ὅ γε: Difference between revisions

|Definition=<b class="b3">ἥ γε, τό γε</b>, the demonstr. Pron. ὁ, ἡ, τό, made slightly (if at all) more emphatic by the addition of γε, <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">he, she, it :</b> </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">I</span> Τεῦκρον . . καὶ Λήϊτον... τοὺς ὅ γ' ἐποτρύνων <span class="bibl">Il.13.94</span> ; πάντες ἄρ' οἵ γ' ἔθελον <span class="bibl">7.169</span> ; <b class="b3">κεῖνος ὅ γε . . ἧσται</b> there <b class="b2">he</b> sitteth, <span class="bibl">19.344</span> ; with a Subst., <b class="b3">ὅ γ' ἥρως</b> <b class="b2">he</b> the hero, <span class="bibl">5.327</span> ; <b class="b3">τόν γε ἄνακτα</b> ib.<span class="bibl">794</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> in one clause of a disjunctive sentence, either the former, πατὴρ δ' ἐμός . . ζώει ὅ γ' ἦ τέθνηκε <span class="bibl">Od.2.132</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">3.90</span>,<span class="bibl">4.821</span> ; or the latter, ἤ τινας ἐκ Πύλου ἄξει... ἢ ὅ γε καὶ Σπάρτηθεν <span class="bibl">2.327</span> ; so λάθοι ἂν ἤτοι μανεὶς ἢ ὅ γε ἀπόπληκτος γενόμενος <span class="bibl">Hdt.2.173</span> : so also in an adversative clause, Θέτις δ' οὐ λήθετ' ἐφετμέων... ἀλλ' ἥ γ' ἀνεδύσετο <span class="bibl">Il.1.496</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">11.226</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">III</span> after <b class="b3">ὥς</b> <b class="b2">(thus)</b>, ib.<span class="bibl">136</span>,al. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">IV</span> Adverbial usages : </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">1</span> dat. <b class="b3">τῇ γε</b>, <b class="b2">there, at that point</b>, <span class="bibl">6.435</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> acc. neut. <b class="b3">τό γε</b>, <b class="b2">on that account</b>, <span class="bibl">5.827</span>, <span class="bibl">Od.17.401</span>.</span>