δήποτε: Difference between revisions

|Definition=indef. Adv. (better written [[δή ποτε]]), Ion. [[δήκοτε]], Dor. [[δήποκα]],<br><span class="bld">A</span> [[at some time]], [[once upon a time]], Od.6.162, E.''Supp.''1131 (lyr.); αἰεὶ δ. Th.8.73; [[at length]], A.''Ag.''577.<br><span class="bld">2</span> <b class="b3">εἰ δή ποτε</b> if [[ever]], Il.1.40.<br><span class="bld">3</span> with interrog., <b class="b3">τί δή ποτε</b>; what in the world? what or why now? καίτοι τί δή ποτε; D.4.35; <b class="b3">πόσοι δή ποτ' εἰσὶν οἱ…</b>; how many do you suppose? Id.20.21.<br><span class="bld">4</span> esp. freq. with relatives, ὅτι δή κοτε πράξαντα Hdt.6.134; ὅστις δ. ὤν Pl.''Phdr.''273c; <b class="b3">ὅτι δή ποτε</b> whatever [[it may be]], '[[so-and-so]]', D.21.32; ὁπόθεν δ. Id.35.6: strengthened by οὖν, ὅντινα δή ποτ' οὖν τρόπον Id.40.8; <b class="b3">οἷος δή ποτ' οὖν</b> [[varia lectio|v.l.]] in Dsc.5.10; also <b class="b3">δή ποτ' οὖν</b> without relat., κατὰ πρεσβείαν ἢ κατ' ἄλλην δ. χρείαν ''Arch.Pap.''6.9 (Delos).