τίη

τίη, better τί ἢ (A.D. Conj. 255.8, 256.3), Att. (?) τιή (v. infr.), strengthd. form of τί;

• why? wherefore? Il. 1.365, 6.145, al., Hes. Th. 35, and Att. Comedy: folld. by a Particle, τίη δὲ . . ; Il. 6.55, 15.244, Od. 16.421, al.; τίη δὴ . . ; Il. 21.436; doubled, τιὴ τί δή; standing alone, why so, tell me? Ar. V. 1155, Pax 1018, Th. 84. (The oxyt. τιή is called Att. by Eust. 118.36, cf. 45.4, but was unknown to A.D. and is prob. a fiction; τίη and τιὴ are dub. ll. in Ar. Ach. 826; cf. ἦ I.2, ὁτιή.)

τίη, verstärktes τί, warum ? eigtl. was nun ? Hom. oft, z.B. Il. 1.365, 6.55, Od. 15.326 ; τίη δέ, Il. 15.244, 17.110, Od. 16.421, 19.500 ; τίη δή, Il. 21.436 ; Ar. oft u. a. Comic. Die Attiker sollen τιή akzentuiert haben. – Ueber die Bildung vgl. ὁ τιή, ἐπειή, von ὅτι u. ἐπεί ; Buttmann Lexil. II.191 erklärt es für τί δή.

τίη

[τί + ἦ2.]

Strengthened form of τί (see τίς 3.b).

For what reason? why? τίη τοι ταῦτʼ ἀγορεύω; Il. 1.365. Cf. Il. 6.55, Il. 10.432, Il. 13.810, etc.: Od. 15.326, Od. 16.421, Od. 17.375, Od. 19.482, 500.

τίη (τί ἦ): why then? why pray? τίη δέ; τίη δή; ἀλλὰ τίη;Il. 15.244, Od. 15.326, Il. 20.251.

τίη strengthd. form of τί

• why? wherefore? Hom., Hes., and Attic Comedy; cf. ὁτιή.