μὴ ὅπως

μὴ ὅπως and μὴ ὅτι, elliptic phrases, μὴ [λέγε] or μὴ [ὑπολάβητε] ὅπως or ὅτι . . (as οὐχ ὅπως for οὐ λέγω ὅπως), stronger than οὐχ ὅπως,

not to speak of . ., let alone . .,
- I folld. by other Conjs.,
- - 1 μὴ ὅπως or μὴ ὅτι, not only not, folld. by ἀλλʼ οὐδέ, as μὴ ὅπως ὀρχεῖσθαι . ., ἀλλʼ οὐδʼ ὀρθοῦσθαι ἐδύνασθε X. Cyr. 1.3.10; οὐκ ἂν . . ἐργαζοίμεθα μὴ ὅτι τὴν τούτων, ἀλλʼ οὐδʼ ἂν τὴν ἡμετέραν ib. 3.2.21, cf. D. 30.20, 21.
  - 2 μὴ ὅτι folld. by ἀλλά and a neg. or suggested neg., as μὴ 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 UPZ 59.23 (ii B. C.).

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