πότερον
From LSJ
κοινὴ γὰρ ἡ τύχη καὶ τὸ μέλλον ἀόρατον → fortune is common to all, the future is unknown | fortune is common to all and the future unknown | fate is common to all and the future unknown
English (Slater)
πότερον] πότερον ἤ,
a in alternative direct. quest. πότερόν νιν ἄρ' Ἰφιγένεἰ ἔκνισεν βαρυπάλαμον ὄρσαι χόλον; ἢ ἑτέρῳ λέχει δαμαζομέναν ἔννυχοι πάραγον κοῖται; (P. 11.22)
b whether in indir. quest. πότερον δίκᾳ τεῖχος ὕψιον ἢ σκολιαῖς ἀπάταις ἀναβαίνει ἐπιχθόνιον γένος ἀνδρῶν δίχα μοι νόος ἀτρέκειαν εἰπεῖν fr. 213.
English (Strong)
neuter of a comparative of the base of ποῦ; interrogative as adverb, which (of two), i.e. is it this or that: whether.