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μηδέ

μηδέ, μηδέ, and not

μηδέ, (μή, δέ) neg. Particle (cf. οὐδέ):
  • A as Conj., and not (Ep. also, but not), nor, connecting two whole clauses, used with the same constructions as μή, μή τι σὺ ταῦτα . . διείρεο μηδὲ μετάλλα Il. 1.550, etc.: without a neg. preceding, 4.302, etc.; τεκνοῦσθαι, μηδʼ ἄπαιδα θνῄσκειν A. Ag. 754 (lyr.), cf. Eu. 714, Supp. 409; ὕδατος, μελίσσης, μηδὲ προσφέρειν μέθυ S. OC 481, cf. Th. 7.77.
      • 2 in μηδέ . . μηδέ . . the first μ. may belong to μηδέ A, e.g. Il. 4.303 sq., or to μηδέ B, e.g. Pl. R. 391c; μήτε . . μηδέ Pi. I. 2.45, Pl. Prt. 327d; but μήτε cannot follow μηδέ:—for μηδέ after οὐδέ, v. οὐ A.II.3.
  • B as Adv., joined with a single word or phrase, not even, not either, Il. 21.375, Od. 4.710, etc.; repeated emphatically, μηδʼ ὅντινα γαστέρι μήτηρ κοῦρον ἐόντα φέροι μηδʼ ὃς φύγοι let not the babe unborn —no let not even it escape, Il. 6.58; τὸ μήποτʼ αὖθις μηδʼ ἀναστῆναι A. Ag. 569:—for μηδέ τι v. μήτις.

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