ὀτοτοῖ
οὐκ ἔστι λέουσι καὶ ἀνδράσιν ὅρκια πιστά → there are no pacts between lions and men, between lions and men there are no oaths of faith, there can be no covenants between men and lions
English (LSJ)
(not ὀττοτοῖ, as freq. in codd.), an exclamation of pain and grief,
A ah! woe! A. Pers.918 (anap.), E.Or.1389, al.; doubled, Id.Andr.1197, etc.; also lengthd., ὀτοτοτοῖ A.Pers.268, al.; ὀτοτοτοτοῖ Id.Ag.1072; ὀτοτοτοτοῖ τοτοῖ cj. in S.El.1245; ὀττοτοτοτοτοῖ E. Tr. 1294; ὀττοτοττοτοῖ Id.Ion789.—Trag., only in lyr.
German (Pape)
[Seite 405] richtiger als ὀτοτοί, ein Schmerzensruf, θρηνῶδες ἐπίφθεγμα, Hesych., ach! weh! Aesch. Pers. 260 u. öfter, Ag. 1042 Ch. 156; ὀτοτοῖ τοτοῖ, Soph. El. 1257; Eur. Or. 1390 u. öfter; auch ὀττοτοτοῖ, Troad. 1787; Sp., πολὺ τὸ ὀττοτοῖ, Luc. Cont. 17.
