μήν — Cambridge Greek Lexicon

dial.μᾱ́νpclreltd.μέν Hom. has both μήν and μάν, as well as emph. Ion. μέν (see μέν 1). The wd. usu. stands in second position. emph., in statements and commandsindeed, trulyHom.οὐ μὰν ἀκληεῖς Λυκίην κάτα κοιρανέουσιν ἡμέτεροι βασιλῆεςnot without glory, indeed, do our kings rule in LyciaIl.ἴστε μὰν Αἴαντος ἀλκάνyou know, for sure, of Ajax's mightPi.ἴτε μάνnow go!A.adversative, freq. w.neg.yet, howeverἐπὶ μὰν βαίνει τι καὶ λάθας ἀτέκμαρτα νέφοςbut without warning some cloud of forgetfulness comes upon themPi.οὐ μὴν ἄτιμοί γ᾿ ἐκ θεῶν τεθνήξομενbut we shall certainly not die unavenged by the godsA.λελάθοντο δὲ μαλοδρόπηες, οὐ μὰν ἐκλελάθοντ’, ἀλλ’ οὐκ ἐδύναντ’ ἐπίκεσθαιthe apple-pickers have forgotten it —no, they have not forgotten it, but could not reach itSapph.emph., w. interrog.τί μὴν ἔμελλον;why ever did I delay?E.ellipt.phrs.ποῦ μήν;well, where then?Pl.ἀλλὰ πότε μήν;well, when then?X.strongly affirmativeτί μήνμάν;how else?i.e. naturally, certainly, of courseTrag. Pl. Theoc.epigr.alsoἀλλὰ τί μήνPl. w. ἀλλά, adversative or affirmative, or adding a new pointA.ἀλλὰ μὴν ἵμειρ’ ἐμὸς παῖς τήνδε θηρᾶσαι πόλιν;and yet my son desired to conquer this city?A.ἀλλὰ μὴν ἐπιθυμῶ γε εἰδέναιI do indeed want to knowPl.ἀλλ’ οὐδὲ μὴν ναῦς ἔστινbut there is not even a shipE.for οὐ μὴν ἀλλά see ἀλλά 11w. γε, adversative, or adding a new pointA.νῦν δ’ ἔλπομαι μέν, ἐν θεῷ γε μὰν τέλοςnow I am hopeful, yet the outcome lies with the godPi.in a listΚριτόβουλός γε μήν ...Kritoboulos too ...X. w. ἦ, introducing a confident assertion, promise or threatIl.ἦ μὴν ἔτι Ζεὺς ... ἔσται ταπεινόςfor sure, Zeus will be humbledA.Πέλοπα κατόμνυμι ... ἦ μὴν ἐρεῖν σοιI swear by Pelops that I will tell youE.w. καί, affirmative, or modifying what has been said, introducing a new fact, or moving on to a new topic, freq. reinforced by γεHom.ὧδε γὰρ ἐξερέω, καὶ μὴν τετελεσμένον ἔσταιfor so I shall declare, and indeed it will be fulfilledHom.φιλοκαλωτέρους ἐν τοῖς κινδύνοις, καὶ μὴν αἰδημονεστέρουςmore heroic amidst dangers, and yet also more modestX.in dialogueἔχ’ ἐλπίδα. —καὶ μὴν τοσοῦτόν γ’ ἐστί μοι τῆς ἐλπίδοςHave hope. —Yes, indeed, I have just this much hopeS.καὶ μήν, ἔφη, οὐκ ἄλλο τί γε ποιοῦσιν'Why, certainly', he said, 'that is exactly what they are doing' Pl.moving on in a listκαὶ μὴν Τάνταλον εἰσεῖδονand next I saw TantalosOd.moving on to the next argumentκαὶ μὴν ἴστε γεfurthermore, you are well awareD.w. καί, in drama, introducing a new arrivalTrag. Ar.καὶ μὴν Ὀδυσσεὺς ἔρχεταιlook, here comes OdysseusE.

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now verily, full surely

[month > μείς, μηνός]

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