Lexicon for Iliad 1, 3, 6, 21 & 24 (draft) 1 - CW's language page

Lexicon for Iliad 1, 3, 6, 21 & 24 (draft)
fori)/wmen) Il.;mh\ pa/qwmen Xen. • with Opt. to express a wish that a thing may not happen, a(\ mh\ krai/noi tu/xh
which may fortune not bring to pass, Aesch.:—also in wishes that refer to past time and therefore cannot be fulfilled, mh/
pot' w)/felon lipei=n Soph. • in vows and oaths, where ou) might be expected, i)/stw *zeu\s mh\ me toi=s i(/ppoisin a)nh
e)poxh/setai a)/llos Zeus be my witness, not another man shall ride on these horses, Il.;ma\ th *)afrodi/thn, mh\ e)gw/ s'
a)fh/sw Ar. • with Inf., used as Imperat., mh\ dh/ moi a)po/proqen i)sxe/men i(/ppous Il. • In DEPENDENT clauses: • ne, Il.,
Attic:— mh/ often stands alone= i(/na mh/, Hom., Attic • nisi, Hom., etc.;—so, o(/te mh/ = ei) mh/; etc. • in relat.
clauses, when they imply a condition or supposition, le/gonq' a(\ mh\ dei= such things as one ought not, Soph.;lo/gois
toiou/tois oi(=s su\ mh\ te/ryei klu/wn Soph. • with Inf., always except when the Inf. represents Ind. or Opt., as in oratio
obliqua. • with Participle, when it can be resolved into a conditional clause, mh\ a)penei/kas = ei) mh\ a)ph/neike
Hdt.;mh\ qe/lwn = ei) mh\ qe/leis, Aesch.; so in a general sense, di/daske/ m' w(s mh\ ei)do/ta = ut qui nihil
sciam, Soph. • with abstract Nouns as with Partic., ta\ mh\ di/kaia = a(\ a) mh\ h)=| di/kaia, Aesch.;to\ mh\ kalo/n
Soph.;h( mh\ 'mpeiri/a = to\ mh\ e)/xein e)mpeiri/an, want of experience, Ar. • after Verbs expressing fear or
apprehension (cf.mh\ ou)): • when the thing feared is fut., with pres. Subj., I fear he may persuade thee, Il. • with Opt.
for Subj., according to the sequence of moods and tenses, Hom., etc. • when the action is present or past, the Ind. is used,
fobou/meqa mh\ h(marth/kamen we fear we have made a mistake, Thuc. • without a Verb to express hesitation, perhaps,
mh\ a)groiko/teron h)=| to\ a)lhqe\s ei)pei=n Plat. • In QUESTIONS: • Direct questions, • nonne?a)=r' ou) te/qnhke; surely
he is dead, is he not?a)=ra mh\ te/qnhke; surely he is not dead, is he?:—whenou) andmh/ appear in consecutive clauses,
each negat. retains its proper force, ou) si=g' a)ne/cei mhde\ deili/an a)rei=s; will you not be silent, and will you be
cowardly? i. e. be silent and be not cowardly, Soph. • with the Subj., when the answer is somewhat doubtful, mh\ ou(/tw
fw=men; can we say so? Plat.:—so also with Opt. anda)/n, pw=s a)/n tis mh\ le/goi; how can a man help speaking? Plat. •
indirect questions withmh/ belong in fact tomh/ with Verbs of fear and apprehension, periskopw= mh/ pou/ tis e)gxri/mpth|
Soph.
µηρα mh=ra, wn, ta/, • = mhri/a, Il., Ar.)
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