Scaife ATLAS

δῆταadvreltd.δή in qs., to mark an inference or consequencethen, in that caseHdt. Trag. Lys. Ar. Pl.ἀλλ᾿ οὐ μεγαίρω τοῦδε τοῦ δωρήματος. —τί δῆτα μέλλεις μὴ οὐ γεγωνίσκειν τὸ πᾶν;I do not begrudge this gift.—Then why do you delay to tell all?A.conveying surprise or indignationτί φῄς; ἔπειτα δῆτά μ᾿ ἐξενίζετε;What are you saying? And after that you were still willing to entertain me?E.ταυτὶ δῆτ᾿ ἀνέκτ᾿ ἀκούειν;Can one really bear to listen to this?Ar. in affirmative answers, usu. echoing a word of the previous speakerindeed, yesTrag. Ar. Pl.φεῦ. —φεῦ δῆταAlas! —Alas indeed!S.δεῦρ᾿ ἔξελθε. —νὴ Δί᾿, ὦ πάτερ, ἔξελθε δῆταCome out here.—Yes, in heaven's name, father, do come out!Ar.echoing or endorsing one's own wordsὥς μ᾿ ἀπώλεσας· ἀπώλεσας δῆταyou have destroyed me; yes, destroyed meS. emph., in neg. statementsοὐ δῆταcertainly notTrag. Ar. Att.orats. Pl.in neg. commands or wishesμὴ δῆτ᾿ ἄπολις γενοίμανmay I never be deprived of my cityE.ellipt.μὴ δῆταdo not, no!Trag. Ar. Att.orats.as colloq. connectiveκαὶ δῆταand thenTh. Ar. Pl. X. D.

ShortDef

certainly, to be sure, of course

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Headword:

δῆτα

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δῆτα

Headword (normalized/stripped):

δητα

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8513

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:cambridge-greek-lexicon-8514

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δῆτα

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