ἠμέν
ἀσκεῖν περὶ τὰ νοσήματα δύο, ὠφελεῖν ἢ μὴ βλάπτειν → strive, with regard to diseases, for two things — to do good, or to do no harm | as to diseases, make a habit of two things — to help, or at least, to do no harm
English (LSJ)
Ep. Conj., correl. to ἠδέ (from ἦ and μέν, δέ),
A both . . and... ἠ. νέοι ἠδὲ γέροντες Il.2.789, etc.; ἠ. ἀνακλῖναι πυκινὸν νέφος ἠδ' ἐπιθεῖναι 5.751; sts. καί is added to ἠδέ, ἠ. θεὸν ἠδὲ καὶ ἄνδρα 5.128; ἠ. δέμας ἠδὲ καὶ αὐδήν Od.2.268; ἠ. δή ποτ' ἐμεῦ πάρος ἔκλυες . . ἠδ' ἔτι καὶ νῦν μοι . . ἐπικρήηνον ἐέλδωρ Il.1.453: rarely folld. by δέ or τε, ἠ . . . πολλοὶ δέ . . 12.428; ἠ. ὅσοι χαλεποί . . οἵ τε φιλόξεινοι Od.8.575: more freq. by καί, Il.15.664,670, Hes.Op.339.
German (Pape)
[Seite 1165] dem ἠδέ entsprechend, ἠμὲν – ἠδέ, p. = καὶ – καί, sowohl – als auch, s. unter ἠδέ. Seltener entsprechen steh ἠμὲν – δέ, Il. 12, 428, ἠμὲν – καί, 15, 664. 670 u. öfter; auch ἠμὲν – τέ, Od. 8, 575; – ἦ μὲν s. unter ἦ.
