ὁπότερος
hopoteros
which of two
Appears 65 times across Plato's dialogues.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
ὁπότερος, α, ον, Ep. ὁππότερος, as always in ; Ion. ὁκότερος 5.119 :—correlat. to πότερος, used in sg. of individuals, in pl. of groups, e.g. of two armies, Il. 3.299,5.33 : 1. as Relat., which of two, ἡμέων δʼ ὁπποτέρῳ θάνατος . . τέτυκται, τεθναίη Il. 3.101 : with ἄν, Ep. κε, whichsoever, ὁππότερος δέ κε νικήσῃ ib.71 ; ὁπότερʼ ἂν κτίσῃς Supp. 434 (lyr.) ; ὁπότεροι ἂν κρατῶσιν Cyr. 4.2.37. 2. as indirect interrog., Ζεὺς οἶδε . . , ὁπποτέρῳ θανάτοιο τέλος πεπρωμένον ἐστίν Il. 3.309, cf. 22.130,23.487 ; περὶ τοῦ ὁκότερος ἡμέων πλέω ἀγαθὰ . . ἐργάσεται about the question, which of us two . . , 8.79 ; ὥστε μὴ γνῶναι ὁπότερος . . Fr. 78.3, cf. 3.2.6 ; ἀσαφῶς ὁποτέρων ἀρξάντων, for ἀσαφὲς ὂν ὁπότεροι ἦρξαν, 4.20 : rarely in direct questions, for πότερος, prob. f.l. in Euthd. 271a and Ly. 212c. 3. as indef., either of two, ἐὰν . . ὁπότερος αὐτοῖν . . πράξῃ Lg. 868a, cf. R. 509a, Cyr. 3.2.22, 3.26, 16.27 ; so ὁποτεροσοῦν Men. 98d, Phlb. 14c, al.; ἐξεῖναι δʼ ὁποτεροισοῦν 5.41, cf. Pol. 1319b9, al. : with οὐδέ, οὐδʼ ὁπότερος (or οὐδοπ-) neither, Dioptr. 37. II. Adv. ὁποτέρως, in which of two ways, as Relat. and indirect interrog., ὁ. ἔσται, ἐν ἀδήλῳ κινδυνεύεται 1.78, cf. 26.5, 12.76, R. 348b, etc. ; so ὁποτερωσοῦν APr. 60a16, al. 2. also neut. ὁπότερον or -ερα as Adv., mostly in indirect questions, whether, folld. by ἢ . . ἤ . . , as ἐβουλεύοντο ὁκότερα ἢ παραδόντες . . ἢ ἐκλιπόντες . . , ἄμεινον πρήξουσι 5.119 ; by one ἤ, Nu. 157 : folld. by πότερον . . ἤ . . , Erx. 405c, etc.; also ὁπότερον εἴτε . . , εἴτε . . 12.76, cf. HG 3.5.19.
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