οὐ μή, in independent sentences, is used either in Denial or in Prohibition: in Denial, with subj. , chiefly of aor. , οὔ τι μὴ ληφθῶ δόλῳ A. Th. 38 , cf. 199 , 282 , Ch. 895 ; οὔ τοί ς' Ἀχαιῶν . . μή
οὐ μή,in independent sentences, is used either in Denial or in Prohibition:
I. in Denial,
1. withsubj.,
a. chiefly ofaor., οὔ τι μὴ ληφθῶ δόλῳ
A. Th. 38
, cf. 199 , 282 , Ch. 895 ; οὔ τοί ς' Ἀχαιῶν . . μή τις ὑβρίσῃ
S. Aj. 560
, cf. El. 42 , 1029 , Ph. 103 , 381 , OT 329 , 771 , OC 450 , 1023 (v. infr.); οὔ τι μὴ φύγητε λαιψηρῷ ποδί
E. Hec. 1039
, cf. HF 718 ; οὐ γὰρ μὴ ἀπώσηται
Hdt. 1.199
, cf. 7.53 ; οὐ μήποτε . . ἐσβάλωσιν
Th. 4.95
, cf. 5.69 ; οὐ μή ποθ' ἁλῶ
Ar. Ach. 662
, cf. V. 394 ; οὐ μή ποτε δέξηται
Pl. Phd. 105d
, cf. Phdr. 260e , R. 609b ; οὐ μὴ κρατηθῶ
X. Cyr. 5.1.17
, cf. 3.2.8 ( v.l. δέξονται ), An. 4.8.13 ; so οὐδεὶς μή ποθ' εὕρῃ κατ' ἔμ' οὐδὲν ἐλλειφθέν
D. 18.246
.
b. rarely ofpres., mostly with Verbs expressing possibility or ability,οὐ μὴ δύνηται( v.l. δυνήσεται ) X. Cyr. 8.1.5 , cf. An. 2.2.12 , Hier. 11.15 ; οὐ μὴ οἷός τ' ᾖς
Pl. R. 341b
; οὐ γὰρ μὴ δυνατὸς ὦ
Id. Phlb. 48d
: in S. OC 1023 , forοὐ μή ποτε . . φυγόντες . . ἐπεύχωνται θεοῖς, two Mss. giveἐπεύξωνται, and this has been adopted by most edd.; and in Is. 8.24 , forοὐ μὴ εἰσίῃςBekk. restd.οὐ μὴ εἴσει εἰς. . :—Note:οὐ μήwithsubj.prob. arose from the ellipsis of a Verb or phrase expressing fear or apprehension; such words are sts. expressed, οὐ γὰρ ἦν δεινὸν . . μὴ ἁλῷ κοτε
Hdt. 1.84
, cf. 7.235 , Ar. Ec. 650 , X. Mem. 2.1.25 , Pl. Ap. 28b , Phd. 84b , Grg. 520d , R. 465b .—Sts. there is no idea of fear, as in S. Ph. 103 , E. IT 18 ; the constr. is freely used afterὅτι, Th. 5.69 , X. HG 4.2.3 , Pl. R. 499b ; afterὡς,since, Ar. Av. 461 ; afterὥστε, Pl. Phdr. 227d .
2. withfut.ind., οὔ σοι μὴ μεθέψομαί ποτε
S. El. 1052
, cf. OC 176 (lyr.); οὐ μή ς' ἐγὼ περιόψομαι
Ar. Ra. 508
;οὐ μὴ δέξονται( v.l. δέξωνται ) X. Cyr. 3.2.8 : the reading in Id. HG 1.6.32 is doubtful: in orat. obliq. the opt. is used, ἐθέσπισεν ὡς οὐ μή ποτε πέρσοιεν
S. Ph. 611
: orinf., εἶπεν . . οὐ μή ποτε . . εὖ πράξειν πόλιν
E. Ph. 1590
.
II. in Prohibition,οὐ μήis used interrogatively withfut.ind. (chiefly of the 2 pers.) so as to express a strong prohibition,οὐ μὴ 'ξεγερεῖς τὸν ὕπνῳ κάτοχον;
= μὴ ἐξέγειρε , S. Tr. 978 (anap.); οὐ μὴ μῦθον ἐς πολλοὺς ἐρεῖς ;
E. Supp. 1066
, cf. Andr. 757 , El. 982 , Hipp. 213 (anap.); οὐ μὴ πρόσει τούτοισιν ἐσκοροδισμένοις ;
Ar. Ach. 166
, cf. Nu. 367 , V. 397 : when the Mss. give anaor. subj.in such phrases (as οὐ μὴ σκώψῃς μηδὲ ποιήσῃς
Id. Nu. 296
) it has generally been changed by edd. intofut.ind.—The prohibition is continued byκαίor by μηδέ, οὐ μὴ' ξεγερεῖς . . κἀκκινήσεις ;
S. Tr. 978
(anap.); οὐ μὴ προσοίσεις χεῖρα μηδ' ἅψῃ πέπλων ;
E. Hipp. 606
, cf. Ar. Nu. 296 , Ra. 298 .—The prohibition is changed into a direct command byἀλλάor δέ, οὐ μὴ λαλήσεις ἀλλ' ἀκολουθήσεις ἐμοί ;
Id. Nu. 505
, cf. Ra. 202 , 462 , 524 , E. Ba. 792 ;οὐ μὴ προσοίσεις χεῖρα βακχεύσεις δ' ἰών ;ib. 343 , cf. Med. 1151 , El. 383 .
2. laterοὐ μὴ ἐμπέσω let me notfall, LXX 2 Ki. 24.14 .
3. in questions,οὐ μή,=Lat.nonne, ὁ θεὸς οὐ μὴ ποιήσῃ τὴν ἐκδίκησιν τῶν ἐκλεκτῶν αὐτοῦ ;
Ev.Luc. 18.7
.
III. in A. Th. 250 ,οὐ σῖγα μηδὲν τῶνδ' ἐρεῖς κατὰ πτόλιν ;seems to meankeep silent and say nothing. . ,σῖγαbeing short forσιγήσειandκαὶbeing omitted: similarly,οὐ σῖγ' ἀνέξει, μηδὲ δειλίαν ἀρῇ ; submit silently and do not play the coward, S. Aj. 75 , cf. Tr. 1183 , OT 637 , E. Hipp. 498 , Hel. 437 , Pl. Smp. 175a .
