τε — Cambridge Greek Lexicon

τε1enclit.pcl The wd. is used (1–3) as a conjunction, connecting parallel items, and (4) w. a universalising function but no specific sense of its own. There are numerous applications of the wd. in both uses: only the most common are illustrated.single , connecting wds., phrs,, cls., sts. sentences; typically placed following 1st wd. of the 2nd itemandHom.Ζεῦ ἄλλοι τε θεοίZeus and other godsIl.ἀνοικίσασθαι ἐς Ὄλυνθον μίαν τε πόλιν ταύτην ἰσχυρὰν ποιήσασθαιto settle inland at Olynthos and make that one city strongTh. similarlyboth ... andHom.ἀνδρῶν τε θεῶν τεof both men and godsHom. Hes.Πριηνέας τε εἷλε ἐς Μίλητόν τε ἐσέβαλεhe both captured the inhabitants of Priene and attacked MiletosHdt.both ... andHom.Ἀτρεΐδης τε ἄναξ ἀνδρῶν καὶ δῖος Ἀχιλλεύςboth the son of Atreus, lord of men, and noble AchillesIl.βούλεταί τε καὶ ἐπίσταταιhe both wishes and knowsTh.mainly ep., usu. marking a statement as general or gnomic, or an action as habitual or characteristic, usu. following relatv.pron. or conj., esp. ὅς τε, δέ τε, γάρ τε, καί τε, ἀλλά τεθεοὶ δέ τε πάντα ἴσασιbut the gods do know everythingOd.πάντων ὅσσα τε γαῖαν ἔπι πνείει τε καὶ ἕρπειof all things that both breathe and walk on earthIl.καὶ Λιβύην, ἵνα τ᾿ ἄρνες ἄφαρ κεραοὶ τελέθουσιand Libya, where lambs become horned straightawayOd.ἑστήκει ὥς τίς τε λέωνhe stood like a lionIl.This use of is seen in later ἅτε, ὥστε, ἐφ᾿ ᾧτε, οἷός τε, and in occas. use of ὅς τε (or ὅστε) for ὅς in Lyr. Trag.

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    "content": "<AdvE><vHG><HL>τε<Hm>1</Hm></HL><PS>enclit.pcl</PS></vHG> <FG><Tns><Lbl>The wd. is used (1–3) as a conjunction, connecting parallel items, and (4) w. a universalising function but no specific sense of its own. There are numerous applications of the wd. in both uses: only the most common are illustrated.</Lbl></Tns></FG><advS1><Indic>single <Form>τε</Form>, connecting wds., phrs,, cls., sts. sentences; typically placed following 1st wd. of the 2nd item</Indic><Tr>and</Tr><Au>Hom.<NBPlus/></Au><AdvPhr><Gr>Ζεῦ ἄλλοι τε θεοί</Gr><TrPhr>Zeus and other gods</TrPhr><Au>Il.</Au></AdvPhr><AdvPhr><Gr>ἀνοικίσασθαι ἐς Ὄλυνθον μίαν τε πόλιν ταύτην ἰσχυρὰν ποιήσασθαι</Gr><TrPhr>to settle inland at Olynthos and make that one city strong</TrPhr><Au>Th.</Au></AdvPhr></advS1> <advS1><Indic>similarly</Indic><Form>τε ... τε</Form><Tr>both ... and</Tr><Au>Hom.<NBPlus/></Au><AdvPhr><Gr>ἀνδρῶν τε θεῶν τε</Gr><TrPhr>of both men and gods</TrPhr><Au>Hom. Hes.</Au></AdvPhr><AdvPhr><Gr>Πριηνέας τε εἷλε ἐς Μίλητόν τε ἐσέβαλε</Gr><TrPhr>he both captured the inhabitants of Priene and attacked Miletos</TrPhr><Au>Hdt.</Au></AdvPhr></advS1><advS1><Form>τε ( ... ) καί</Form><Tr>both ... and</Tr><Au>Hom.<NBPlus/></Au><AdvPhr><Gr>Ἀτρεΐδης τε ἄναξ ἀνδρῶν καὶ δῖος Ἀχιλλεύς</Gr><TrPhr>both the son of Atreus, lord of men, and noble Achilles</TrPhr><Au>Il.</Au></AdvPhr><AdvPhr><Gr>βούλεταί τε καὶ ἐπίσταται</Gr><TrPhr>he both wishes and knows</TrPhr><Au>Th.</Au></AdvPhr></advS1><advS1><Indic>mainly ep., usu. marking a statement as general or gnomic, or an action as habitual or characteristic, usu. following relatv.pron. or conj., esp. <Gr>ὅς τε, δέ τε, γάρ τε, καί τε, ἀλλά τε</Gr></Indic><AdvPhr><Gr>θεοὶ δέ τε πάντα ἴσασι</Gr><TrPhr>but the gods do know everything</TrPhr><Au>Od.</Au></AdvPhr><AdvPhr><Gr>πάντων ὅσσα τε γαῖαν ἔπι πνείει τε καὶ ἕρπει</Gr><TrPhr>of all things that both breathe and walk on earth</TrPhr><Au>Il.</Au></AdvPhr><AdvPhr><Gr>καὶ Λιβύην, ἵνα τ᾿ ἄρνες ἄφαρ κεραοὶ τελέθουσι</Gr><TrPhr>and Libya, where lambs become horned straightaway</TrPhr><Au>Od.</Au></AdvPhr><AdvPhr><Gr>ἑστήκει ὥς τίς τε λέων</Gr><TrPhr>he stood like a lion</TrPhr><Au>Il.</Au></AdvPhr><Extra>This use of <Form>τε</Form> is seen in later <Gr>ἅτε, ὥστε, ἐφ᾿ ᾧτε, οἷός τε</Gr>, and in occas. use of <Gr>ὅς τε</Gr> (or <Gr>ὅστε</Gr>) for <Ref>ὅς</Ref> in <Au>Lyr. Trag.</Au></Extra></advS1></AdvE>",
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