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πῃ

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Ζῶμεν πρὸς αὐτὴν τὴν τύχην οἱ σώφρονες → Fortunae arbitrio nos modesti vivimus → Wir Weise leben mit dem Ziel des Glücks allein

Menander, Monostichoi, 189
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Full diacritics: πῃ Medium diacritics: πῃ Low diacritics: πη Capitals: ΠΗ
Transliteration A: pēi Transliteration B: Transliteration C: pi Beta Code: ph|

English (LSJ)

Ion. (but not in Hom.) κῃ, Dor. πᾳ: enclit. Particle:
I of Manner, in some way, somehow, with a neg. in any way, at all, οὐδέ πῃ ἔστι Il.6.267, cf. Od.12.433, 13.207; οὐδέ τί πῃ δύναμαι Il.21.219; οὔτι πῃ Hes.Op.105; οὕτω πῃ in some such way, Il.24.373; ταῦτά κῃ Hdt.5.40; τῇδέ πῃ Pl.Phd. 73b, etc.; ταύτῃ πῃ Id.R.433e, etc.; ἢ ἔχεις πῃ ἄλλῃ κάλλιον λέγειν; Id.Cra.427e; ἄλλῃ γέ πῃ λέγειν ἢ ᾗ.. Id.Smp.189c; εἴ πῃ if any way, Id.Prt.355a; μή πῃ.. that in no way, Id.Sph.242c, etc.; ἦ πᾳ..; can it possibly.. ? Theoc.4.3; so ἆρά γέ πα..; Id.7.149,151; μάλιστά κῃ somewhere about, approximately, Hdt.2.75, 4.86, etc.: to limit a Sup., ἀπορώτατά πῃ Pl.Ti.51b, etc.; opp. ἁπλῶς, Arist.APr.49a8.
II of Space, by some way, to some place, Il.6.378,383; οὔτε πῃ ἄλλῃ Od.2.127, cf. 3.251: c. gen., ἦ πῄ με.. πολίων.. ἄξεις; wilt thou carry me to some city ? Il.3.400.
2 somewhere, anywhere, οὐδέ πῃ ἀσπὶς ἔην Od.22.25 (ap. Eust.); εἴ πῃ πιέζοιντο Th.1.49; πεσόντος πῃ τοῦ τείχους X.HG5.2.5, etc.; οὐδέ πῃ ἄλλῃ Od.22.140; ἀέρι πᾳ Theoc.17.120.
3 πῇ μέν... πῇ δέ.. on one side... on the other... Plu.Caes.25; partly... partly... v.l. in X. An.3.1.12; πῇ μέν... ἔστι δ' ὅτε Plu.Alc.6.
B πῇ, Ion. (but not in Hom.) κῇ, Dor. πᾷ: interrog. Particle:
I of Manner, in what way? how? Od.12.287, Pl.Phd. 76b, Prt.353c, etc.; πῇ δή; how, pray? Pl.R. 376b, etc.; πῇ δὴ οὖν ποτε; how in the world? Id.Lg.694c; πῇ μάλιστα; how exactly? Id.R.537e; πῶς οὖν καὶ πῇ; Id.Lg.686b: in indirect questions, ἐκαραδόκεον τὸν πόλεμον κῇ ἀποβήσεται Hdt.8.67, cf. D.29.1; εἰδέναι πῇ διαφέρει X. Hier.1.2, cf. Cyr.1.6.14, etc.; πῇ καὶ τί πρακτέον ἑκάστοις Plb.11.2.6.
2 to what end? wherefore? Od.2.364, etc.; πῇ δή; 17.219, Il. 10.385, etc.
II of Space, which way? whither? πῇ ἔβη Ἀνδρομάχη; 6.377, etc.; πῇ ἔβαν εὐχωλαί; 8.229; πᾷ τις τράποιτ' ἄν; A.Ch. 409(lyr.); πῇ δή; Il.5.472, 24.201; πῇ γάρ; Od.15.509; δεῦρο ἕπου. Answ. πῇ; Pl.Plt. 258e.
2 less freq. like ποῦ; where? Il.13.307; πᾷ πᾷ κεῖται; S.Aj.912 (lyr.), cf. E.Hec.1056(lyr.): in indirect questions, X.HG2.4.31: c. gen., ἐπειρώτα... κῇ γῆς οἰκημένοι.. cj. in Hdt.5.73. (Freq. written πη, πῆ in codd.)

Dutch (Woordenboekgrieks.nl)

πῃ, Ion. κῃ, Dor. πᾳ, encl. adv. indef., ook geschreven πη van plaats ergens heen:; οὔτ’ ἐπὶ ἔργα πάρος γ’ ἴμεν οὔτε πῃ ἄλλῃ wij zullen niet eerder naar onze landerijen gaan noch ergens elders heen Od. 18.288; ergens:. βουλόμενος ἰδεῖν εἴ πη εἴη αἱρέσιμον τὸ τεῖχος omdat hij wilde zien of de muur ergens te nemen was Xen. Cyr. 5.2.4. modaal op een of andere wijze:. οὕτω πῃ τάδε γ’ ἐστί dat mag dan wel zo zijn Il. 24.373; εἴ πῃ of misschien Plat. Prot. 355a; μάλιστά κῃ zo ongeveer Hdt. 1.76.1; πῂ μέν... πῂ δέ deels... deels Plut. Caes. 25.4.