τοτέ: Difference between revisions

|Definition=(with changed accent, cf. [[ὅτε]], [[ὁτέ]]), Adv. [[at times]], [[now and then]], in answering clauses, <b class="b3">τοτὲ μὲν... τοτὲ δὲ</b>.. (much like [[ποτὲ μὲν]], ποτὲ δὲ..) at one time... at another... Od.24.447, A.''Ag.'' 100 (anap.), S.''OC''1745 (lyr.), [[Aristophanes|Ar.]]''[[The Knights|Eq.]]''540 (anap.), [[Plato|Pl.]]''[[Politicus|Plt.]]'' 270a, al.; <b class="b3">τόκα μὲν... τόκα δέ</b> (Dor. parox.) Pi.''N.''6.10; τότ' ἄλλος, ἄλλοθ' ἅτερος S.''El.''739; <b class="b3">τ. μὲν... ἄλλοτε δὲ</b>.. [[Plato|Pl.]]''[[Phaedrus|Phdr.]]'' 237e, Poet. ap. [[Xenophon|X.]]''[[Memorabilia|Mem.]]''1.2.20; <b class="b3">τ. μὲν... αὖθις δὲ</b>.. [[Plato|Pl.]]''[[Gorgias|Grg.]]'' 491b, etc.; τ. μὲν δίκαιον, ὅταν δὲ βούληται, ἄδικον Id.''[[Phaedrus|Phdr.]]''261d, cf. A.''Ch.''412 (lyr.):—<b class="b3">τοτὲ μέν</b> in the first clause is sometimes omitted, Il.11.63, [[Plato|Pl.]]''[[Phaedo|Phd.]]'' 116a, ''Tht.''192d.