πω: Difference between revisions

|Definition=Ion. κω, enclit. Particle, <span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> [[up to this time]], [[yet]], in early Ep. always with a neg., with which it sts. forms one word, cf. [[οὔπω]], [[μήπω]], etc.; sts. a word is interposed, οὐδ' ἄρα πώ τι ᾔδεε <span class="bibl">Il.17.401</span>; μὴ δή πω . . λυώμεθα . . ἵππους <span class="bibl">23.7</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Pr.</span>27</span>,<span class="bibl">511</span>, <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">OT</span>105</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Tr.</span>591</span>,<span class="bibl">1061</span>, etc.; μὴ συναλλάξαντά πω <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">OT</span>1110</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">II</span> [[at all]], with neg. in Ep., <b class="b3">οὐδέ τί πω ἴδμεν</b> (που Ar.Byz.) <span class="bibl">Il.1.124</span>; οὔ πω τλήσομ' <span class="bibl">3.306</span>; μὴ δή πω χάζεσθε <span class="bibl">15.426</span>: after Hom. sts. with questions which imply a negative, <b class="b3">ἢ ξυναλλάξας τί πω</b>; <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">OT</span>1130</span> (v.l. που) <b class="b3">; πόλις ἀφισταμένη τίς πω τούτῳ ἐπεχείρησε</b>; has [[ever]] a city meditating revolt . .? <span class="bibl">Th. 3.45</span>.</span>