μήτις: Difference between revisions

|Definition=or μή τις, ὁ, ἡ, neut. [[μήτῐ]], gen. [[μήτῐνος]]: (τὶς) old Gr. and Cret. for [[μηδείς]], <span class="bibl">Il.12.272</span>, al., <span class="title">Schwyzer</span> 175 (Gortyn), <span class="title">Leg.Gort.</span>5.13, al.; Cret. dat. sg. <span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> μηδιμί <span class="title">IG</span>22.1130.4:—hence </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">1</span> [[μήτι]] or <b class="b3">μή τι</b>, Adv., with imper., and inf. used imperatively, <span class="bibl">Il.1.550</span>,<span class="bibl">5.130</span>, etc.: with opt. to express a wish, ὄλοιντο μή τι πάντες <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Tr.</span>383</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">2</span> after Verbs of fear or doubt, <span class="bibl">Il.11.470</span>, <span class="bibl">Od.2.67</span>, etc. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">3</span> in direct questions, <b class="b3">μή τί σοι δοκῶ ταρβεῖν</b>; [[do I]]… ? (i.e. I do not), <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Pr.</span>959</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">249</span>, <span class="bibl">LXX <span class="title">Ge.</span>20.9</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Ev.Marc.</span>4.21</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">4</span> <b class="b3">μή τί γε</b> [[let alone]], [[much less]], οὐδὲ στρατιώτης οὗτός γε οὐδενός ἐστιν ἄξιος, μή τί γε τῶν ἄλλων ἡγεμών <span class="bibl">D.21.148</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">19.137</span>; later, [[not to mention]], οὐκ οἴδατε ὅτι ἀγγέλους κρινοῦμεν; μήτι γε βιωτικά <span class="bibl"><span class="title">1 Ep.Cor.</span>6.3</span>: with a word between, ὡς… δώσοντι δίκην, μή τι ποιήσαντί γε <span class="bibl">D.8.27</span>; also μή τι δή <span class="bibl">Plb.12.8.6</span>; μή τί γε δή, οὐκ ἔνι οὐδὲ τοῖς φίλοις... μή τί γε δὴ τοῖς θεοῖς <span class="bibl">D.2.23</span>; also μητιγοῦν <span class="bibl">Ael.<span class="title">VH</span>12.9</span>; μή τι δή γε Phld.<span class="title">Rh.</span>1.261 S., al.</span>