πόσε

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Ancient Greek[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From *kʷos (who) + -σε (-se, -wards).

Pronunciation[edit]

 

Adverb[edit]

πόσε (póse)

  1. (interrogative, Epic) whither?
    • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 16.422:
      αἰδὼς ὦ Λύκιοι: πόσε φεύγετε;
      aidṑs ô Lúkioi: póse pheúgete?
      Shame, ye Lycians; whither do ye flee?

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Further reading[edit]

  • πόσε”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • πόσε”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • πόσε”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • πόσε in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963

Greek[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

πόσε (póse)

  1. Vocative masculine singular form of πόσος (pósos).