πλήν

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Ἀλλ' ὑπ' ἐλπίδων ἄνδρας τὸ κέρδος πολλάκις διώλεσεν → But the profit-motive has destroyed many people in their hope for gain

Sophocles, Antigone, 221-2
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Full diacritics: πλήν Medium diacritics: πλήν Low diacritics: πλην Capitals: ΠΛΗΝ
Transliteration A: plḗn Transliteration B: plēn Transliteration C: plin Beta Code: plh/n

English (LSJ)

Dor.and Aeol. πλάν SIG56.3(Argos, vB.C.), 421.7(Thermum, iii B. C.), IG9(1).333.4 (Locr., v B. C.), Berl.Sitzb.1927.158 (Cyrene), Schwyzer633.16, 19 (Eresus, ii/i B. C.):    A Prep. with gen., except, save, πάντων Φαιήκων πλήν γ' αὐτοῦ Λαοδάμαντος Od.8.207; τίς ἔτλη . . π. Ἡρακλῆος; Hes.Sc.74, cf. A.Pr.914, IG12.6.108, etc.: with γε, S. El.909, etc.; ὑπεγγύους π. θανάτου liable to any punishment short of death, Hdt.5.71; ἐπιτρέψαι περὶ σφῶν αὐτῶν π. θανάτου save in respect of death, Th.4.54; σκυλεύειν τοὺς τελευτήσαντας π. ὅπλων of anything save their arms, Pl.R.469c; διαρπάσαι . . ἐπέτρεψε πλὴν ἀνδραπόδων to carry off all plunder save slaves, X.An.2.4.27.    2 later, besides, in addition to, LXX De.18.8, 29.1.    B Conj.:    I with single words and phrases, esp. when a neg. precedes, οὐκ ἆρ' Ἀχαιοῖς ἄνδρες εἰσὶ π. ὅδε; S.Aj.1238; οὐκ οἶδα π. ἕν Id.OC1161, E.El.752; οὐ κάτοιδα π. ἐπὶ σμικρὸν φράσαι S.El.414, cf. Amphis 13: after a question implying a neg., τί σοι πέπρακται π.τεύχειν κακά; A.Eu.125, cf. S.Ant.646: after πᾶς, etc., τὸ δ' ἄρσεν αἰνῶ πάντα π. γάμου τυχεῖν A.Eu.737; παντὶ δῆλον π. ἐμοί Pl.R.529a, cf. S.Ph. 299, Isoc.12.19, etc.; νικᾶν . . πανταχοῦ . . ἔφυν π. εἰς σέ S.Ph.1053 (πᾶς is sts. omitted, θνῄσκουσι [πάντες] π. εἷς τις Id.OT118; ἀλλ' ἔστι [πᾶσι] πλὴν σοί ib.370): freq. with ἄλλος (much like ), τί οὖν μ' ἄνωγας ἄλλο π. ψευδῆ λέγειν; Id.Ph.100, cf. Aj.125, Ant.236, Ar.Pl.106, X. An.1.2.1, Pl.Prt.334b, etc.: after a Comp., ταῦτ' ἐστὶ κρείσσω π. ὑπ' Ἀργείοις πεσεῖν E.Heracl.231, cf. Pl.Min.318e, etc.; πάντα μᾶλλον π. αὐτὸς ἅψασθαι D.21.179: after a Sup., τὸ μέγιστον εἴργται π. αἱ τάξεις τοῦ φόρου X.Ath.3.5.    II freq. joined with other Particles:    1 π. εἰ, π. ἐάν, ὅταν,    a folld. by a Verb, π. εἴ τις κωμῳδοποιὸς τυγχάνει ὤν Pl.Ap.18d, cf. Tht.177d, D.3.18, 10.39, etc.; π. ὅταν A.Pr.260, S.El.293, etc.; π. εἰ ἄρα μή Str.7.3.8; π. ἐὰν μὴ ἐξέλθῃ Arist.HA554b2.    b with Verb omitted, οὐδεὶς οἶδεν... π. εἴ τις ἄρ' ὄρνις Ar.Av.601, cf.X.HG4.2.21, etc.; π. εἰ μή, after a neg., οὐδὲν προσδεησόμεθα, π. εἰ μὴ πάρεργόν τι Pl.Plt.286d (v.l.); οὐδὲν ἂν πάθοι... π. εἰ μή που κατὰ συμβεβηκός Arist.GC323b26; οὐ δεῖ . . τοῦτο . . κινεῖσθαι, π. εἰ μὴ κατὰ σ. Id.de An.406b8, cf. APr.43a39, Thphr.CP1.10.6, D.H.4.74.—The pleon. phrase π. εἰ μή is censured by Luc.Sol.7.    2 πλὴν ἤ (where adds nothing to the sense; πλὴν εἰ is a common v.l.), οὐκ ἄλλῳ π. ἢ Προδίκῳ Ar.Nu.361, cf. 734; οὐδὲν κάκιον... πλὴν ἄρ' ἢ γυναῖκες Id.Th.532, cf. Hdt.2.111, Pl.Ap.42a (v.l. π. εἰ); also οὐ τὸν ἄνθρωπον ὑγιάζει π. ἀλλ' ἢ . . Arist.Metaph.981a18 (v.l.).    3 π. οὐ only not, πάντες προσδέχονται, π. οὐχ οἱ τύραννοι X.Hier.1.18 (v.l. ap.Ath.4.144d), cf. Lac.15.6, D.18.45, 56.23, Berl.Sitzb.l.c.    4 π. ὅτι except that... save that... καίτοι τί διαφέρουσιν ἡμῶν ἐκεῖνοι, π. ὅτι ψηφίσματ' οὐ γράφουσιν; Ar.Nu. 1429; π. ἢ ὅτι Hdt.4.189; πλήν γε ὅτι, πλήν γε δὴ ὅτι, Pl.Tht.183a, Phd.57b; after ὁμοίως, τὰ αὐτά, Plu.Pel.4, Artem.1.56.    5 π. ὅσον except or save so far as... παρήκουσι παρὰ πᾶσαν [τὴν Λιβύην]... π. ὅσον Ἕλληνες . . ἔχουσι Hdt.2.32, cf. D.H.1.23; π. ὅσα Pl.R.456a; π. καθόσον D.C.72.19; π. καθόσον εἰ Th.6.88 codd.    b without a Verb, πάντων ἐρήμους, π. ὅσον τὸ σὸν μέρος save so far as thou art concerned, S.OT1509; τοὺς πολλοὺς ἀπέκτειναν π. ὅσον ἐκ τριῶν νεῶν οὓς ἐζώγρησαν except only... Th.7.23, cf. Pl.Lg.670a, 856d; ἀληθευτικός, π. ὅσα μὴ δι' εἰρωνείαν Arist.EN1124b30.    III introducing a clause, mostly preceded by οὐδείς, πᾶς, ἄλλος, save that, νῦν δ' οὐδεμία πάρεστιν... π. ἥ γ' ἐμὴ κωμῆτις ἥδ' ἐξέρχεται Ar.Lys.5, cf. S.Tr.41, X.An. 1.8.20, etc.; οὐκ ἀντεξῄεσαν π. ἕως ἀκροβολισμοῦ Plb.1.18.2: without any such word preceding, only, albeit, ἀπέπεμπε κήρυκας ἐς τὴν Ἑλλάδα, π. οὔτε ἐς Ἀθήνας οὔτε ἐς Λακεδαίμονα ἀπέπεμπε Hdt.7.32, cf. S. OC1643, Th.8.70, Pl.Prt.328e, etc.    2 to break off and pass to another subject, only, however, π. γνώριζε ἄτοπος ὤν PCair.Zen.454.10 (iii B. C.), cf. Plb.1.69.14, 2.17.1, 1 Ep.Cor.11.11, Diog.Oen.8, Plu. Per.34, etc.: in late Prose, π. ἀλλά Id.Pyrrh.5, Luc.Prom.20, DMort.13.3, 20.4, etc.; π. ἀλλά γε Id.Rh.Pr.24.    3 simply for δέ, but, πολλὴν στρατιὰν ἀθροίσας, π. ἄπειρον μάχης Hdn.3.4.1; δυστυχῶν μέν, π. ἀλλ' Ἑλλήνων Hld.6.7. (Cogn. with πλησίος, πελάζω, cf. ἔμπλην.)