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πόθεν
πόθεν
Ion.κόθεν
dial.πῶ
interrog.adv
ref. to placefrom where, whence?Hom.w.gen.πόθεν ... ἀνδρῶνfrom what people?Hom.πόθεν γῆςfrom what land?E.ref. to origin or racefrom what stock?Od.ref. to acquisitionfrom where?hHom. ref. to a beginningfrom what point?A. ref. to causefor what reason, why?hHom. ellipt.πόθεν;how so, how could that be?E. Ar. D.also
πῶ;
A.
ποθέν
Ion.κοθέν
enclit.adv
ref. to originfrom somewhereanywhereHom.w.prep.phr.adv.ἐκ βιβλίου ποθένfrom some book or otherPl.ἐνθένδε ποθένfrom hereaboutsPl.

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whence? (i.e., from where?)

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πόθεν
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πόθεν
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πόθεν
Ion.κόθεν
dial.πῶ
interrog.adv
ref. to placefrom where, whence?Hom.w.gen.πόθεν ... ἀνδρῶνfrom what people?Hom.πόθεν γῆςfrom what land?E.ref. to origin or racefrom what stock?Od.ref. to acquisitionfrom where?hHom. ref. to a beginningfrom what point?A. ref. to causefor what reason, why?hHom. ellipt.πόθεν;how so, how could that be?E. Ar. D.also
πῶ;
A.
ποθέν
Ion.κοθέν
enclit.adv
ref. to originfrom somewhereanywhereHom.w.prep.phr.adv.ἐκ βιβλίου ποθένfrom some book or otherPl.ἐνθένδε ποθένfrom hereaboutsPl.
IDX:
33079
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:cambridge-greek-lexicon-33080
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