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|lshtext=<b>ēiă</b>: (in MSS. also hēiă), interj. εἴα.<br /><b>I</b> An [[expression]] of [[joy]] or of [[pleased]] [[surprise]].<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>A</b> In admiring an [[object]], ah! ah ha! [[indeed]]! Plaut. Rud. 2, 4, 8; id. Men. 2, 3, 30; Ter. Heaut. 5, 5, 19; 3, 2, 10.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>B</b> In [[gentle]] remonstrance or [[persuasion]], ah! [[come]]! [[heia]], mea [[Juno]], non [[decet]] te, etc., Plaut. Cas. 2, 3, 14; id. Truc. 4, 2, 8; id. Bacch. 4, 3, 16; 3, 3, 4; Ter. Eun. 5, 8, 35: [[heia]] [[quam]] ferocula est! Turp. ap. Non. p. 75, 30 (Rib. Fragm. Com. p. 98).—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>C</b> In [[strong]] [[affirmation]], Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 40; id. Bacch. 1, 1, 43; and so [[ironically]]: eia [[credo]], id. Capt. 5, 2, 9.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>D</b> With [[vero]], [[ironically]], expressing amused [[doubt]] of [[what]] has been said, pshaw! Plaut. Ep. 2, 2, 77; id. Mil. 4, 4, 5; id. Rud. 2, 3, 9; Cic. Rep. 3, 5.—<br /><b>II</b> Of [[impatient]] [[exhortation]], ho! [[quick]]! [[come]] on! Plaut. Most. 3, 1, 71; Plin. Ep. 4, 29; Verg. A. 9, 38; Hor. S. 1, 1, 18; 2, 6, 23; in the [[combination]]: eia [[age]], [[come]] [[then]]! up [[then]]! Verg. A. 4, 569; Stat. Ach. 2, 198; id. Silv. 1, 2, 266.
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{{Gaffiot
|gf=<b>eiă</b>¹² (<b>heiă</b>) (εἴα), interj. qui marque l’étonnement : ah ! ha ! Pl. Capt. 963, etc. &#124;&#124; ordinairement pour encourager : allons ! courage ! Virg. En. 9, 38 ; [[eia]] [[vero]] ! Cic. Rep. 3, 8, eh bien donc ; [ironie] [[heia]] [[autem]] Ter. Ad. 868, et allez donc !||ordinairement pour encourager : allons ! courage ! Virg. En. 9, 38 ; [[eia]] [[vero]] ! Cic. Rep. 3, 8, eh bien donc ; [ironie] [[heia]] [[autem]] Ter. Ad. 868, et allez donc !
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{{Georges
|georg=eia od. [[heia]], Interj. ([[εἴα]]), a) [[Ausdruck]] der [[Verwunderung]], ei! = ei der [[Tausend]]! Turpil. com. 107. Plaut. capt. 963 u.a. – b) [[Ausdruck]] der [[Aufforderung]], he! [[heda]]! [[auf]]! Plaut., Hor. u.a.: [[eia]] ([[heia]]) [[age]], Verg. u.a.: [[eia]] [[vero]], Plaut. Epid. 262: [[heia]] [[vero]]! [[auf]] ([[wohlan]]) [[denn]]! Ter. Hec. 250. Cic. de rep. 3, 8: hoia tu, Plin. ep.: [[heia]] [[autem]], Plaut. Amph. 901. Ter. adelph. 868. Vgl. übh. [[Neue]]-Wagener Formenl.<sup>3</sup> Bd. 2. S. 982.
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