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Gloss
in some way, somehow
πῃ, Ion. (but not in Hom. )κῃ, Dor.
πᾳ: enclit. Particle :
I. of Manner,in some way, somehow, with a neg.in any way, at all, οὐδέ πῃ ἔστι
Il. 6.267
, cf. Od. 12.433 , 13.207 ; οὐδέ τί πῃ δύναμαι
Il. 21.219
; οὔτι πῃ
Hes. Op. 105
;οὕτω πῃ in somesuchway, Il. 24.373 ; ταῦτά κῃ
Hdt. 5.40
; τῇδέ πῃ
Pl. Phd. 73b
, etc. ; ταύτῃ πῃ
Id. R. 433e
, etc.;ἢ ἔχεις πῃ ἄλλῃ κάλλιον λέγειν; Id. Cra. 427e ;ἄλλῃ γέ πῃ λέγειν ἢ ᾗ. . Id. Smp. 189c ;εἴ πῃifany way, Id. Prt. 355a ;μή πῃ. . thatinnoway, Id. Sph. 242c , etc. ;ἦ πᾳ. . ; can itpossibly . . ?
Theoc. 4.3 ; soἆρά γέ πα. . ; Id. 7.149 , 151 ;μάλιστά κῃ somewhereabout,approximately, Hdt. 2.75 , 4.86 , etc. : to limit a Sup. , ἀπορώτατά πῃ
, etc.; opp.ἁπλῶς, Arist. APr. 49a8 .
II. of Space,by some way, to some place, Il. 6.378 , 383 ; οὔτε πῃ ἄλλῃ
, cf. 3.251 : c. gen.,ἦ πῄ με . . πολίων . . ἄξεις; wilt thou carry meto somecity ? Il. 3.400 .
2. somewhere, anywhere, οὐδέ πῃ ἀσπὶς ἔην
(ap. Eust. ) ; εἴ πῃ πιέζοιντο
; πεσόντος πῃ τοῦ τείχους
3. πῇ μέν . . , πῇ δέ. .on one side . . , on the other. . , Plu. Caes. 25 ;partly . . , partly. . ,v.l. in
X. An. 3.1.12 ; πῇ μέν . . , ἔστι δ' ὅτε
B. πῇ, Ion. (but not in Hom. )κῇ, Dor.
I. of Manner,in what way? how?
Od. 12.287 , Pl. Phd. 76b , Prt. 353c , etc.;πῇ δή;how, pray?
Pl. R. 376b , etc.;πῇ δὴ οὖν ποτε;how in the world?
Id. Lg. 694c ;πῇ μάλιστα;how exactly?
Id. R. 537e ;πῶς οὖν καὶ πῇ; Id. Lg. 686b : in indirect questions, ἐκαραδόκεον τὸν πόλεμον κῇ ἀποβήσεται
, cf. D. 29.1 ; εἰδέναι πῇ διαφέρει
, cf. Cyr. 1.6.14 , etc. ; πῇ καὶ τί πρακτέον ἑκάστοις
2. to what end? wherefore?
Od. 2.364 , etc. ;πῇ δή; 17.219 , Il. 10.385 , etc.
II. of Space,which way? whither? πῇ ἔβη Ἀνδρομάχη; 6.377 , etc. ;πῇ ἔβαν εὐχωλαί; 8.229 ;πᾷ τις τράποιτ' ἄν; A. Ch. 409 (lyr.);πῇ δή; Il. 5.472 , 24.201 ;πῇ γάρ; Od. 15.509 ;δεῦρο ἕπου. Answ.πῇ; Pl. Plt. 258e .
2. less freq. like ποῦ ;where?
Il. 13.307 ;πᾷ πᾷ κεῖται; S. Aj. 912 (lyr.), cf. E. Hec. 1056 (lyr.) : in indirect questions, X. HG 2.4.31 : c. gen.,ἐπειρώτα . . , κῇ γῆς οἰκημένοι. . cj. in Hdt. 5.73 . (Freq. writtenπη , πῆin codd.)
References
- Il. 6.267
- Od. 12.433
- 13.207
- Il. 21.219
- Hes. Op. 105
- Il. 24.373
- Hdt. 5.40
- Pl. Phd. 73b
- Id. R. 433e
- Id. Cra. 427e
- Id. Smp. 189c
- Id. Prt. 355a
- Id. Sph. 242c
- Theoc. 4.3
- Id. 7.149
- 151
- Hdt. 2.75
- 4.86
- Pl. Ti. 51b
- Arist. APr. 49a8
- Il. 6.378
- 383
- Od. 2.127
- 3.251
- Il. 3.400
- Od. 22.25
- Eust.
- Th. 1.49
- X. HG 5.2.5
- Od. 22.140
- Theoc. 17.120
- Plu. Caes. 25
- X. An. 3.1.12
- Plu. Alc. 6
- Hom.
- Od. 12.287
- Pl. Phd. 76b
- Prt. 353c
- Pl. R. 376b
- Id. Lg. 694c
- Id. R. 537e
- Id. Lg. 686b
- Hdt. 8.67
- D. 29.1
- X. Hier. 1.2
- Cyr. 1.6.14
- Plb. 11.2.6
- Od. 2.364
- 17.219
- Il. 10.385
- 6.377
- 8.229
- A. Ch. 409
- Il. 5.472
- 24.201
- Od. 15.509
- Pl. Plt. 258e
- Il. 13.307
- S. Aj. 912
- E. Hec. 1056
- X. HG 2.4.31
- Hdt. 5.73
