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πόθεν interrog. adv. whence? of place, ἠρώτα, τίς εἴη καὶ π. ἔλθοι Od.; ποῖ δὴ καὶ πόθεν; Plat.;—c. gen., τίς πόθεν εἶς ἀνδρῶν; who and from what country art thou? Il.; πόθεν γῆς; Eur. of origin, πόθεν γένος εὔχεται εἶναι; from what source does he boast that his race is? Od. in speaking, π. ἄρξωμαι; Aesch. of the cause, whence? wherefore? Aesch.; alone, πόθεν; how can it be? impossible! Eur., Ar.

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whence? (i.e., from where?)

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πόθεν

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πόθεν

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ποθεν

IDX:

26509

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n26541

Key:

po/qen

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