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|Full diacritics=ὁπότερος
|Medium diacritics=ὁπότερος
|Low diacritics=οπότερος
|Capitals=ΟΠΟΤΕΡΟΣ
|Transliteration A=hopóteros
|Transliteration B=hopoteros
|Transliteration C=opoteros
|Beta Code=o(po/teros
|Definition=α, ον, Ep. ὁππότερος, as always in Hom. ; Ion. ὁκότερος <span class="bibl">Hdt.5.119</span> :—correlat. to <b class="b3">πότερος</b>, used in sg. of individuals, in pl. of groups, e.g. of two armies, <span class="bibl">Il.3.299</span>,<span class="bibl">5.33</span> : <span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">1</span> as Relat., <b class="b2">which of two</b>, ἡμέων δ' ὁπποτέρῳ θάνατος . . τέτυκται, τεθναίη <span class="bibl">Il.3.101</span> : with <b class="b3">ἄν</b>, Ep. κε, <b class="b2">whichsoever</b>, <b class="b3">ὁππότερος δέ κε νικήσῃ</b> ib.<span class="bibl">71</span> ; ὁπότερ' ἂν κτίσῃς <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Supp.</span>434</span> (lyr.) ; ὁπότεροι ἂν κρατῶσιν <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Cyr.</span>4.2.37</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> as indirect interrog., Ζεὺς οἶδε... ὁπποτέρῳ θανάτοιο τέλος πεπρωμένον ἐστίν <span class="bibl">Il.3.309</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">22.130</span>,<span class="bibl">23.487</span> ; <b class="b3">περὶ τοῦ ὁκότερος ἡμέων πλέω ἀγαθὰ . . ἐργάσεται</b> about the question, <b class="b2">which of</b> us <b class="b2">two . .</b>, <span class="bibl">Hdt.8.79</span> ; ὥστε μὴ γνῶναι ὁπότερος . . <span class="bibl">Lys.<span class="title">Fr.</span>78.3</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Antipho 3.2.6</span> ; <b class="b3">ἀσαφῶς ὁποτέρων ἀρξάντων</b>, for <b class="b3">ἀσαφὲς ὂν ὁπότεροι ἦρξαν</b>, <span class="bibl">Th.4.20</span> : rarely in direct questions, for <b class="b3">πότερος</b>, prob. f.l. in <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Euthd.</span>271a</span> and <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Ly.</span>212c</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">3</span> as indef., <b class="b2">either of two</b>, ἐὰν . . ὁπότερος αὐτοῖν . . πράξῃ <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Lg.</span>868a</span>, cf. <span class="bibl"><span class="title">R.</span> 509a</span>, <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Cyr.</span>3.2.22</span>, <span class="bibl">And.3.26</span>, <span class="bibl">D.16.27</span> ; so ὁποτεροσοῦν <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Men.</span>98d</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Phlb.</span>14c</span>, al.; ἐξεῖναι δ' ὁποτεροισοῦν <span class="bibl">Th.5.41</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Pol.</span>1319b9</span>, al. : with <b class="b3">οὐδέ, οὐδ' ὁπότερος</b> (or <b class="b3">οὐδοπ-</b>) <b class="b2">neither</b>, <span class="bibl">Hero <span class="title">Dioptr.</span>37</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> Adv. ὁποτέρως, <b class="b2">in which of two ways</b>, as Relat. and indirect interrog., ὁ. ἔσται, ἐν ἀδήλῳ κινδυνεύεται <span class="bibl">Th.1.78</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Lys.26.5</span>, <span class="bibl">Isoc.12.76</span>, <span class="bibl">Pl. <span class="title">R.</span>348b</span>, etc. ; so ὁποτερωσοῦν <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">APr.</span>60a16</span>, al. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> also neut. <b class="b3">ὁπότερον</b> or <b class="b3">-ερα</b> as Adv., mostly in indirect questions, <b class="b2">whether</b>, folld. by <b class="b3">ἢ . . ἤ . .</b>, as ἐβουλεύοντο ὁκότερα ἢ παραδόντες . . ἢ ἐκλιπόντες... ἄμεινον πρήξουσι <span class="bibl">Hdt.5.119</span> ; by one <b class="b3">ἤ</b>, <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Nu.</span>157</span> : folld. by <b class="b3">πότερον . . ἤ . .</b>, <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Erx.</span>405c</span>, etc.; also ὁπότερον εἴτε... εἴτε . . <span class="bibl">Isoc.12.76</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">HG</span>3.5.19</span>.</span>
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