νή,
Particle of strong affirmation, with accusative of the divinity invoked, once in Trag., ν. τὼ Λαπέρσα, ν. τὸν Εὐρώταν τρίτον, ν. τοὺς ἐν Ἄργει καὶ κατὰ Σπάρτην θεούς [[ 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Fragmenta” 957 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; frequently in Comedy texts and Prose, especially in the phrase νὴ Δία, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Equites” 319, “Th.” 240, etc.] Refs 5th c.BC+]; with the Article, ν. τὸν Δία [[ [prev. author] “Pl.” 202, 4th c.BC: Antiphanes Comicus 179.3, etc.] Refs 4th c.BC+]; with the names of other gods, usually with Article, ν. τὴν Δήμητρα [[ 5th c.BC: Pherecrates Comicus 24; ν. τὴν Ἀθηνᾶν 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Pax” 218; ν. τὸν Ἀπόλλω [prev. author] “Ec.” 160 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; ν. τὴν Ἄρτεμιν[[ [prev. work] 90; ν. τὸν Ποσειδῶ [prev. author] “Nu.” 83, 5th c.BC: Eupolis Comicus 265 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; ν. τὼ θεώ (Demeter and Cora) [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Lysistrata” 51, 4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus “Γεωργός” 24 (a woman's oath, _accusative_ to 2nd c.AD: Phrynichus Atticista 171] Refs 5th c.BC+]; ν. τὼ σιώ (of the Dioscuri) used by a Spartan, [[ 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.234f); ν. τὴν Ἥραν 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedrus” 230b; ν. τὴν Ἑστίαν 4th c.BC: Antiphanes Comicus 185; ν. τὴν Ἀφροδίτην 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ecclesiazusae” 189, 4th c.BC: Nicostratus Comicus 35; ν. τὸν κύνα, see at {κύων} 1 near the end ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; ν. τοὺς θεούς [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Plutus” 74, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 531a, +others; ν. θεούς 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “ἐπιστολαί” 17 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; ν. τόν alone, [[ 1st c.AD: Philo Judaeus 2.271. ] Refs 1st c.AD+]
__II ν. (τὸν) Δία is also used,