μήποτε
μήποτε or
μή ποτε, Ion.
μή κοτε (v. infr.
11 ):
I). as Adv.
never, on no account, after
ὡς,
A. Pr. 205 ,
Eu. 882 ; after
εἰ,
Id. Ch. 182 , etc.: c. inf.,
Id. Eu. 977 ,
Supp. 617 ; esp. in oaths,
never,
ὀμοῦμαι, μή ποτε τῆς εὐνῆς ἐπιβήμεναι Il. 9.133 ,
275 ;
ἐπεκέκλετ’ Ἐρινῦς, μή ποτε .. ἐφέσσεσθαι ib.
455 ; in aposiopesis,
ἢ μήπορ’ ἆρ’ ..
Men. Sam. 97 : in orat. obliq.,
Hes. Op. 86 .
2). in prohibition or warning, with aor. subj.,
μή ποτε καὶ σὺ .. ὀλέσσῃς Od. 19.81 , etc.: with inf. for imper.,
11.441 .
II). as Conj.,
lest ever,
αἰσχυνόμενοι φάτιν ἀνδρῶν .. , μή ποτέ τις εἴπῃσι Od. 21.324 , al.;
οὐδαμὰ ἐλπίσας μή κοτε ἄρα .. ἐλάσῃ Hdt. 1.77 , cf.
8.53 .
ShortDef
never, on no account
Debugging
Headword (normalized):
μήποτε
Headword (normalized/stripped):
μηποτε
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-67503
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">μήποτε</span> or <span class="orth greek">μή ποτε</span>, Ion. <span class="orth greek">μή κοτε</span> (v. infr. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:11" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:11/canonical-url/"> 11 </a>): <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>I).</strong></span> as Adv. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">never, on no account</span>, after <span class="foreign greek">ὡς</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg003.perseus-grc1:205" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg003.perseus-grc1:205/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pr.</span> 205 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg007.perseus-grc1:882" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg007.perseus-grc1:882/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Eu.</span> 882 </a>; after <span class="foreign greek">εἰ</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg006.perseus-grc1:182" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg006.perseus-grc1:182/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ch.</span> 182 </a>, etc.: c. inf., <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg007.perseus-grc1:977" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg007.perseus-grc1:977/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Eu.</span> 977 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg001.perseus-grc1:617" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg001.perseus-grc1:617/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Supp.</span> 617 </a>; esp. in oaths, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">never</span>, <span class="quote greek">ὀμοῦμαι, μή ποτε τῆς εὐνῆς ἐπιβήμεναι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:9:133" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:9.133/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 9.133 </a> , <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:275" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:275/canonical-url/"> 275 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">ἐπεκέκλετ’ Ἐρινῦς, μή ποτε .. ἐφέσσεσθαι</span> ib.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:455" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:455/canonical-url/"> 455 </a>; in aposiopesis, <span class="foreign greek">ἢ μήπορ’ ἆρ’</span> .. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0541.tlg029:97" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0541.tlg029:97/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Men.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Sam.</span> 97 </a>: in orat. obliq., <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg002.perseus-grc1:86" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg002.perseus-grc1:86/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hes.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Op.</span> 86 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> in prohibition or warning, with aor. subj., <span class="quote greek">μή ποτε καὶ σὺ .. ὀλέσσῃς</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:19:81" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:19.81/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 19.81 </a> , etc.: with inf. for imper., <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:11:441" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:11.441/canonical-url/"> 11.441 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>3).</strong></span> in later Gr., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">perhaps</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg010.perseus-grc1:1172a:33" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg010.perseus-grc1:1172a.33/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">EN</span> 1172a33 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0527.tlg001:24:5" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0527.tlg001:24.5/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">LXX</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ge.</span> 24.5 </a>, Aristeas <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0527.tlg001:15" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0527.tlg001:15/canonical-url/"> 15 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0018.tlg001:1:13" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0018.tlg001:1.13/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ph.</span> 1.13 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0074.tlg-02:3:22:80" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0074.tlg-02:3:22:80/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arr.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Epict.</span> 3.22.80 </a>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plu.</span> 2.106d </span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0082.tlg001:18:4" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0082.tlg001:18.4/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.D.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pron.</span> 18.4 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> as Conj., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">lest ever</span>, <span class="quote greek">αἰσχυνόμενοι φάτιν ἀνδρῶν .. , μή ποτέ τις εἴπῃσι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:21:324" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:21.324/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 21.324 </a> , al.; <span class="quote greek">οὐδαμὰ ἐλπίσας μή κοτε ἄρα .. ἐλάσῃ</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:77" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1.77/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 1.77 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:8:53" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:8.53/canonical-url/"> 8.53 </a>.</div> </div><br><br>'}