μῶν,
adverb, contraction for μὴ οὖν, μῶν χαραδριὸν περνᾷς· [[ 6th c.BC: Hipponax Iambographus 52: frequently in Trag., Comedy texts, and 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus ] Refs 6th c.BC+]; usually in questions to which a negative answer is suggested, surely not? μῶν ἄλγος ἴσχει; you are not in pain, are you? [[ 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 734, compare 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hecuba” 676, 754, “Hel.” 1198, 5th c.BC: Achaeus Tragicus 9, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Lysistrata” 69, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Protagoras” 310d.] Refs 5th c.BC+] —Its origin from μὴ οὖν was forgotten, hence μῶν οὖν..; in [[ 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Choephori” 177, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Andromache” 82 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; μῶν οὖν δῆτα..; [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Plutus” 845: sometimes also μῶν μὴ..; 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedo” 84c, “R.” 505c ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; also μῶν οὐ..; suggesting an affirmative answer, [[ 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Supplices” 417, 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus” 1729 (Lyric poetry), 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Sophista” 234a, etc. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]