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ἦπου

epou

I ween, much more, much less

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What it meant

ἦπου · ēpou — LSJ

I ween, much more, much less

I ween, ἦ που σοφὸς ἦν ὅστις ἔφασκεν . . Ar. V. 725; ἦ που νέος γʼ ὢν ἦσθʼ ὑβριστής Id. Th. 63, cf. Il. 3.43, 16.830; ironical, S. Aj. 1008, E. Med. 1308; χαλεπὸν πόλιν κατασκευάσασθαι, ἦ που δή . . much more . . , Th. 1.142; so ἦ που alone, Lys. 30.17, Pl. Phd. 84d; ἦ πού γε Isoc. 1.49; also ἦ που δή . . much less, prob. in Th. 8.27; also ἦ πού γε δή Id. 6.37: and with a neg., ἦ που . . γε . . οὐ δεῖ χρήσασθαι And. 1.86.

II surely . . ?

to make a hesitating suggestion, surely . . ? Od. 13.234, A. Pr. 521, Ar. Pl. 970.

Where it came from

No etymology authority pointer is recorded for this lemma yet — an honest gap, not an omission. The etymological dictionaries (Beekes, Chantraine, Frisk) are matched incrementally.

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