Related to: μήτῐς
or μή τις, ὁ, ἡ, neuter μήτῐ, genitive μήτῐνος: (τὶς) old Gr. and Cretan dialect for μηδείς, [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 12.272, +others, “Schwyzer” 175 (from Gortyn), “Leg.Gort.” 5.13, +others] Refs 8th c.BC+]; Cretan dialect dative singular μηδιμί [[ “IG” 22.1130.4:] Refs] —hence
__1 μήτι or μή τι, adverb, with imperative, and infinitive used imperatively, [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 1.550, 5.130, etc.] Refs 8th c.BC+]: with optative to express a wish, ὄλοιντο μή τι πάντες [[ 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Trachiniae” 383. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__2 after Verbs of fear or doubt, [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 11.470, 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 2.67, etc. ] Refs 8th c.BC+]
__3 in direct questions, μή τί σοι δοκῶ ταρβεῖ; do I.. ? (i.e. I do not), [[ 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 959, compare 249, LXX.Gen.20.9, NT.Mark.4.21. ] NT+4th c.BC+]
__4 μή τί γε let alone, much less, οὐδὲ στρατιώτης οὗτός γε οὐδενός ἐστιν ἄξιος, μή τί γε τῶν ἄλλων ἡγεμών [[ 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 21.148, compare 19.137 ] Refs 4th c.BC+]; later, not to mention, οὐκ οἴδατε ὅτι ἀγγέλους κρινοῦμε; μήτι γε βιωτικά [[ NT.1Cor.6.3 ] NT]: with a word between, ὡς.. δώσοντι δίκην, μή τι ποιήσαντί γε [[ 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 8.27; also μή τι δή 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 12.8.6; μή τί γε δή, οὐκ ἔνι οὐδὲ τοῖς φίλοις.., μή τί γε δὴ τοῖς θεοῖς 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 2.23; also μητιγοῦν 2nd-3rd c.AD: Aelianus “Varia Historia” 12.9; μή τι δή γε 1st c.BC: Philodemus Gadarensis Epigrammaticus “Rh.” 1.261 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus, +others ] Refs 5th c.BC+]