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τοτέ

tote

at times, now and then

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Where it lives

Densest 12 of 46 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.

What it meant

τοτέ · tote — LSJ

at times, now and then, at one time . . , at another

at times, now and then, in answering clauses, τοτὲ μὲν . . , τοτὲ δὲ . . (much like ποτὲ μὲν . . , ποτὲ δὲ . . ) at one time . . , at another . . , Od. 24.447, A. Ag. 100 (anap.), S. OC 1745 (lyr.), Ar. Eq. 540 (anap.), Pl. Plt. 270a, al.; τόκα μὲν . . , τόκα δέ (Dor. parox.) Pi. N. 6.10; τότʼ ἄλλος, ἄλλοθʼ ἅτερος S. El. 739; τ. μὲν . . , ἄλλοτε δὲ . . Pl. Phdr. 237e, Poet. ap. X. Mem. 1.2.20; τ. μὲν . . , αὖθις δὲ . . Pl. Grg. 491b, etc.; τ. μὲν δίκαιον, ὅταν δὲ βούληται, ἄδικον Id. Phdr. 261d,

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Where it came from

  • Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill 2010) Treated in Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill 2010) s.v. τοτέ (scan p. 1548; entry #6124). Root candidates: *to-.
  • Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque Treated in Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque s.v. τοτέ (scan p. 1146; entry #8081).
  • Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch Treated in Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch s.v. τοτέ (scan p. 1887; entry #5718).

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