Τί μήν

what else?

Translated by Catharine Roth22 Oct 2004Vetting: high4 revisions

12 words

It indicates an affirmation. Meaning how [could it] not [be]? Why not?

Greek original · Adler’s text

Τί μήν· κατάφασιν δηλοῖ. ἀντὶ τοῦ πῶς γὰρ οὔ; διατί γὰρ οὔ;

Betacode

*ti/ mh/n: kata/fasin dhloi=. a)nti\ tou= pw=s ga\r ou)/; diati/ ga\r ou)/;

On ti/ mh/n see generally J.D. Denniston, The Greek Particles 333-4. The present gloss, also in Timaeus' Platonic Lexicon and Photius (tau310 Theodoridis), comes from the scholia to Plato, Sophist 247A, where the phrase appears.

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