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Headword:
*nai\
mh/n
Adler number: nu,99
Translated headword: yes indeed
Vetting Status: high
Translation: [Meaning] yes truly.
Greek Original:*nai\ mh/n: nai\ o)/ntws.
Notes:
Likewise or similarly in other lexica: see the references at
Photius nu7 Theodoridis.
The combination
nai\ mh/n seems to occur rarely in classical poetry; Denniston says in
Empedocles fr. 76 "
nai\ mh/n can hardly stand," preferring
kai\ mh/n (for which see
kappa 1167):
The Greek Particles p. 331, p. 352. It becomes frequent in later poetry (
Nicander,
Oppian) and prose (especially
Clement of Alexandria).
Reference:
J. D. Denniston, The Greek Particles, ed. 2 Oxford 1966
Keywords: definition; dialects, grammar, and etymology
Translated by: Catharine Roth on 3 December 2003@00:43:35.
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