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μόνος

monos

alone, solitary

Appears 788 times across Plato's dialogues.

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μόνος, η, ον, Ep. and Ion. μοῦνος, the only form used by Hom. (as in all derivs. exc. μονόω), Hes., and Hdt., also by Pi. P. 9.27, I. 5(4).12, B. 3.80, al., by S. both in iamb. and lyr., by A. only in compd. μουνώψ, by E. only in μούναρχος: Dor. μῶνος Theoc. 2.64, 20.45:—A. alone, solitary, μοῦνος ἐὼν πολέσιν μετὰ Καδμείοισιν Il. 4.388; ἢ ὅ γε μοῦνος ἐών Od. 3.217; μούνω ἄνευθʼ ἄλλων 16.239: joined with ἐρῆμος, S. Ant. 887, Ph. 470; μόνοι γὰρ ἐσμέν Luc. JTr. 21; ἄνθρωπος πρεσβύτης καὶ μ. BGU 180.23 (ii A.D.); φυγὴ μόνου πρὸς μόνον Plot. 6.9.11. 2. c. gen., σοῦ μόνος bereft of thee, without thee, S. Aj. 511; also μοῦνος ἀπʼ ἄλλων h.Merc. 193, S. Ph. 183 (lyr.); ἑτάρων ἄπο μ. A.R. 3.908. II. only, μοῦνον Λαέρτην Ἀρκείσιος υἱὸν ἔτικτε, μοῦνον δʼ αὖτʼ Ὀδυσῆα πατὴρ τέκεν Od. 16.118, cf. Il. 9.482; μόνης γὰρ σοῦ κλύων ἀνέξεται A. Pers. 838, cf. 632 (anap.), Pr. 425 (lyr.), etc.; χοίνικος μόνας ἁλῶν for a gallon of salt only, Ar. Ach. 814; single, οὐκ ἄρα μοῦνον ἔην Ἐρίδων γένος, ἀλλὰ . . δύω Hes. Op. 11, cf. S. OT 1280; εἷς μοῦνος or μόνος, Hdt. 1.38, S. OT 63: once in Hom., μία μούνη Od. 23.227: joined with αὐτός, αὐτὼ μόνω Pl. Ly. 211c; αὐτοὶ καθʼ αὑτοὺς μόνοι Id. Plt. 307e. 2. c. gen., μοῦνος ποταμῶν alone of rivers, Hdt. 2.25, cf. 29; μ. θεῶν γὰρ Θάνατος οὐ δώρων ἐρᾷ A. Fr. 161; μ. τῶν ἄλλων ποιητῶν Lycurg. 102; but μοῦνος πάντων ἀνθρώπων he and no other of all men, Hdt. 1.25; ἀνδρῶν γε μοῦνος he and no other, S. OC 1250, cf. El. 531; ὦ μόνα ὦ φίλα γυναικῶν E. Alc. 460 (lyr.). 3. freq. repeated in the same clause, ξυμπεσὼν μόνος μόνοις S. Aj. 467; Ἕκτορος μόνος μόνου . . ἐναντίος ib.1283; σὺν τέκνοις μόνη μόνοις E. Med. 513; μόνος μόνῳ D. 18.137. 4. expressing rhetorically pre-eminence in an action or quality, μόνα κατέχεσθαι ποιεῖ are unique for causing possession, Pl. Smp. 215c, cf. 222a, S. OC 261, OT 299, Isoc. 14.57; [ἐπέδειξε] σαφέστατα μόνος ἀνθρώπων Lys. 24.9. III. Sup. μονώτατος one above all others, Ar. Eq. 352, Pl. 182, Lycurg. 89, Theoc. 15.137, Phld. Rh. 1.350 S. IV. made in one piece, τάπης Edict.Diocl. 19.23. B. Adv. μόνως, on one condition only, folld. by εἰ, Th. 8.81, X. Mem. 1.5.5, Cyr. 3.2.23; in one way only, Them. in Ph. 29.22, al.; in a unique manner, Dam. Pr. 98: later, simply, only, Phld. Oec.p.53 J., Ph. 1.559, AP 12.254 (Strat.), Iamb. Myst. 4.7, Procl. in Prm.p.479 S. II. neut. as Adv., μόνον alone, only, οὐχ ἅπαξ μ. A. Pr. 211, etc.: freq. with imper., μ. φύλαξαι Id. Supp. 1012; ἀποκρίνου μ. Pl. Grg. 494d; so μ. Κράτος συγγένοιτό σοι A. Ch. 244; μὴ ʼμὲ καταπίῃς μ. E. Cyc. 219, etc.; ἐὰν μ. if only, Arist. Pol. 1292a3; οὐσίαν . . , οὐ χωριστὴν μ. only not separable, Id. Metaph. 1025b28. 2. οὐ μόνον . . , ἀλλὰ καὶ . . Ar. Eq. 1282, X. Cyr. 1.6.17, etc.; οὐ μ., ἀλλὰ . . S. Ph. 555: μόνον is sts. omitted, μὴ τοὺς ἐγγύς, ἀλλὰ καὶ τοὺς ἄπωθεν Th. 4.92, cf. E. Hipp. 359, Ph. 1480 (lyr.). 3. μόνον οὐ all but, well nigh, Ar. V. 516, D. 19.220, etc.; μόνον οὐκ ἐπὶ ταῖς κεφαλαῖς περιφέρουσι Pl. R. 600d: in codd. freq. written μονονού, Plb. 3.109.2, etc.; μονονουχί D. 1.2, Plb. 3.102.4. III. κατὰ μόνας alone, Th. 1.32, 37, Is. 7.38, Arist. Pol. 1281b34, etc. IV. μόνῃ, = μόνον, Plu. 2.583d codd. (Prob.from *μόνϝος.)
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