- μὴ ὅπως
- μὴ ὅπως and [full] μὴ ὅτι, elliptic phrases, μὴ [λέγε] or μὴ [ὑπολάβητε] ὅπως or ὅτι . . (as οὐχ ὅπως for οὐ λέγω ὅπως), stronger than οὐχ ὅπως,A not to speak of . . , let alone . . ,I folld. by other Conjs.,1 μὴ ὅπως or μὴ ὅτι, not only not, folld. by ἀλλ' οὐδέ, as
μὴ ὅπως ὀρχεῖσθαι . . , ἀλλ' οὐδ' ὀρθοῦσθαι ἐδύνασθε X.Cyr.1.3.10
; οὐκ ἂν . . ἐργαζοίμεθα μὴ ὅτι τὴν τούτων, ἀλλ' οὐδ' ἂν τὴν ἡμετέραν ib.3.2.21, cf. D.30.20,21.2 μὴ ὅτι folld. by ἀλλά and a neg. or suggested neg., asμὴ ὅτι ἰδιώτην τινά, ἀλλὰ τὸν μέγαν βασιλέα Pl.Ap.40d
, cf.Prt.319d, etc.;μὴ ὅτι θεός, ἀλλὰ καὶ ἄνθρωποι οὐ φιλοῦσι X.Cyr.7.2.17
.II in second clause, the first being usu. neg. or suggesting a neg.,οὐδὲ ἀναπνεῖν, μὴ ὅτι λέγειν τι δυνησόμεθα Id.Smp.2.26
, cf. Pl.Phdr.240e, Tht.161d: after a question expecting a neg. answer, δοκεῖ σοι ῥᾴδιον εἶναι διδάξαι ὁτιοῦν πρᾶγμα, μὴ ὅτι τοσοῦτον; Id.Cra.427e; [ἁρμονίαι] ἄχρηστοι καὶ γυναιξίν, μὴ ὅτι ἀνδράσι Id.R.398e
: more strongly μὴ ὅτι γε δὴ . . D.54.17 codd.;μὴ ὅτι γε τοσούτου χρόνου ἐπιγεγονότος UPZ59.23
(ii B. C.).
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