Οὐ μὲν δή
no verily indeed
Translated by Ronald Allen8 Jul 2010Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
Meaning yet indeed, at the very least, but no indeed.1
Greek original · Adler’s text
Οὐ μὲν δή· ἀντὶ τοῦ ὅμως δή, ἥκιστα δή, ἀλλὰ οὐ δή.
Betacode
*ou) me\n dh/: a)nti\ tou= o(/mws dh/, h(/kista dh/, a)lla\ ou) dh/.
Notes (1)
- Evidently extracted from somewhere, the headword phrase resists precise translation outside its context. It consists of a denial (
ou) ) followed by a particle combination wheredh/ strengthens an affirmative, adversative or progressive thought indicated byme/n ; see Denniston, pp. 391-3.
The entry might be generated from instances in Homer and/or Plato: e.g. Homer, Iliad 8.238 (web address 1); Plato, Theaetetus 148E (web address 2). - 1The lemma is identically glossed in the Synagoge, Photius' Lexicon (omicron662 Theodoridis), and Lexica Segueriana 322.17. ↩
References
J.D. Denniston, The Greek Particles, 2nd edn., Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1987
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
- Web address 2 perseus.tufts.edu
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- coding — David Whitehead
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- Translated — Ronald Allen