μήποτε

mepote

never, on no account

Appears 3 times across Aristotle's works.

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Categories 1
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Chapter 14 15a13–15b16

15a18
Metaphysics 1
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Book Ν 1
Chapter 2 1088b14–1090a15

1089a4
Rhetoric 1
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Book I 1
Chapter 15 1375a22–1378a15

1376a5

Dictionary (LSJ)

μήποτε or μή ποτε, Ion. μή κοτε (v. infr. II): I. as Adv. never, on no account, after ὡς, A. Pr. 205, Eu. 882; after εἰ, Id. Ch. 182, etc.: c. inf., Id. Eu. 977, Supp. 617; esp. in oaths, never, ὀμοῦμαι, μή ποτε τῆς εὐνῆς ἐπιβήμεναι Il. 9.133, 275; ἐπεκέκλετʼ Ἐρινῦς, μή ποτε . . ἐφέσσεσθαι ib.455; in aposiopesis, ἢ μήπορʼ ἆρʼ . . Men. Sam. 97: in orat. obliq., Hes. Op. 86. 2. in prohibition or warning, with aor. subj., μή ποτε καὶ σὺ . . ὀλέσσῃς Od. 19.81, etc.: with inf. for imper., 11.441. 3. in later Gr., perhaps, Arist. EN 1172a33, LXX Ge. 24.5, Aristeas 15, Ph. 1.13, Arr. Epict. 3.22.80, Plu. 2.106d, A.D. Pron. 18.4. II. as Conj., lest ever, αἰσχυνόμενοι φάτιν ἀνδρῶν . . , μή ποτέ τις εἴπῃσι Od. 21.324, al.; οὐδαμὰ ἐλπίσας μή κοτε ἄρα . . ἐλάσῃ Hdt. 1.77, cf. 8.53.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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