"μήποτε" meaning in Ancient Greek

See μήποτε in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /mɛ̌ː.po.te/, /ˈmi.po.te/, /ˈmi.po.te/, /mɛ̌ː.po.te/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈme̝.po.te/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈmi.po.te/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈmi.po.te/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈmi.po.te/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan) Forms: mḗpote [romanization]
Etymology: From μή (mḗ, “not”) + ποτέ (poté, “ever, at some time”). Head templates: {{head|grc|adverb}} μήποτε • (mḗpote)
  1. never, on no account
    (in prohibition or strong denial, with aorist subjunctive)
    Sense id: en-μήποτε-grc-adv-2OYZnZtE Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 32 33 32 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 33 33 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 33 33 0
  2. never, on no account
    (Koine) perhaps
    Tags: Koine
    Sense id: en-μήποτε-grc-adv-UqkWW311 Categories (other): Koine Greek, Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 32 33 32 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 33 33 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 33 33 0
  3. never, on no account
    Sense id: en-μήποτε-grc-adv-2OYZnZtE1 Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 32 33 32 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 33 33 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 33 33 0

Conjunction

IPA: /mɛ̌ː.po.te/, /ˈmi.po.te/, /ˈmi.po.te/, /mɛ̌ː.po.te/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈme̝.po.te/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈmi.po.te/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈmi.po.te/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈmi.po.te/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan) Forms: mḗpote [romanization]
Etymology: From μή (mḗ, “not”) + ποτέ (poté, “ever, at some time”). Head templates: {{head|grc|conjunction|cat2=|head=μήποτε|head2=}} μήποτε • (mḗpote), {{grc-conjunction}} μήποτε • (mḗpote)
  1. that at not time, lest ever
    Sense id: en-μήποτε-grc-conj-assOiSSo
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          "text": "800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 19.81"
        },
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          "text": "384 BCE – 322 BCE, Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics 1172A.33"
        },
        {
          "text": "300 BCE – 200 BCE, Septuagint, Genesis 24.5"
        },
        {
          "text": "700 BCE – 600 BCE, Aristeas, Collected Works 15"
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          "text": "280 BCE – 220 BCE, Philo of Byzantium, Compendium of Mechanics 1.13"
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          "text": "108 CE, Arrian, Discourses of Epictetus 3.22.80"
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          "text": "46 CE – 120 CE, Plutarch, Moralia 2.106D"
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          "text": "50 CE – 250 CE, Apollonius Dyscolus, On Pronouns 18.4"
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        {
          "text": "525 BCE – 455 BCE, Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound 205"
        },
        {
          "text": "458 BCE, Aeschylus, The Eumenides 882"
        },
        {
          "text": "458 BCE, Aeschylus, The Libation Bearers 182"
        },
        {
          "text": "458 BCE, Aeschylus, The Eumenides 977"
        },
        {
          "text": "470 BCE, Aeschylus, The Suppliants 617"
        },
        {
          "text": "800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 9.133"
        },
        {
          "text": "800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 9.275"
        },
        {
          "text": "800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 9.455"
        },
        {
          "text": "342 BCE – 290 BCE, Menander, The Girl from Samos 97"
        },
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          "text": "750 BCE – 650 BCE, Hesiod, Works and Days 86"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmi.po.te/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmi.po.te/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/mɛ̌ː.po.te/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
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      "ipa": "/ˈme̝.po.te/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
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      "ipa": "/ˈmi.po.te/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
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      "ipa": "/ˈmi.po.te/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmi.po.te/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
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}

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          "text": "300 BCE – 200 BCE, Septuagint, Genesis 24.5"
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          "text": "280 BCE – 220 BCE, Philo of Byzantium, Compendium of Mechanics 1.13"
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          "text": "108 CE, Arrian, Discourses of Epictetus 3.22.80"
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          "text": "46 CE – 120 CE, Plutarch, Moralia 2.106D"
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          "text": "458 BCE, Aeschylus, The Libation Bearers 182"
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        {
          "text": "458 BCE, Aeschylus, The Eumenides 977"
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        {
          "text": "470 BCE, Aeschylus, The Suppliants 617"
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