr. 100 , Heraclit. 15 , SIG 194.21 (Amphipolis,iv B. C.); Arc.
Ὀς<>έοι
IG 5(2).262.14 (Mantinea,v B. C.); Ep. acc. ὅτινα
Od. 8.204
, 15.395 ; Delph. gen. ὅτινος
IG 22.1126.37
(iv B. C.), also Berl.Sitzb. 1927.167 (Cyrene); Delph. dat. ὅτινι
IG 22.1126.25
; Cret. dat. sg. ὄτιμι
Leg.Gort. 7.51
, 8.7 , al.: pl., nom. masc. Arg. ὄττινες
Mnemos. 44.65
(iii B. C.); neut. ὅτινα
Il. 22.450
; gen. ὅτεων
Od. 10.39
, Hdt. 8.65 , Att.
ὅτων
S. OT 414
, X. An. 7.6.24 (cj.), Oec. 3.2 (cj.) (also in Hes. Fr. 238 , Anaxag. 12 , Hp.
Aër.
21 ); dat.ὁτέοισι(ν) Il. 15.491 , Hdt. 2.82 , Att.
ὅτοισι
S. Ant. 1335
, Ar. Eq. 758 , ὅτοις
S. Tr. 1119
; acc. ὅτινας
Il. 15.492
, Aeol.
ὄττινας
Sapph. 12
: in a few forms only the first part is inflected, Cret. gen. sg.ὦτιprob. in Leg.Gort. 1.5 , 2.50 , 11.50 , al., GDI 4993 ii 10 : neut. pl. ἄτι
Leg.Gort. 2.47
, al.: of the forms with double inflexion Hom. has only ὅν τινα
Il. 2.188
, al., ἥν τινα
3.286
, al., οἵ τινες
Od. 4.94
, al., οὕς τινας
Il. 4.240
, al., ἅς τινας
Od. 8.573
;ᾧτινιfirst in Hes. Op. 31 , ἧστινος
A. Ag. 1358
, ᾗ τινι δή
Th. 8.87
, οἷστισι
Ar. Pax 1279
: Att. Inscrr. haveἧστινος ᾗτινιalong with masc. and neut.ὅτου ὅτῳ, and this rule holds with few exceptions in Trag. and Att. Prose beforeiv B. C.;ᾡτινιοῦνoccurs in Lys. 1.37 , etc.:ὅτῳrarely as fem., E. IT 1071 .—For the Ion. and Ep. formἅσσα, Att.
ἅττα, v. ἅσσα .—On the concord and construction cf. ὅς
B. 1.1
, 3 , 11.3 , 111.2a ,b:—Radic. sense,any one who, anything which, whosoever, whichsoever; ὣς ἀπόλοιτο καὶ ἄλλος, ὅτις τοιαῦτά γε ῥέζοι
Od. 1.47
; ἀθανάτων ὅς τίς σε φυλάσσει
15.35
, etc.: freq. without express antec., χαίρει δέ μιν ὅς τις ἐθείρῃ
Il. 21.347
; ἆσσον ἴτω ὅς τις δέπας οἴσεται
23.667
: hence freq. in maxims or sentiments, οὐκ ἔστιν ὅ. πάντ' ἀνὴρ εὐδαιμονεῖ
Ar. Ra. 1217
; μακάριος ὅ. οὐσίαν καὶ νοῦν ἔχει
Men. 114
;οὗτος βέλτιστος ἂν εἴη, ὅ.. . Lys. 3.4 , etc.: freq. in such phrases asὅστις εἶ, ὅστις ἐστί, v. ὅς
B. 111.2 ;ἔστιν ὅ., freq. with a neg., οὐ γὰρ ἔην ὅς τίς σφιν . . ἡγήσαιτο
Il. 2.687
; οὐκ ἔστιν ὅτῳ μείζονα μοῖραν νείμαιμ' ἢ σοί
A. Pr. 293
(anap.), cf. 989 , 1070 (anap.), etc.; εἰσὶν οἵτινες
S. Fr. 354.5
;οὐδὲν ὅ τι οὐ. .everything, Hdt. 5.97 , Th. 7.87 :—in these phrases the case ofὅστιςcommonly depends on that ofοὐδείς; but sts. the reverse, v. οὐδείς
1.2 : also joined with Sup. ,τρόπῳ ὅτῳ ἂν δύνωνται ἰσχυροτάτῳFoed. ap. Th. 5.23 ; ὅντινα ἀφανέστατον δύναιντο τρόπον
Paus. 10.1.5
: in Trag. and Att. sts. strengthd. by an antec.πᾶς, but only in sg., ἅπας δὲ τραχὺς ὅ. ἂν νέον κρατῇ
A. Pr. 35
, cf. Th. 8.90 (πάντες ὅσοιbeing commonly used in pl., notπάντες οἵτινες; but πᾶσιν . . ὅστις ἐρωτᾷ
IG 12.410
).
II. referring to a definite object, prop. only when a general notion is implied,Πολυκράτεα . . , δι' ὅντινα κακῶς ἤκουσε, notthe man through whom, butone through whom. . , Hdt. 3.120 ;τελευταῖόν σε προσβλέψαιμι νῦν, ὅστις πέφασμαι φύς τ' ἀφ' ὧν οὐ χρῆνmay I see thee now for the last time, Iwho am oneborn from sinful parentage, S. OT 1184 , cf. A. Pr. 38 , Ag. 1065 ; but in quite definite sense, βωμόν, ὅστις νῦν ἔξω τῆς πόλεώς ἐστι
Th. 6.3
: sts. even withοὗτοςorὅδεas antec., Hdt. 1.167 , 2.99 , 6.47 , E. Hipp. 943 , Theoc. 8.87 .
2. ἐφ' ὅτῳ,
= ἐφ' ᾧτε , D.S. 16.4 ; so ἐφ' ὅτῳ τε
Delph. 3(2).236
(ii B. C.).
III. in indirect questions, Hom. , etc., εἴπ' ἄγε μοι καὶ τόνδε . . , ὅς τις ὅδ' ἐστί
Il. 3.192
, cf. 167 , etc.;ἔσπετε νῦν μοι, Μοῦσαι, ὅς τις δὴ κτλ.who it was that. . , 14.509 ; ξεῖνος ὅδ', οὐκ οἶδ' ὅς τις
Od. 8.28
: in dialogue, when the person questioned repeats the question asked byτίς, as οὗτος τί ποιεῖς;—ὅ τι ποιῶ ;
Ar. Ra. 198
;ἀλλὰ τίς γὰρ εἶ;—ὅστις ;
πολίτης χρηστός
Id. Ach. 595
, cf. Pl. 462 , Pl. Euthphr. 2c , etc.
2. rare and late in direct questions, ὅ τι ἐστὶ τὸ ἐμποδίζον ;
A.D. Adv. 140.12
;ἀνθ' ὅτου. .; = why?
Jul. Ep. 82p.109B. -C.; cf.ὅπως.
IV. limited or made more indefinite by the addition of Particles:
1. ὅστις γε being one who(cf.ὅσγε), S. OT 1335 , OC 810 , Ar. Ra. 1184 .
2. ὅστις δή(v.δήIV. 1 ), freq. used without any distinct relative force,θεῶν ὅτεῳ δή to some one or otherof the gods, Hdt. 1.86 ; ὅτευ δὴ χρήματος δεησόμενον
Id. 3.121
; ᾗ τινι δὴ γνώμῃ
Th. 8.87
, etc.; also ὅ τι δήκοτε πρήξοντα
Hdt. 6.134
; ὅστις δήποτ' ὤν
Pl. Phdr. 273c
; ὡς ἀπετύγχαν' ὁτουδήποτε
D. 19.167
; ὁτῳδήτινι τρόπῳ
PFay. 21.11
(ii A. D.); so
b. ὁστισοῦν, ὁτιοῦν anybody (anything) whatsoever, Th. 4.16 , Pl. Smp. 198b , etc.; μετὰ ὁτουοῦν τρόπου
Th. 8.27
; ὁτῳοῦν
Pl. Tht. 175a
;εἷς ὁστισοῦν anyoneperson, Arist. Pol. 1286a31 : freq. with neg., μηδ' ἂν ὁστισοῦν τυγχάνῃ ὤν
Pl. Euthphr. 5e
, cf. Phd. 78d , etc.;οὐδ' ὁτιοῦνnotthe least mite, nothingwhatsoever, Ar. Nu. 344 , Pl. 385 ; μηδοτιοῦν
Thgn. 64
: rarely,= whoever (whatever), as subject of a verb,ὁτιοῦν ἔτυχε τῶν ἐπὶ μέρους( v.l. ὅτι ἄν ) Arist. Mu. 391a22 .
c.
ὁστισδηποτοῦν
D. 40.8
, Aeschin. 1.164 .
d. so alsoὅστιςalone, Pl. Hp.Ma. 282d , etc.: with neg.,μηδὲ οἵτινεςnoneat all, X. HG 1.5.9 ; οὐδ' ἧστινος ἂν ἀσχολίας τὸ πρᾶγμα προσεδεῖτο
Plb. 9.14.6
.
3. ὅστις ποτε whoever, A. Ag. 160 (lyr.), cf. Hdt. 8.65 .
4. ὅστις περ(cf.ὅσπερ), mostly in neut., ὅ τι πέρ ἐστ' ὄφελος
Ar. Ec. 53
, cf. Pl. R. 492e : in masc., D. 21.225 .
5. ὅστις τε, whereτεis otiose as inὅστε, Il. 23.43 , al.
V. neut.ὅ τιused abs. as a Conj., v. ὅ τι .
VI. ἐξ ὅτου from which time, S. OC 345 , Tr. 326 , Ar. Nu. 528 , X. Cyr. 8.2.16 , etc.; ἐξ ὅτου περ
Ar. Ach. 596
;ἀπ' ὅτευ since. . , Hdt. 1.7 , cf. SIG 45.18 (Halic.,v B. C.); so ἕως ὅτου until . . ,
Ev.Luc. 13.8
.
2. from what cause, S. Tr. 671 , E. Cyc. 639 .
