ποθεν
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[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- ποθέν (pothén) — used after paroxytones
- κοθεν (kothen) — Ionic
- κοθέν (kothén) — Ionic, used after paroxytones
Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Indo-European *kʷos (“who”) + -θεν (-then, locative suffix).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /po.tʰi/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /po.tʰi/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /po.θi/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /po.θi/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /po.θi/
Adverb
[edit]- from somewhere
- 472 BCE, Aeschylus, The Persians 354:
- ἦρξεν μέν, ὦ δέσποινα, τοῦ παντὸς κακοῦ φανεὶς ἀλάστωρ ἢ κακὸς δαίμων ποθέν
- êrxen mén, ô déspoina, toû pantòs kakoû phaneìs alástōr ḕ kakòs daímōn pothén
- My Queen, some destructive power or evil spirit, appearing from somewhere, caused the beginning of our utter rout.
- ἦρξεν μέν, ὦ δέσποινα, τοῦ παντὸς κακοῦ φανεὶς ἀλάστωρ ἢ κακὸς δαίμων ποθέν
Synonyms
[edit]- ἁμόθεν (hamóthen)
See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “ποθεν”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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- Ancient Greek terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -θεν
- Ancient Greek 2-syllable words
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- Ancient Greek indefinite adverbs
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