πῃ

• • I of Manner, in some way, somehow, with a neg. in any way, at all, οὐδέ πῃ ἔστι Il. 6.267, cf. Od. 12.433, 13.207; οὐδέ τί πῃ δύναμαι Il. 21.219; οὔτι πῃ Hes. Op. 105; οὕτω πῃ in some such way, Il. 24.373; ταῦτά κῃ Hdt. 5.40; τῇδέ πῃ Pl. Phd. 73b, etc.; ταύτῃ πῃ Id. R. 433e, etc.; ἢ ἔχεις πῃ ἄλλῃ κάλλιον λέγειν; Id. Cra. 427e; ἄλλῃ γέ πῃ λέγειν ἢ ᾗ . . Id. Smp. 189c; εἴ πῃ if any way, Id. Prt. 355a; μή πῃ . . that in no way, Id. Sph. 242c, etc.; ἦ πᾳ . .; can it possibly . . ? Theoc. 4.3; so ἆρά γέ πα . .; Id. 7.149, 151; μάλιστά κῃ somewhere about, approximately, Hdt. 2.75, 4.86, etc.: to limit a Sup., ἀπορώτατά πῃ Pl. Ti. 51b, etc.; opp. ἁπλῶς, Arist. APr. 49a8.
  • II of Space, by some way, to some place, Il. 6.378, 383; οὔτε πῃ ἄλλῃ Od. 2.127, cf. 3.251: c. gen., ἦ πῄ με . . πολίων . . ἄξεις; wilt thou carry me to some city ? Il. 3.400.
  • • 2 somewhere, anywhere, οὐδέ πῃ ἀσπὶς ἔην Od. 22.25 (ap. Eust.); εἴ πῃ πιέζοιντο Th. 1.49; πεσόντος πῃ τοῦ τείχους X. HG 5.2.5, etc.; οὐδέ πῃ ἄλλῃ Od. 22.140; ἀέρι πᾳ Theoc. 17.120.
    • 3 πῇ μέν . ., πῇ δέ . . on one side . ., on the other . ., Plu. Caes. 25; partly . ., partly . ., v.l. in X. An. 3.1.12; πῇ μέν . ., ἔστι δʼ ὅτε Plu. Alc. 6.
• B πῇ, Ion. (but not in Hom.) κῇ, Dor. πᾷ: interrog. Particle:
• • I of Manner, in what way? how? Od. 12.287, Pl. Phd. 76b, Prt. 353c, etc.; πῇ δή; how, pray? Pl. R. 376b, etc.; πῇ δὴ οὖν ποτε; how in the world? Id. Lg. 694c; πῇ μάλιστα; how exactly? Id. R. 537e; πῶς οὖν καὶ πῇ; Id. Lg. 686b: in indirect questions, ἐκαραδόκεον τὸν πόλεμον κῇ ἀποβήσεται Hdt. 8.67, cf. D. 29.1; εἰδέναι πῇ διαφέρει X. Hier. 1.2, cf. Cyr. 1.6.14, etc.; πῇ καὶ τί πρακτέον ἑκάστοις Plb. 11.2.6.
  • • 2 to what end? wherefore? Od. 2.364, etc.; πῇ δή; 17.219, Il. 10.385, etc.
  • II of Space, which way? whither? πῇ ἔβη Ἀνδρομάχη; 6.377, etc.; πῇ ἔβαν εὐχωλαί; 8.229; πᾷ τις τράποιτʼ ἄν; A. Ch. 409 (lyr.); πῇ δή; Il. 5.472, 24.201; πῇ γάρ; Od. 15.509; δεῦρο ἕπου. Answ. πῇ; Pl. Plt. 258e.
  • • 2 less freq. like ποῦ; where? Il. 13.307; πᾷ πᾷ κεῖται; S. Aj. 912 (lyr.), cf. E. Hec. 1056 (lyr.): in indirect questions, X. HG 2.4.31: c. gen., ἐπειρώτα . ., κῇ γῆς οἰκημένοι . . cj. in Hdt. 5.73. (Freq. written πη, πῆ in codd.)

enclitic.

• • 1

    Somewhither : ἠέ πῃ ἐκπέμπεις κειμήλια Il. 24.381. Cf. Il. 3.400, Il. 6.378.

    With neg., nowhither, not anywhither : πέμψω μιν οὔ πῃ Od. 5.140. Cf. Il. 6.383 : Od. 2.127 = Od. 18.288.

  • 2

    In some region, somewhere : ἀλλά πῃ ἄλλῃ πλάζετο Od. 3.251.

    With neg., nowhere, not anywhere : ἔκβασις οὔ πῃ φαίνεται Od. 5.410. Cf. Il. 13.191, Il. 17.643, Il. 23.463 : Od. 12.232, Od. 13.207, Od. 22.140.

  • 3

    In some wise, somehow : οὕτω πῃ τάδε γʼ ἐστίν Il. 24.373.

    With neg., in no wise, not in any wise : οὐδέ πῃ ἔστι . . . Il. 6.267. Cf. Il. 16.110, Il. 21.219, Il. 24.71 : Od. 12.433.