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μὴ γάρ

megar

certainly not

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What it meant

μὴ γάρ · mē gar — LSJ

certainly not, much less

certainly not, where Verb in imper. or opt. must be supplied from the context, μὴ λεγέτω τὸ ὄνομα . . Answ. μὴ γάρ [λεγέτω] Pl. Tht. 177e, cf. Sph. 255b: not in a reply, μὴ γὰρ δὴ δίναν γʼ Εὐρώτα (sc. ἔλθοιμι) E. Tr. 210 (lyr.): in parenthesis, where it may be translated much less (cf. μὴ ὅτι), Aeschin. 2.158; μὴ γὰρ τῆς πόλεώς γε μηδʼ ἐμοῦ D. 18.200.

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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