"μόλις" meaning in Ancient Greek

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Adverb

IPA: /mó.lis/, /ˈmo.lis/, /ˈmo.lis/, /mó.lis/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈmo.lis/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈmo.lis/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈmo.lis/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈmo.lis/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan) Forms: mólis [romanization]
Etymology: Uncertain. Solmsen compares μόλις to μῶλος (môlos, “turmoil, fight”), as well as to μέλλω (méllō, “to be about to do, to hesitate”), but Beekes considers the former phonetically problematic due to the root vocalism, and the latter semantically uncompelling. Etymology templates: {{m|grc|μῶλος|t=turmoil, fight}} μῶλος (môlos, “turmoil, fight”), {{m|grc|μέλλω|t=to be about to do, to hesitate}} μέλλω (méllō, “to be about to do, to hesitate”) Head templates: {{grc-adverb}} μόλις • (mólis)
  1. only just
    Sense id: en-μόλις-grc-adv-ZoMTNiwY Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 100 0 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes: 100 0
  2. hardly, scarcely, barely
    Sense id: en-μόλις-grc-adv-IQk8Njjl

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