"μέντοι" meaning in Ancient Greek

See μέντοι in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Particle

IPA: /mén.toi̯/, /ˈmen.ty/, /ˈmen.di/, /mén.toi̯/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈmen.ty/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈmen.ty/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈmen.ty/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈmen.di/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan) Forms: méntoi [romanization]
Etymology: From μέν (mén) + τοι (toi). Etymology templates: {{m|grc|μέν}} μέν (mén), {{m|grc|τοι}} τοι (toi) Head templates: {{grc-particle}} μέντοι • (méntoi)
  1. (with a conjunctive force) yet, however, nevertheless
    Sense id: en-μέντοι-grc-particle-bPnZVd9A Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek particles, Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 39 39 21 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek particles: 32 32 36 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes: 37 37 27
  2. (with a conjunctive force) yet, however, nevertheless
    of course
    Sense id: en-μέντοι-grc-particle-19GZzotF Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek particles, Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 39 39 21 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek particles: 32 32 36 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes: 37 37 27
  3. (as an adverb in strong protestations)
    (μέντοι γε)
    (καὶ μέντοι καί)
    (ἀλλὰ μέντοι) but as a matter of fact, but really
    Sense id: en-μέντοι-grc-particle-jGjXYcIH Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek particles, Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 39 39 21 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek particles: 32 32 36 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes: 37 37 27

Download JSON data for μέντοι meaning in Ancient Greek (5.2kB)

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          "text": "384 BCE – 322 BCE, Demosthenes, First Philippic 49"
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          "text": "428 BCE – 347 BCE, Plato, Phaedo 65D"
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          "text": "428 BCE – 347 BCE, Plato, Protagoras 309A"
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          "text": "428 BCE – 347 BCE, Plato, Phaedrus 229B"
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          "text": "380 BCE, Plato, The Republic 339B"
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          "text": "428 BCE – 347 BCE, Plato, Phaedrus 236D"
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          "text": "423 BCE, Aristophanes, The Clouds 787"
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          "text": "405 BCE, Aristophanes, The Frogs 171"
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          "text": "125 CE – 200 CE, Lucian, Alexander the False Prophet 44"
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          "text": "421 BCE, Aristophanes, Peace 1100"
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          "text": "414 BCE, Aristophanes, The Birds 661"
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          "text": "430 BCE – 354 BCE, Xenophon, Anabasis 1.4.8"
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          "text": "412 BCE – 323 BCE, Diogenes of Sinope, Apoll. 5"
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          "text": "458 BCE, Aeschylus, Agamemnon 938"
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          "text": "480 BCE – 406 BCE, Euripides, Hex. 600"
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          "text": "380 BCE, Plato, The Republic 331D"
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          "text": "428 BCE – 347 BCE, Plato, Protagoras 309A"
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          "text": "458 BCE, Aeschylus, Agamemnon 938"
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          "text": "428 BCE – 347 BCE, Plato, Protagoras 339C"
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          "text": "366 BCE – 348 BCE, Plato, Theaetetus 143A"
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