αὖ

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew (“again”). Cognate to Albanian a (“or”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /âu̯/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /aw/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /aβ/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /av/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /av/

Adverb

αὖ • (aû)

Again, anew, afresh, in turn; often after ordinal numerals; in a question, expressing impatience
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 1.540:
  Τίς δ’ αὖ τοι δολομῆτα θεῶν συμφράσσατο βουλάς;
  Tís d’ aû toi dolomêta theôn sumphrássato boulás?
  Again, what god, treacherous one, has been plotting plans with you?
- 467 BCE, Aeschylus, Seven Against Thebes 526.again I tell the fifth thing:
  τὸν δὲ πέμπτον αὖ λέγω
  tòn dè pémpton aû légō
Further, moreover
- 366 BCE – 348 BCE, Plato, Theaetetus 192b:
  καὶ ἔτι γε αὖ
  kaì éti ge aû
  and yet further
On the other hand after δέ (dé) in μέν ... δέ ... (mén ... dé ...)
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 4.417

Related terms

αὖθις (aûthis)
αὐτάρ (autár)
αὖτε (aûte)
αὖτις (aûtis)
αὐτός (autós)

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