ὀτοτοῖ
Ubi idem et maximus et honestissimus amor est, aliquando praestat morte jungi, quam vita distrahi → Where indeed the greatest and most honourable love exists, it is much better to be joined by death, than separated by life.
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.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ὀτοτοῖ: (οὐχὶ ὀττοτοῖ, ὡς συχνάκις ἐν Ἀντιγράφοις), ἐπιφώνημα ἄλγους καὶ θλίψεως, ἄχ, ὤχ! Τραγ.· διπλοῦν, Εὐρ. Ἀνδρ. 1197, κτλ.· ὡσαύτως ἐκτεταμ. ὀτοτοτοῖ, Αἰσχύλ. Πέρσ. 268 κ. ἀλλ.· ὀτοτοτοῖ τοτοῖ ὁ αὐτ. ἐν Ἀγ. 1072· ὀτοτοτοτοῖ τοτοῖ Σοφ. Ἠλ. 1245· ὀτοτοτοτοτοτοῖ Εὐρ. Τρῳ 1294, Ἴων 789.
