ποθί

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ἀρχὴν μὲν μὴ φῦναι ἐπιχθονίοισιν ἄριστον· φύντα δ' ὅμως ὤκιστα πύλας Ἀίδαο περῆσαι → First, it is best for mortals to not be born. If born, to pass through Hades' gates as soon as possible.

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Full diacritics: ποθί Medium diacritics: ποθί Low diacritics: ποθί Capitals: ΠΟΘΙ
Transliteration A: pothí Transliteration B: pothi Transliteration C: pothi Beta Code: poqi/

English (LSJ)

enclit. Adv., poet. for που, anywhere, somewhere, Il. 10.8, etc.; εἴπ. S. Aj. 886 (lyr.). of time, αἴ κέ π. Ζεὺς δῷσι if ever…, Il. 1.128, Od. 1.379, cf. Il. 6.526. to give an expression of indefiniteness, haply, probably, 19.273, Od. 1.348, etc.

German (Pape)

[Seite 645] enklitisch, irgendwo, wie που, auch = vielleicht, etwa, αἴ κέ ποθι Ζεὺς δῷσι, Il. 1, 126, vgl. 19. 273. 24, 209, u. sonst, εἰπέ μοι, αἴ κέ ποθι γνώω, Od.14, 118; auch von der Zeit, endlich einmal, 1, 379, vgl. Il. 6, 526; εἴ ποθι, Soph. Ai. 670; einzeln bei den folgdn Dichtern.

French (Bailly abrégé)

adv. ou particule enclit.
1 quelque part, en quelque lieu;
2 quelquefois;
3 en quelque façon.
Étymologie: *πός, -θι.

English (Autenrieth)

enclitic indef. adv., somewhere, anywhere; somehow; so esp. w. αἴ κε, ‘if in any case,’ ‘if at all,’ etc., Od. 1.379, Od. 2.144.

Russian (Dvoretsky)

ποθί: adv. энкл. (= πού)
1 где-либо Hom., Soph.;
2 когда-либо Hom.;
3 как-либо, так или иначе, тж. видимо: ἀλλά ποθι Ζεὺς αἴτιος Hom. видимо, повинен Зевс.