Hom., Hes.; oi\o" a[neuqÆ a[llwn Il. ;—with negat., oujk oi\o", a{ma tw`/ge . . , not alone, but. . , Ib.;—neut., oi\on as Adv., Ib
2. strengthd., ei|" oi\o", miva oi[h one alone, one only, Hom.; in dual, duvo oi[w Id.; in pl., duvo oi[ai Od.:—rare in Att.
3.
c. gen.,
oi[h qew`n
alone
of the gods, Il.; so,
oi[h ejn ajqanavtoisin
alone among
the goddesses, Ib.;
oi\o" meta; toi`si
Od.; but,
oi\o" ajpÆa[llwn
alone from, apart from,
Ib.;
oi\o" jAtreidw`n divca
,
clam Atridis,
Soph.
II. single in its kind, unique, excellent, Il.
oi|o"
oi|o" , oi{a Ion. oi{h, oi|on , ( oJ, o{" ) such as, what sort or manner of nature, kind, or temper, Lat. qualis , relat. Pronoun, correlative to the interrog. poi`o" , the indef. poiov" , and the demonstr. toi`o" , Hom., Hes., etc.; strengthd., o{sso" e[hn oi|ov" te , Lat. qualis erat quantusque , Il.: c. acc., oi|o" ajrethvn what a man for virtue, Ib.; often only to be rendered by an Adv., oi|o" mevteisi povlemovnde how he rushes into war, Ib. Usage:
I. oi|o" in an independent sentence expresses astonishment, strengthd. by dhv, oi|on dh; to;n mu`qon ejpefravsqh" ajgoreu`sai why, what a word it has come into thy mind to speak! Od.; so in neut., as Adv., v. infr. v.
2.
so in indirect sentences, where no antec. can be supplied,
oJrw`n ejn oi{oi" ejsmevn
Xen.
II.
containing a Comparison, often without an antec.,
oi|o" ajsth;r ei\si
like as
a star wanders, Il.;
oi|o" kai; Pavri" h\/scune
like as
Paris also dishonoured, Aesch.:—in this sense,
oi|o"
is often attached to the case of its antec.,
pro;" a[ndra" tolmhrouv", oi{ou" jAqhnaivou"
(for
oi|oi jAqhnai`oi
), Thuc.
2. oi|o", oi{a, oi|on , esp. in Att., often stand for o{ti toi`o", toiva, toi`on , so that the relat. introduces the reason for the preceding statement, a[nakta covlo" lavben, oi|on a[kousen anger seized the king, because of what he heard. Il.
3. but if the Comparison is general, Homer uses oi|ov" te (which must be distinguished from oi|o" te c. inf., v. infr. III . 2), oi|ov" te [Arh" some such one as Ares, Il.; also, oi|ov" ti" the sort of person who, Hom.
4.
when a Comparison involves Time,
oi|o" o{ te
is used,
like as when. . ,
1 Od.
5.
oi|o"
is used in many brief Att. phrases,
oujde;n ga;r oi|on ajkouvein aujtou` tou` novmou
theres nothing
like
hearing the words of the law, Dem.; —it adds force to the Sup.,
cwrivon oi|on calepwvtaton
, =
toiou`ton oi|ovn ejsti calepwvtaton
, Xen.
III. oi|o" with inf. implies Fitness or Ability to do, oi|o" e[hn televsai e[rgon te e[po" te so ready was he to make good both deed and word, Od.; oi|o" e[hn bouleuevmen hjde; mavcesqai so good both at counsel and in fight, Plat.; to; pra`gma mevga kai; mh; oi|on newtevrw/ bouleuvsasqai the matter is great and not such as for a young man to advise upon, Thuc.; without an inf., oJ dÆ oi|ov" ejstin oijkouro;" movnon fit only [to be] a house-dog, Ar.
2. but this sense is commonly expressed by oi|ov" te , c. inf., fit or able to do, levgein oi|ov" te kajgwv Id.; oi|ov" te h\n peivqein Dem.: freq. in neut. sing. and pl., oi|ovn te ejstiv and oi|av te ejstiv, oi|ovn te givgnetai it is possible, Hdt., Att.; without inf., oi|ovn te ejstivn it is possible, oujc oi|ovn te ejstivn it cannot be, Ar.; with a Sup., kalo;n wJ" oi|ovn te mavlista as beautiful as is possible, Plat.; wJ" oi|ovn te dia; bracutavtwn Id.
IV. the relat. is in Att. often repeated in the same clause, oi|j e[rga dravsa" oi|a lagcavnei kakav after what deeds what sufferings are his! Soph.; oi{an ajnqÆ oi{wn qumavtwn cavrin what thanks and for what offerings! Id.
V. as Adv. in neut., to add force, oi|on ejershvei" how fresh, Il.; oi|a ajtavsqala Od.:—the regul. Adv. oi{w" is seldom used, oi|o" w]noi{w" e[cei" in what a state art thou for such a man! Soph.
2. in Comparisons, as, like as, just as, Hom., Trag.; oi|av ti" ajhdwvn Aesch.;— oi|on o{te like as when, cf.
II
. 4.
b.
as,
oi|on tiv levgei"
;
as for example,
what do you mean? Plat.
3.
like
wJ"
with a partic.,
oi|a ajprosdokhvtou genomevnou
inasmuch as
it was unexpected, Thuc.
4.
with Numerals,
about,
oi|on devka stadivou"
, etc.