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πω, up to this time, yet

πω, Ion. κω, enclit. Particle,
  • up to this time, yet, in early Ep. always with a neg., with which it sts. forms one word, cf. οὔπω, μήπω, etc.; sts. a word is interposed, οὐδʼ ἄρα πώ τι ᾔδεε Il. 17.401; μὴ δή πω . . λυώμεθα . . ἵππους 23.7, cf. A. Pr. 27, 511, S. OT 105, Tr. 591, 1061, etc.; μὴ συναλλάξαντά πω Id. OT 1110.
    • II at all, with neg. in Ep., οὐδέ τί πω ἴδμεν (που Ar.Byz.) Il. 1.124; οὔ πω τλήσομʼ 3.306; μὴ δή πω χάζεσθε 15.426: after Hom. sts. with questions which imply a negative, ἢ ξυναλλάξας τί πω; S. OT 1130 (v.l. που) ; πόλις ἀφισταμένη τίς πω τούτῳ ἐπεχείρησε; has ever a city meditating revolt . .? Th. 3.45.

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