| |Definition=Adv., used to express strong affirmation, <span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> [[yea]], [[verily]], in Hom. mostly followed by δή, ν. δὴ ταῦτά γε πάντα… κατὰ μοῖραν ἔειπες <span class="bibl">Il.1.286</span>, al.; ν. μήν <span class="bibl">Emp.76.2</span>; ν. μάν <span class="bibl">Theoc.27.27</span>; ν. μέν <span class="bibl">A.R. 2.151</span>; ν. μέντοι <span class="bibl">Luc.<span class="title">Astr.</span>14</span>: used alone, <b class="b3">σὲ κρίνω, ν. σέ</b> [[yea]] thee, <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">El.</span>1445</span>; ἀποκρίνασθαι ν. ἢ οὔ <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Top.</span>158a16</span>, etc.; τὸ ε οὐκ ἔστι χαρακτηριστικὸν... τὸ δὲ ᾱ ναί <span class="bibl">Choerob.<span class="title">in Theod.</span>2.85</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">2</span> freq. in oaths, <b class="b3">ν. μά</b> [[yea by]]... v. [[μά; ν]]. alone, ν. τὰν Κόραν <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">V.</span>1438</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">E. <span class="title">Ba.</span>534</span> (lyr.); ν. τὸν Ποτιδᾶν <span class="bibl">Epich.81</span>; ν. τὼ σιώ <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">HG</span>4.4.10</span>; <b class="b3">ν. πρὸς θεῶν ἀρήξατ</b>' <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Med.</span>1277</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">II</span> in answers, [[yes]], <b class="b3">τοῦτ' ἐτήτυμον</b>; Answ. ν. <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Pers.</span>738</span> (troch.), cf. <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">El.</span>845</span> (lyr.), <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Tht.</span>193a</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Grg.</span> 448b</span>, etc.; doubled, <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Nu.</span>1468</span>, <span class="bibl">Call.<span class="title">Fr.</span>1.56</span> P., <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Ev.Matt.</span>5.37</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">2</span> [[ν]]. followed by [[ἀλλά]], etc., to mark a qualified assent, [[yes]], but... <span class="bibl">Aeschin. 3.84</span>; <b class="b3">ν., κατὰ σχολήν γε ἴσως· οὐ μήν</b>… <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Sph.</span>226e</span>, cf. <span class="bibl"><span class="title">R.</span>415e</span>.</span> | | |Definition=Adv., used to express strong affirmation,<br><span class="bld">A</span> [[yea]], [[verily]], in Hom. mostly followed by δή, ν. δὴ ταῦτά γε πάντα… κατὰ μοῖραν ἔειπες Il.1.286, al.; ν. μήν Emp.76.2; ν. μάν Theoc.27.27; ν. μέν A.R. 2.151; ν. μέντοι Luc.''Astr.''14: used alone, <b class="b3">σὲ κρίνω, ν. σέ</b> [[yea]] thee, S.''El.''1445; ἀποκρίνασθαι ν. ἢ οὔ Arist.''Top.''158a16, etc.; τὸ ε οὐκ ἔστι χαρακτηριστικὸν... τὸ δὲ ᾱ ναί Choerob.''in Theod.''2.85.<br><span class="bld">2</span> freq. in oaths, <b class="b3">ν. μά</b> [[yea by]]... v. [[μά; ν]]. alone, ν. τὰν Κόραν Ar.''V.''1438, cf. E. ''Ba.''534 (lyr.); ν. τὸν Ποτιδᾶν Epich.81; ν. τὼ σιώ X.''HG''4.4.10; <b class="b3">ν. πρὸς θεῶν ἀρήξατ</b>' E.''Med.''1277.<br><span class="bld">II</span> in answers, [[yes]], <b class="b3">τοῦτ' ἐτήτυμον</b>; Answ. ν. A.''Pers.''738 (troch.), cf. S.''El.''845 (lyr.), Pl.''Tht.''193a, ''Grg.'' 448b, etc.; doubled, Ar.''Nu.''1468, Call.''Fr.''1.56 P., ''Ev.Matt.''5.37.<br><span class="bld">2</span> [[ν]]. followed by [[ἀλλά]], etc., to mark a qualified assent, [[yes]], but... Aeschin. 3.84; <b class="b3">ν., κατὰ σχολήν γε ἴσως· οὐ μήν</b>… Pl.''Sph.''226e, cf. ''R.''415e. |
