πω

πω

Grammatical information: enclit. pcle.

Meaning: `ever, still' (Il.)_, almost always after negation, οὔ-πω, μή-πω, οὑ πώποτε, Dor. (Epich.) οὑ πώποκα, posthom. also in questions with negating sense τί πω etc.

Other forms: Ion. κω; besides Dor. πη in ἄλλη πη `anywhere else' (Cyrene), πήποκα `ever' (Sparta V^a, Theoc. a.o.).

Origin: IE [Indo-European] [644] *kʷo-h₁ `ever, still'

Etymology: Fixed instr. = OP kā confirming pcle. resp. Goth. ƕe `anyhow', IE *kʷo-h₁, kʷe-h₁ from pron. *kʷo-, s. πόθεν w. lit.; cf. Schwyzer-Debrunner 579, with further details.

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