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οὐ γὰρ ἀλλά, an ellipt. phrase, used in Att. to express an indignant or impassioned affirmative, οὐ γὰρ ἀλλ’ ὑπερβάλλει τάδε this is
A). indeed too much! Ba. 785 ; μὴ σκῶπτέ μ’, ὦδέλφ’, οὐ γὰρ ἀλλ’ ἔχω κακῶς I really am unwell! Ra. 58 , cf. Ec. 386 : also to negate by substituting a still stronger affirmative, ἆρ’ οὐ παρεῖναι τὰς γυναῖκας δῆτ’ ἐχρῆν ; Answ. οὐ γάρ, μὰ Δί’, ἀλλὰ πετομένας ἥκειν πάλαι more than that, they ought to have come flying long ago, Lys. 55 : = καὶ γάρ , Nu. 232 , Ra. 192 , 498 , Eq. 1205 , IT 1005 , Supp. 570 , Iamb. 1.92 ; οὐ γάρ μοὐστὶν ἀλλ’ ἀκουστέα Ra. 1180 .