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|Definition=α, ον, Ep. ὁππότερος, as always in Hom.; Ion. ὁκότερος <span class="bibl">Hdt.5.119</span> :—correlat. to [[πότερος]], used in sg. of individuals, in plural of groups, e.g. of two armies, <span class="bibl">Il.3.299</span>,<span class="bibl">5.33</span> : <span class="sense"><span class="bld">1</span> as Relat., [[which of two]], ἡμέων δ' ὁπποτέρῳ θάνατος . . τέτυκται, τεθναίη <span class="bibl">Il.3.101</span> : with [[ἄν]], Ep. κε, [[whichsoever]], <b class="b3">ὁππότερος δέ κε νικήσῃ</b> ib.<span class="bibl">71</span>; ὁπότερ' ἂν κτίσῃς <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Supp.</span>434</span> (lyr.); ὁπότεροι ἂν κρατῶσιν <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Cyr.</span>4.2.37</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">2</span> as indirect interrog., Ζεὺς οἶδε... ὁπποτέρῳ θανάτοιο τέλος πεπρωμένον ἐστίν <span class="bibl">Il.3.309</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">22.130</span>,<span class="bibl">23.487</span>; <b class="b3">περὶ τοῦ ὁκότερος ἡμέων πλέω ἀγαθὰ . . ἐργάσεται</b> about the question, [[which of]] us <b class="b2">two . .</b>, <span class="bibl">Hdt.8.79</span>; ὥστε μὴ γνῶναι ὁπότερος . . <span class="bibl">Lys.<span class="title">Fr.</span>78.3</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Antipho 3.2.6</span>; <b class="b3">ἀσαφῶς ὁποτέρων ἀρξάντων</b>, for <b class="b3">ἀσαφὲς ὂν ὁπότεροι ἦρξαν</b>, <span class="bibl">Th.4.20</span> : rarely in direct questions, for [[πότερος]], prob. [[falsa lectio|f.l.]] in <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Euthd.</span>271a</span> and <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Ly.</span>212c</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">3</span> as indef., [[either of two]], ἐὰν . . ὁπότερος αὐτοῖν . . πράξῃ <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Lg.</span>868a</span>, cf. <span class="bibl"><span class="title">R.</span> 509a</span>, <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Cyr.</span>3.2.22</span>, <span class="bibl">And.3.26</span>, <span class="bibl">D.16.27</span>; so ὁποτεροσοῦν <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Men.</span>98d</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Phlb.</span>14c</span>, al.; ἐξεῖναι δ' ὁποτεροισοῦν <span class="bibl">Th.5.41</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Pol.</span>1319b9</span>, al. : with <b class="b3">οὐδέ, οὐδ' ὁπότερος</b> (or <b class="b3">οὐδοπ-</b>) [[neither]], <span class="bibl">Hero <span class="title">Dioptr.</span>37</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">II</span> Adv. ὁποτέρως, [[in which of two ways]], as Relat. and indirect interrog., ὁ. ἔσται, ἐν ἀδήλῳ κινδυνεύεται <span class="bibl">Th.1.78</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Lys.26.5</span>, <span class="bibl">Isoc.12.76</span>, <span class="bibl">Pl. <span class="title">R.</span>348b</span>, etc.; so ὁποτερωσοῦν <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">APr.</span>60a16</span>, al. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">2</span> also neut. [[ὁπότερον]] or <b class="b3">-ερα</b> as adverb, mostly in indirect questions, [[whether]], followed by <b class="b3">ἢ . . ἤ . .</b>, as ἐβουλεύοντο ὁκότερα ἢ παραδόντες . . ἢ ἐκλιπόντες... ἄμεινον πρήξουσι <span class="bibl">Hdt.5.119</span>; by one [[ἤ]], <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Nu.</span>157</span> : followed by <b class="b3">πότερον . . ἤ . .</b>, <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Erx.</span>405c</span>, etc.; also ὁπότερον εἴτε... εἴτε . . <span class="bibl">Isoc.12.76</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">HG</span>3.5.19</span>.</span>

|ptext=[[https://www.translatum.gr/images/pape/pape-02-0362.png Seite 362]] ep. [[ὁππότερος]], correl. zu [[πότερος]], 1) relativ u. indirect fragend, we lch [[ervonbeiden]]; c. indic., Hom., welcher von uns beiden Il. 3, 7, welcher von euch beiden 3, 92 Od. 18, 46, im plur., wenn auf beiden Seiten eine Mehrzahl ist, z. B. von zwei Heeren, Il. 3, 299. 5, 33. 23, 487 u. Folgde; [[ὁπότερος]] οὖν αὐτῶν ποτέρου [[φίλος]] ἐστίν; Plat. Lys. 212 c; ὁπότερον δέ, εἴθ' ὑπὸ πάντων αἱρεθεὶς εἴτ' αὐτὸς κτησάμενος, οὐκ ἔχω λέγειν· [[ὁποτέρως]] οὖν συμβέβηκεν –, doch auf welche von beiden Arten es sich auch zugetragen hat, Isocr. 12, 76; vgl. Xen. ὁπότερα μὲν οὖν [[εἴτε]] λαθόντες ἐπέπεσον αὐτῷ, [[εἴτε]] καὶ αἰσθόμενος ὑπέμενεν, ἄδηλον, wo wir sagen »Beides ist unklar, ob – oder«, Hell. 3, 5, 19; c. conj. u. ἄν, bedingend, welcher von beiden auch, [[ὁππότερος]] δέ κε νικήσῃ, Il. 3, 71 Od. 18, 46, ὁποτέρῳ κεν [[εὖχος]] ὀρέξῃ, Il. 22, 130; und ohne ἄν, ὁπποτέροισι Ζεὺς [[κῦδος]] ὀρέξῃ, 5, 33; ὁπότερ' ἂν κτίσῃς, Aesch. Suppl. 429; ὁπότερον ἂν τύχῃ, Plat. Rep. IX, 581 c; τούτων γε ὁπ οτέρου ἂν στέρηται, II, 375 c; ὁποτέρῳ ἂν τῷ ὀνόματι χρώμεθα, Men. 87 b; ὁπότερ' ἂν ποιῇ, οὐκ [[ἀμφοτέρως]] ζηλωτόν ἐστιν, auf welche von beiden Arten er auch handeln mag, Gorg. 469; [[αὐτίκα]] [[μάλα]] παρέσονται ὁπότεροι ἂν κρατῶσι, Xen. Cyr. 4, 2, 37; – ὁπότερον – ἤ, utrum – an, Plat. Eryx. 396 c 405 c; so ὁπότερα – ἤ, nach ἀνήρετ' αὐτόν, Ar. Nubb. 157, ob – oder, wie Xen. Mem. 3, 14, 4. – 2) auch als indefinitum, Einer von beiden; Plat. Tim. 86 b Rep. IX, 589 a, ὅπῃ ἂν ἐκείνων ὁπότερον ἄγῃ, vgl. VI, 509 a; Andoc. 3, 26; Dem. 16, 27; Sp.