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Headword: Ἢ ἤ
Adler number: eta,1
Translated headword: Hey hey!
Vetting Status: low
Translation:
In Aristophanes in Clouds: "Hey hey, be quiet, don't say anything stupid".[1] Expressing [dis]approval.[2] "Don't say anything foolish."
Greek Original:
Ἢ ἤ: παρὰ Ἀριστοφάνει ἐν Νεφέλαις: ἢ ἤ, σιώπα, μηδὲν εἴπῃς νήπιον. συγκαταθετικῶς. μὴ εἴπῃς δὲ εὔηθες.
Notes:
[1] Aristophanes, Clouds 105.
[2] As transmitted, the opposite of the truth. Cf. LSJ s.v.: "an exclamation expressing disapproval".
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Keywords: comedy; definition; dialects, grammar, and etymology
Translated by: Anne Mahoney on 4 December 1999@16:48:33.
Vetted by:
David Whitehead (modified translation; added note and keywords; cosmetics) on 28 May 2001@08:35:16.
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