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μὴ γάρ , an elliptic phrase, freq. in emphatic denial, or in assenting to a denial or prohibition, etc.,
A.certainly not, where Verb in imper. or opt. must be supplied from the context, μὴ λεγέτω τὸ ὄνομα . . Answ. μὴ γάρ [λεγέτω] Pl.Tht.177e, cf. Sph.255b: not in a reply, μὴ γὰρ δὴ δίναν γ᾽ Εὐρώτα (sc. ἔλθοιμι) E.Tr.210 (lyr.): in parenthesis, where it may be translated much less (cf. μὴ ὅτι), Aeschin.2.158; “μὴ γὰρ τῆς πόλεώς γε μηδ᾽ ἐμοῦD.18.200.
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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (5):
    • Aeschines, On the Embassy, 158
    • Demosthenes, On the Crown, 200
    • Euripides, Trojan Women, 210
    • Plato, Sophist, 255b
    • Plato, Theaetetus, 177e
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