ναί

nai

yea, verily

Appears 11 times across Homer's epics.

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Iliad 7
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Book 1 2
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1234
1286
Book 8 1
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8146
Book 10 1
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10169
Book 18 1
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18128
Book 23 1
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23626
Book 24 1
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24379
Odyssey 4
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4266
Book 18 1
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18170
Book 20 1
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2037
Book 22 1
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22486

Dictionary (LSJ)

ναί, Adv., used to express strong affirmation, A. yea, verily, in Hom. mostly folld. by δή, ν. δὴ ταῦτά γε πάντα . . κατὰ μοῖραν ἔειπες Il. 1.286, al.; ν. μήν Emp. 76.2; ν. μάν Theoc. 27.27; ν. μέν A.R. 2.151; ν. μέντοι Luc. Astr. 14: used alone, σὲ κρίνω, ν. σέ yea thee, S. El. 1445; ἀποκρίνασθαι ν. ἢ οὔ Arist. Top. 158a16, etc.; τὸ ε_ οὐκ ἔστι χαρακτηριστικὸν . . , τὸ δὲ ᾱ ναί Choerob. in Theod. 2.85. 2. freq. in oaths, ν. μά yea by . . , v. μά; ν. alone, ν. τὰν Κόραν Ar. V. 1438, cf. E. Ba. 534 (lyr.); ν. τὸν Ποτιδᾶν Epich. 81; ν. τὼ σιώ X. HG 4.4.10; ν. πρὸς θεῶν ἀρήξατʼ E. Med. 1277. II. in answers, yes, τοῦτʼ ἐτήτυμον; Answ. ν. A. Pers. 738 (troch.), cf. S. El. 845 (lyr.), Pl. Tht. 193a, Grg. 448b, etc.; doubled, Ar. Nu. 1468, Call. Fr. 1.56 P., Ev.Matt. 5.37. 2. ν. folld. by ἀλλά, etc., to mark a qualified assent, yes, but . . , Aeschin. 3.84; ν., κατὰ σχολήν γε ἴσως· οὐ μήν . . Pl. Sph. 226e, cf. R. 415e.

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