Οὔκουν

certainly not

Translated by Catharine Roth26 May 2010Vetting: high3 revisions

2 notes · 29 words
[Meaning] not at all.1
But [differently-accented] ou)kou=n [is] an inferential conjunction.
"Therefore the brothers taking [an olive branch] of supplication asked the god what then they ought to do."2

Greek original · Adler’s text

Οὔκουν· οὐδαμῶς. Οὐκοῦν δὲ συλλογιστικὸς σύνδεσμος. οὐκοῦν οἱ ἀδελφοὶ λαβόντες ἱκετηρίαν ἐπυνθάνοντο ἄρα τοῦ θεοῦ, ὅ τι καὶ χρὴ πράττειν αὐτούς.

Betacode
*ou)/koun: ou)damw=s. *ou)kou=n de\ sullogistiko\s su/ndesmos. ou)kou=n oi( a)delfoi\ labo/ntes i(kethri/an e)punqa/nonto a)/ra tou= qeou=, o(/ ti kai\ xrh\ pra/ttein au)tou/s.

Notes (2)

  1. 1Likewise or similarly in other lexica and various scholia; references at Photius omicron651 Theodoridis. ↩
  2. 2Aelian fr. 301 Domingo-Forasté (304 Hercher). ↩

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Revision history3 revisions · last 1 Aug 2013
  1. tweaked notes — David Whitehead
  2. updated reference — Catharine Roth
  3. another keyword; cosmetics — David Whitehead
  4. Translated — Catharine Roth

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