ὅ τι: Difference between revisions

|Definition=or ὅτι (as it is freq. written exc. in <span class="bibl">1</span>, sts. also ὅ, τι), Ep. ὅττι, neut. of <b class="b3">ὅστις</b>, used as an A dv. <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> like [[διότι]], in indirect questions, [[for what]], [[wherefore]], ὅς κ' εἴποι, ὅ τι τόσσον ἐχώσατο <span class="bibl">Il.1.64</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Od.19.464</span>; εἴρετο, ὅ τι οὐ χρᾶται τῇ χειρί <span class="bibl">Hdt.3.78</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">1.111</span>, <span class="bibl">2.19</span>,<span class="bibl">91</span>, al.; <b class="b3">ἢν μὴ φράσῃς ὅ τι</b> . . unless you tell me [[why]]... <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Pl.</span>19</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">966</span>: sts. with a Prep., εἰρωτώμενος κατ' ὅ τι . . οὕτως ἐπέστειλε <span class="bibl">Hdt.6.3</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> <b class="b3">ὅ τι μή</b> (usu. written <b class="b3">ὅτι μή</b>), after a neg. clause, [[except]], <span class="bibl">Il.16.227</span> (v.l. [[ὅτε μή]]) ; οὐδαμοί... ὅ τι μὴ Χῖοι μοῦνοι <span class="bibl">Hdt.1.18</span>; <b class="b3">οὐδεὶς ἀνθρώπων, ὅ τι μὴ γυνὴ μούνη</b> ib.<span class="bibl">181</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">143</span>, <span class="bibl">Th.4.26</span>, etc.: rarely with a different Verb, <b class="b3">διέφυγε μὲν οὐδείς, ὅ τι μὴ διέλαθέ τις</b> no one escaped, <b class="b2">save that</b> one escaped notice, <span class="bibl">Arr.<span class="title">An.</span>1.16.2</span>, etc.: after a question with <b class="b3">οὐ</b>, <b class="b2">so far as not</b>, <b class="b3">οὐ . . τὴν ἀπὸ τοῦ μανθάνειν [ἡδονήν], ὅ τι μὴ μάθημα τιμὴν φέρει, καπνὸν καὶ φλυαρίαν [ἡγεῖται</b>]; <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">R.</span>581d</span>.—That this phrase belongs to the pronominal <b class="b3">ὅ τι</b> is shown by the similar usage of <b class="b3">ὅσον</b>, v. [[ὅσος]] IV. <span class="bibl">5c</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> so <b class="b3">ὅτι ἀλλ' ἤ</b>, = [[ὅτι μή]], <span class="bibl">LXX <span class="title">1 Ki.</span>30.17</span>, al. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">III</span> with a Sup. Adv., <b class="b3">ὅττι τάχιστα</b> as quick as possible, <span class="bibl">Il.4.193</span>, <span class="bibl">Od.5.112</span>, al.; also ὅ τι τάχος <span class="bibl">Hdt.9.7</span>.<b class="b3">β</b>, <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Ant.</span>1321</span> codd. (lyr., dub. l.), <span class="bibl">Th.7.42</span>, etc.; ὅ τι μάλιστα <span class="bibl">Id.5.36</span>, etc.; ὅ τι ἐγγύτατα <span class="bibl">Id.3.40</span>; ὅ τι ἐλάχιστα <span class="bibl">Id.6.23</span>; ὅ τι χρησιμώτατα <span class="bibl">Id.7.74</span>: also with Adjs., ὅ τι πλείστη ἀπορία <span class="bibl">Id.4.32</span>; <b class="b3">ὅ τι πλεῖστον ναυτικόν, ὅ τι πλεῖστον χρόνον</b>, <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">HG</span>4.8.6</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Cyr.</span>6.1.43</span>; ὅ τι πλείστη εὐδαιμονία <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">R.</span>421b</span>; ὅ τι μεγίστη πρόφασις <span class="bibl">Th.1.126</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">7.69</span>; παῖδας ὅ τι χειροτεχνικωτάτους <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">V.</span>1276</span>, etc.— Here also the usage may be compared with that of ὅσος <span class="bibl">1.7</span>, IV.<span class="bibl">4</span>.</span>