ὀτοτοῖ

English (LSJ)

(not ὀττοτοῖ, as freq. in codd.), an exclamation of pain and grief,

   A ah! woe! A. Pers.918 (anap.), E.Or.1389, al.; doubled, Id.Andr.1197, etc.; also lengthd., ὀτοτοτοῖ A.Pers.268, al.; ὀτοτοτοτοῖ Id.Ag.1072; ὀτοτοτοτοῖ τοτοῖ cj. in S.El.1245; ὀττοτοτοτοτοῖ E. Tr. 1294; ὀττοτοττοτοῖ Id.Ion789.—Trag., only in lyr.

German (Pape)

[Seite 405] richtiger als ὀτοτοί, ein Schmerzensruf, θρηνῶδες ἐπίφθεγμα, Hesych., ach! weh! Aesch. Pers. 260 u. öfter, Ag. 1042 Ch. 156; ὀτοτοῖ τοτοῖ, Soph. El. 1257; Eur. Or. 1390 u. öfter; auch ὀττοτοτοῖ, Troad. 1787; Sp., πολὺ τὸ ὀττοτοῖ, Luc. Cont. 17.