ναί
ναί, Adv., used to express strong affirmation,
ShortDef
yea, verily
Debugging
Headword (normalized):
ναί
Headword (normalized/stripped):
ναι
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-69645
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">ναί</span>, Adv., used to express strong affirmation, <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">yea, verily</span>, in <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hom.</span> </span> mostly folld. by <span class="quote greek">δή, ν. δὴ ταῦτά γε πάντα .. κατὰ μοῖραν ἔειπες</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:286" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:1.286/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 1.286 </a> , al.; <span class="quote greek">ν. μήν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1342.tlg001:76:2" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1342.tlg001:76.2/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Emp.</span> 76.2 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ν. μάν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0005.tlg001.perseus-grc1:27:27" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0005.tlg001.perseus-grc1:27.27/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Theoc.</span> 27.27 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ν. μέν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0001.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:151" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0001.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2.151/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.R.</span> 2.151 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ν. μέντοι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg048:14" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg048:14/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Luc.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Astr.</span> 14 </a> : used alone, <span class="foreign greek">σὲ κρίνω, ν. σέ</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">yea</span> thee, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg005.perseus-grc1:1445" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg005.perseus-grc1:1445/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">El.</span> 1445 </a>; <span class="quote greek">ἀποκρίνασθαι ν. ἢ οὔ</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg044:158a:16" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg044:158a.16/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Top.</span> 158a16 </a> , etc.; <span class="quote greek">τὸ ε’ οὐκ ἔστι χαρακτηριστικὸν .. , τὸ δὲ ᾱ ναί</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg4093.tlg001:2:85" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg4093.tlg001:2.85/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Choerob.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">in Theod.</span> 2.85 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> freq. in oaths, <span class="foreign greek">ν. μά</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">yea by</span> .. , v. <span class="ref greek">μά; ν.</span> alone, <span class="quote greek">ν. τὰν Κόραν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg004.perseus-grc1:1438" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg004.perseus-grc1:1438/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">V.</span> 1438 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg017.perseus-grc1:534" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg017.perseus-grc1:534/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ba.</span> 534 </a> (lyr.); <span class="quote greek">ν. τὸν Ποτιδᾶν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0521.tlg001:81" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0521.tlg001:81/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Epich.</span> 81 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ν. τὼ σιώ</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4:4:10" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4:4:10/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">HG</span> 4.4.10 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">ν. πρὸς θεῶν ἀρήξατ</span>\' <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg003.perseus-grc1:1277" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg003.perseus-grc1:1277/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Med.</span> 1277 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> in answers, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">yes</span>, <span class="foreign greek">τοῦτ’ ἐτήτυμον</span>; Answ. <span class="quote greek">ν.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg002.perseus-grc1:738" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg002.perseus-grc1:738/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pers.</span> 738 </a> (troch.), cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg005.perseus-grc1:845" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg005.perseus-grc1:845/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">El.</span> 845 </a> (lyr.), <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg006.perseus-grc1:193a" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg006.perseus-grc1:193a/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Tht.</span> 193a </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg023:448b" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg023:448b/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Grg.</span> 448b </a>, etc.; doubled, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg003.perseus-grc1:1468" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg003.perseus-grc1:1468/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Nu.</span> 1468 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0533.tlg001:1:56" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0533.tlg001:1.56/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Call.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fr.</span> 1.56 </a> P., <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0031.tlg001.perseus-grc1:5:37" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0031.tlg001.perseus-grc1:5.37/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ev.Matt.</span> 5.37 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> <span class="foreign greek">ν.</span> folld. by <span class="foreign greek">ἀλλά</span>, etc., to mark a qualified assent, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">yes</span>, but .. , <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0026.tlg003.perseus-grc1:84" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0026.tlg003.perseus-grc1:84/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Aeschin.</span> 3.84 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">ν., κατὰ σχολήν γε ἴσως· οὐ μήν</span> .. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg007.perseus-grc1:226e" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg007.perseus-grc1:226e/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Sph.</span> 226e </a>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:415e" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:415e/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">R.</span> 415e </a>.</div> </div><br><br>'}