urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:17.172 (line)
urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:17.172
Descendant Count: 1
REF: 17.172
καὶ τότε δή σφιν ἔειπε Μέδων· ὃς γάρ ῥα μάλιστα
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| Value | Word Value | Subref Value | Position | Index | VE Ref | Space After | Alignments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| καὶ | καὶ | καὶ[1] | 1 | 60487 | 17.172.t1 | True | Odyssey Sentence Alignment (Crane) Odyssey Sentence Alignment (Crane) |
| τότε | τότε | τότε[1] | 2 | 60488 | 17.172.t2 | True | |
| δή | δή | δή[1] | 3 | 60489 | 17.172.t3 | True | |
| σφιν | σφιν | σφιν[1] | 4 | 60490 | 17.172.t4 | True | |
| ἔειπε | ἔειπε | ἔειπε[1] | 5 | 60491 | 17.172.t5 | True | |
| Μέδων· | Μέδων | Μέδων[1] | 6 | 60492 | 17.172.t6 | True | |
| ὃς | ὃς | ὃς[1] | 7 | 60493 | 17.172.t7 | True | |
| γάρ | γάρ | γάρ[1] | 8 | 60494 | 17.172.t8 | True | |
| ῥα | ῥα | ῥα[1] | 9 | 60495 | 17.172.t9 | True | |
| μάλιστα | μάλιστα | μάλιστα[1] | 10 | 60496 | 17.172.t10 | True |
Dictionary Citations
cunliffe_hompers
Μέδων-3 (πεπνυμένα εἰδώς). A herald of Odysseus left by him at home. Tells Penelope of the plot against her son's life Od. 4.677, 696, 711, Od. 16.412; consorted with the suitors Od. 16.252; their favourite herald Od. 17.172; spared by Odysseus Od. 22.357, 361; his advice to the people Od. 24.439, 442.
cunliffe_lex
γάρ [γ(ε) ἄρ.] 1 Introducing the ground or reason for something said. a The γάρ clause following, for, since, seeing that Il. 1.55, 56, 63, 78, 81, 86, etc.: Od. 1.7, 29, 40, 78, 114, 152, etc. b The γάρ clause coming first, since, seeing that Il. 2.803, Il. 12.326, Il. 13.736, Il. 15.739, Il. 23.156, etc.: Od. 1.301, 337, Od. 5.29, Od. 10.174, Od. 12.154, etc. 2 Introducing an explanation, reason, amplification, or analysis of something previously said (often with καί; see καί 3) Il. 1.9, 12, 80, 262, 295, 355, Il. 2.119, Il. 4.226, 301, Il. 8.148, Il. 10.352, Il. 12.322, etc.: Od. 1.33, 260, Od. 2.89, Od. 3.89, 362, Od. 4.86, Od. 6.164, Od. 9.319, 432 (the clause here introduced parenthetically), Od. 11.69, Od. 20.42, Od. 21.232, etc. 3 Introducing as a kind of interjection a question or expression with something of an abrupt effect (sometimes translatable, why . . ., well . . .): πῶς γάρ τοι δώσουσι γέρας ; Il. 1.123, ἦ γάρ κεν δειλὸς καλεοίμην Il. 1.293. Cf. Il. 10.61, Il. 15.201, Il. 18.182, etc.: πῶς γάρ με κέλεαι . . .; Od. 10.337, εἰ γάρ κεν σὺ μίμνοις Od. 15.545. Cf. Od. 8.159, Od. 10.383, Od. 14.115, Od. 15.509, Od. 16.222, etc. For αἲ γάρ, εἰ γάρ in wishes see αἴ 1, εἰ 2.b. 4 Idiomatically following the relative ὅς : ὃ γάρ κʼ ὄχʼ ἄριστον εἴη (for that . . .) Il. 12.344 = 357, ὃ γὰρ γέρας ἐστὶ θανόντων Il. 23.9: ὃς γὰρ δεύτατος ἦλθεν Od. 1.286. Cf. Od. 17.172, Od. 24.190. So following ἵνα: ἵνα γάρ σφιν ἐπέφραδον ἠγερέθεσθαι (for there . . .) Il. 10.127. And ὡς: ὡς γὰρ ἀνώγει (for so he bade) Il. 9.690, ὡς γὰρ ἔμοιγε (for so he was to me) Il. 24.68, etc.: ὡς γάρ οἱ μοῖρʼ ἐστὶ . . . (for this is his destiny, to . . .) Od. 5.41. Cf. Od. 8.79, Od. 20.282, etc. (In such cases the demonstrative ὥ (ὧς) is also read.)