πώποτε: Difference between revisions

|Definition=(πω, ποτέ) <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">ever yet</b>, in early Ep. always with neg. and best written divisim, οὐ γάρ πώ ποτέ μ' ὧδέ γ' ἔρως φρένας ἀμφεκάλυψεν <span class="bibl">Il.3.442</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Hes.<span class="title">Op.</span>650</span>, etc. (referring to fut., οὐκ ἄν πώ ποτ' ἐγώ . . ἐλθοίμην <span class="bibl">Batr.178</span>); usu. preceded by neg. in post-Hom. writers, but πώ ποτ' οὐδαμοῖ <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">V.</span>1188</span>: c. fut. in later Gr., <b class="b3">κακία οὐχ εὑρεθήσεται ἐν σοὶ π</b>. <span class="bibl">LXX <span class="title">1 Ki.</span>25.28</span>; <b class="b3">οὐ μὴ διψήσει π</b>. <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Ev.Jo.</span>6.35</span>, cf. <span class="title">PMag.Par.</span>1.291; also <b class="b3">οὐ μὴ γένωνται καθαραὶ π</b>. <span class="bibl"><span class="title">UPZ</span>78.27</span> (ii B.C.); μηδ' ὄψον . . μετὰ τούτου π. δαίσῃ <span class="bibl">Cratin.Jun.8</span>: with pres., <span class="title">PMag.Leid.V.</span>11.30; cf. <b class="b3">οὐ π., μὴ π., οὐδεπώποτε, μηδεπώποτε</b>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> sts., later, without a neg., </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">1</span> with questions which imply a neg. (cf. πω 11), <b class="b3">ποῦ γὰρ π. ἄνευ νεφελῶν ὕοντ' ἤδη τεθέασαι</b>; <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Nu.</span> 370</span>; <b class="b3">ἤδή π. του ἤκουσας</b>; <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">R.</span>493d</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Mem.</span>2.2.7</span>, etc.: c. fut., <b class="b3">τίς γὰρ ἁλώσεται π</b>.; <span class="bibl">D.45.45</span> (s.v.l.). </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> with a conditional clause, εἴ που ξένον τις ἠδίκησε πώποτε <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Ra.</span>147</span>, cf. <span class="bibl"><span class="title">V.</span>556</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Ach.</span>405</span>, <span class="bibl">Pl. <span class="title">Tht.</span>196a</span>, etc. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">3</span> after Relatives, οὕς φαμεν πώποτέ τι . . πρᾶξαι <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">R.</span>352c</span>; ἄλλον ὅστις πώποτέ τι γέγραφεν ἢ γράψει <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Phdr.</span>258d</span>; ὅσοι ἐμοῦ π. ἀκηκόατε <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Ap.</span>19d</span>, cf.<span class="bibl">D.2.5</span>, <span class="bibl">4.50</span>, al. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">4</span> with the Art. and Part., <b class="b3">οἱ π. γενόμενοι</b> who <b class="b2">ever yet</b> existed, <span class="bibl">Isoc.10.38</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">16.33</span>, <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Phd.</span>116c</span>, etc.: the Part. may be omitted, οἱ π. προδόται <span class="bibl">Lycurg.134</span>; <b class="b3">μεγίστους τῶν π</b>. <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">HG</span>3.5.14</span>, cf. <span class="bibl"><span class="title">PLips.</span>119v</span>.<span class="bibl">ii 4</span> (iii A.D.).</span>