ἠμί
ἠμί (v. sub fin.), I
A). say, the 1st pers. of pres. being used in Att. dialoguein emphaticrepetitions,
παῖ ἠμί, παῖ boy I
say, boy!
Ar. Nu. 1145 ,
Ra. 37 ; otherwise only in 3 sg.
ἠσί Hermipp. 1 , Aeol.
ἦσι Sapph. 97 , Dor.
ἠτί Alcm. 139 .
II). impf.
ἦν, 3 sg.
ἦ (the only part used by
Hom., chiefly in
Il., always at the end of a speech),
ἦ, καὶ ἐπ’ ἀργυρέῃ κώπῃ σχέθε χεῖρα he
spake and .. ,
Il. 1.219 , etc.;
ἦ ῥα, καὶ ἀμπεπαλὼν προΐει .. ἔγχος 3.355 , etc.; rarely with the subject expressed,
ἦ ῥα γυνὴ ταμίη 6.390 , cf.
Theoc. 22.75 : freq. in Att. in the phrases
ἦν δ’ ἐγώ said I,
Pl. R. 327c , etc.;
ἦ δ’ ὅς said he,
Cratin. 192 , etc.;
ἦ δ’ ὃς λέγων Ar. V. 795 ;
ἦ δ’ ἥ Pl. Smp. 205c ; with the subject repeated,
ἦ δ’ ὃς ὁ Γλαύκων Id. R. 327b , etc.; later without
ὅς, ἦ δ’ ὁ Νεῖλος Philostr. V A 6.16 . (Cf. Lat.
aio, ad-agium:
ἦ fr.
Ἦκτ, hence
ἠμί etc. on analogy of
φῆ:
φημί, etc.)
ShortDef
to say
Debugging
Headword (normalized):
ἠμί
Headword (normalized/stripped):
ημι
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-47028
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">ἠμί</span> (v. sub fin.), I <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">say</span>, the 1st pers. of pres. being used in Att. dialoguein emphaticrepetitions, <span class="foreign greek">παῖ ἠμί, παῖ</span> boy I<span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">say</span>, boy! <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg003.perseus-grc1:1145" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg003.perseus-grc1:1145/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Nu.</span> 1145 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg009.perseus-grc1:37" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg009.perseus-grc1:37/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ra.</span> 37 </a>; otherwise only in 3 sg. <span class="quote greek">ἠσί</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0252.tlg001:1" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0252.tlg001:1/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hermipp.</span> 1 </a> , Aeol. <span class="quote greek">ἦσι</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Sapph.</span> 97 </span> , Dor. <span class="quote greek">ἠτί</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0291.tlg001:139" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0291.tlg001:139/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Alcm.</span> 139 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> impf. <span class="foreign greek">ἦν</span>, 3 sg. <span class="foreign greek">ἦ</span> (the only part used by <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hom.</span></span>, chiefly in <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span></span>, always at the end of a speech), <span class="foreign greek">ἦ, καὶ ἐπ’ ἀργυρέῃ κώπῃ σχέθε χεῖρα</span> he <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">spake</span> and .. , <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:219" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:1.219/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 1.219 </a>, etc.; <span class="quote greek">ἦ ῥα, καὶ ἀμπεπαλὼν προΐει .. ἔγχος</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3:355" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:3.355/canonical-url/"> 3.355 </a> , etc.; rarely with the subject expressed, <span class="quote greek">ἦ ῥα γυνὴ ταμίη</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:6:390" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:6.390/canonical-url/"> 6.390 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0005.tlg001.perseus-grc1:22:75" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0005.tlg001.perseus-grc1:22.75/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Theoc.</span> 22.75 </a>: freq. in Att. in the phrases <span class="foreign greek">ἦν δ’ ἐγώ</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">said</span> I, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:327c" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:327c/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">R.</span> 327c </a>, etc.; <span class="foreign greek">ἦ δ’ ὅς</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">said</span> he, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0434.tlg001:192" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0434.tlg001:192/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Cratin.</span> 192 </a>, etc.; <span class="quote greek">ἦ δ’ ὃς λέγων</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg004.perseus-grc1:795" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg004.perseus-grc1:795/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">V.</span> 795 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ἦ δ’ ἥ</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg011.perseus-grc1:205c" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg011.perseus-grc1:205c/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Smp.</span> 205c </a> ; with the subject repeated, <span class="quote greek">ἦ δ’ ὃς ὁ Γλαύκων</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:327b" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:327b/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">R.</span> 327b </a> , etc.; later without <span class="quote greek">ὅς, ἦ δ’ ὁ Νεῖλος</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Philostr.</span> </span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">V A</span> <span class="bibl"> 6.16 </span>. (Cf. Lat. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">aio, ad-agium</span>: <span class="foreign greek">ἦ</span> fr. <span class="foreign greek">Ἦκτ</span>, hence <span class="foreign greek">ἠμί</span> etc. on analogy of <span class="foreign greek">φῆ</span>: <span class="foreign greek">φημί</span>, etc.)</div> </div><br><br>'}