δαΐ

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Μὴ φῦναι τὸν ἅπαντα νικᾷ λόγον → Not to be born is, past all prizing, best.

Sophocles, Oedipus Coloneus l. 1225
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Full diacritics: δᾰϊ Medium diacritics: δαΐ Low diacritics: δαί Capitals: ΔΑΙ
Transliteration A: daḯ Transliteration B: dai Transliteration C: dai Beta Code: dai+

English (LSJ)

[ῐ], Ep. dat. of δαΐς.

German (Pape)

[Seite 513] s. δαΐς.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

δᾰΐ: [ῐ], Ἐπ. δοτ. τοῦ δαΐς.

English (Autenrieth)

see δαΐς.
used colloquially in questions; τίς δαὶ ὅμῖλος ὅδ' ἔπλετο, ‘pray, what throng is this?’ Od. 1.225 (vulg. δέ), Od. 24.299, Il. 10.408 (vulg. δ' αἱ).