ὁτιή
ὁτιή, because, that
ὁτιή (better ὅτι ἢ, v. infr.), Conj., colloquial form of ὅτι B,
- because, E. Cyc. 643, Eup. 305, Ar. Eq. 29, 34, 181, 236, etc.: folld. by τί, ὁτιὴ τί ; ‘cause why? Id. Nu. 784; ὁτιὴ τί δή; ib. 755. (The accentuation ὅτι ἢ is implied by A.D., who says πρὸς πάντων συμφώνως ἀνεγνώσθη ἐν ὀξείᾳ τάσει τὸ ο̄ Conj. 256.2, cf. Synt. 307.22; only ὁτιὴ is found in codd., and Eust. has οἱ Ἀττικοὶ ὀξυτόνως λέγουσι τιὴ καὶ ὁτιή 118.36, cf. 45.4; cf. ἦ I.2.)
- 2 more rarely, = ὅτι, that, Ar. Eq. 360, Nu. 331, V. 1395, Av. 1010.
ὁτι·ή, conj. :
1 puisque, parce que, Eup. 2-1, 551 Meineke ; Ar. Eq. 29, 34, 181, etc. ; avec interr. : ὁτιὴ τί ou ὁτιητί, Ar. Nub. 784, parce que ? c. à d. pourquoi ? ὁτιὴ τί δή ; Ar. Eq. 756, etc. m. sign. ||
2 que, Ar. Eq. 360, Nub. 331, etc.
Étym. ὅτι, ἤ.
ὁτιή, = ὅτι, weil, Ar. Eq. 29, 426 u. öfter ; ὁτιητί, d.i. ὁτιὴ τί ; warum ? Nub. 774 ; so auch ὅτι τί δή ; Plut. 136.
ὁτιή
Comic form of ὅτι
- Ibecause, Ar.
- 2= ὅτι, that, Ar.
- II= ὅ τι, wherefore, ὁτιὴ τί; why so? wherefore so? Ar.