ἦπου

English (LSJ)

or ἦ που,

   A I ween, ἦ που σοφὸς ἦν ὅστις ἔφασκεν . . Ar.V.725; ἦ που νέος γ' ὢν ἦσθ' ὑβριστής Id.Th.63, cf. Il.3.43, 16.830; ironical, S.Aj.1008, E.Med.1308; χαλεπὸν πόλιν κατασκευάσασθαι, ἦ που δή . . much more . ., Th.1.142; so ἦ που alone, Lys.30.17, Pl.Phd.84d; ἦ πού γε lsoc.1.49; also ἦ που δή . . much less, prob. in Th.8.27; also ἦ πού γε δή Id.6.37: and with a neg., ἦ που . . γε . . οὐ δεῖ χρήσασθαι And.1.86.    II to make a hesitating suggestion, surely . . ? Od. 13.234, A.Pr.521, Ar.Pl.970.