ἠέ

• ah! A. Th. 966, 980, Supp. 831 (all lyr.). ἠέ, v. ἤ, or, whether. ᾖε, ᾔει, v. εἶμι (ibo). ἠείδης, ἠείδη, v. εἴδω. ἠέλιος, ὁ, v. ἥλιος. ἠελιῶτις, v. ἡλιώτης.

(ἠϝέ), ἤ.

• • 1

    Disjunctive particle.

  • • a

      Or: ἐγὼ ἢ ἄλλος Ἀχαιῶν Il. 2.231. Cf. Il. 1.40, 515, Il. 2.800, Il. 3.394, Il. 4.83, 142, etc.: εἰλαπίνη ἠὲ γάμος; Od. 1.226. Cf. Od. 1.162, 282, Od. 2.375, Od. 3.94, Od. 4.45, 396, etc.

      So ἤ τε (ἤτε) Il. 19.148.

    • b

      ἠὲ (ἢ) . . . ἠὲ (ἢ) . . ., either . . . or . . .: ἢ νῦν δηθύνοντʼ ἢ ὕστερον αὖτις ἰόντα Il. 1.27. Cf. Il. 1.138, 395, Il. 5.484, Il. 9.78, 537, Il. 10.370, etc.: ἠὲ δόλῳ ἢ ἀμφαδόν Od. 1.296. Cf. Od. 3.99, 217, Od. 4.546, Od. 5.484, Od. 6.103, Od. 10.228, etc.

      Thrice or four times Il. 1.145, Il. 7.179, Il. 10.6, etc.: Od. 10.433, Od. 15.84, etc.

      So ἤ τε (ἤτε) . . . ἤ τε (ἤτε) . . . Il. 9.276 = Il. 19.177, Il. 11.410, Il. 17.42.– ἢ . . . τε Il. 2.289.

  • 2

    In questions in disjunctive form (the second particle written ἦε, ἦ).

  • • a

      Direct: ἠέ τι βέβληαι, ἦε . . .; Il. 13.251. Cf. Il. 15.735, etc.: Od. 3.72, Od. 24.109, etc.

      Thrice Il. 13.308, etc.

      Without the particle in the first clause Il. 15.203, etc.: Od. 20.130, Od. 21.194, etc.

    • b

      Indirect, whether . . . or . . .: μερμήριξεν, ἢ . . . ἦε . . . Il. 1.190. Cf. Il. 2.238, Il. 4.15, Il. 5.86, Il. 8.377, Il. 13.327, Il. 18.308 (and see whether . . .), etc.: ὄφρʼ ἐῢ εἰδῶ, ἠὲ . . . ἦ . . . Od. 1.175. Cf. Od. 1.268, Od. 3.170, Od. 4.28, Od. 6.142, Od. 11.175, Od. 16.260, Od. 19.525, etc.

      Without the particle in the first clause Il. 10.546, etc.: Od. 4.837, etc.

      With εἰ or αἴ in the first clause Il. 2.368, Il. 6.368, Il. 8.533, Il. 22.246: Od. 24.218.

      With change of construction Od. 17.275.

  • 3

    After comparatives, than: ἀρείοσιν ἠέ περ ὑμῖν Il. 1.260. Cf. Il. 5.531, Il. 8.190, Il. 16.688, etc.: νεώτεροι ἢ πάρος ἦσαν Od. 10.395. Cf. Od. 1.322, Od. 8.154, etc.

    So ἤ τε (ἤτε) Od. 16.216.

    After ἄλλος Il. 10.404, etc.

    After ἀλλοῖος Od. 16.181, Od. 19.267.

    After verbs implying comparison: βούλομαι . . . ἢ . . . Il. 1.117, etc.: ἔφθης . . . ἢ . . . Od. 11.58, etc.

• or, whether.