ἀλλά (ἄλλοσ, cf. ceterum): but, nay but, but yet, yet; combined -ἀλλ' ἄρα, ἀλλὰ γάρ, ἀλλ̓ ἦ (τοι), ἀλλά τε, ἀλλὰ καὶ ὧς, ἀλλ' οὐδ̓ ὧσ, etc.; very freq. after a negation (when ἄλλοσ or ἕτεροσ precedes, like than, Il. 21.275), but also used like δέ correl. to μέν, and after concessive statements, yet, Il. 1.281; often in appeal, nay, Il. 1.32, and w. imp. or hortative subj., ἀλλ' ἴομεν, esp. ἀλλ' ἄγε, ἄγετε.
: used adversatively to limit or oppose words, sentences, or clauses, stronger than δέ: I. in simple oppositions,
but
, 1. after neg. clauses, οὐ κακός, ἀλλ' ἀγαθόσThgn.212; οὐδὲ μὲν Ἕκτωρ μίμνεν, ἀλλ' ..ἐφορμᾶταιIl.15.690, etc. b. after a simple neg., ἦ παραφρονεῖς; οὔκ, ἀλλ' ὕπνος μ' ἔχειAr.V.9, etc. c. freq. after οὐ μόνον, μὴ μόνον, with or without καί, οὐ μόνον ἅπαξ, ἀ. πολλάκισPl.Phdr.228a, cf. Th. 3.59, X.Mem.1.4.13, etc.; without μόνον, οὐχ ἑσπέρας, ἀλλὰ καὶ μεσημβρίασE.Fr.1006: also after οὐχ (or μὴ( ὅτι, οὐχ (or μὴ) ὅπωσ, either,
.., Od.8.312; οὐδέ τις ἄλλη φαίνετο γαιάων, ἀ. οὐρανὸς ἠδὲ θάλασσα 12.404; ἔπαισεν οὔτις ἀ. ἐγώS.OT1331; ἡδέα ..οὐκ ἔστιν ἀ. τούτοισArist.EN1176a22, cf. 1152b30: cf. reverse process in our word
but=be out, except
:— sts. with force of ἤ after comparatives, τάφον, οὐκ ἐν ᾧ κεῖνται μᾶλλον, ἀ.ἐν ᾧ ἡ δόξα κτλ. not that in which they are lying,
but
far more .., Th.2.43; οὐχ ὅπλων τὸ πλέον, ἀ. δαπάνησId.1.83. 4. with neg. after an affirmative word or clause, to be rendered simply by
not
, ἀγαθῶν, ἀ. οὐχὶ κακῶν αἴτιονLys.14.16; τῶν σπουδαίων, ἀ. μὴ τῶν φαύλωνIsoc.1.2; ἐκεῖθεν, ἀ. οὐκ ἐνθένδε ἡρπάσθηPl.Phdr.229d:— after a question, τί δεῖ ἐμβαλεῖν λόγον περὶ τούτου, ἀ. οὐχὶ προειπεῖν; X.Cyr.2.2.19, cf. Isoc.15.229, etc. b. without neg., μικρὸς μὲν ἔην δέμας, ἀ. μαχητήσIl.5.801. II. to oppose whole sentences,
but, yet
: 1. freq. in transitions, as Il.1.135, 140, etc.; ἀ. καὶ ὥσ ..1.116; ἀ. οὐδ' ὥσ ..Od. 1.6:— after Hom. in answers and objections,
nay but .., well but
.., freq. with negs., esp. in making and answering objections, Ar.Ach.402, 407; also in affirmative answers, Pl.Prt.330b, Grg.449a, etc.:— repeated in a succession of questions or objections, πότερον ᾔτουν σέ τι ..; ἀ. ἀπῄτουν; ἀ. περὶ παιδικῶν μαχόμενος; ἀ. μεθύων ἐπαρῴνησα; X.An.5.8.4, cf. Pl.Thg. 123e, Isoc. 17.47; ἀ. μήν .., answered by ἀ .., Arist.Pol.1287a23:— in vehement answers Pl. often uses νὴ τοὺς θεοὺς ἀ ... , μὰ Δί̓ ἀ .., Grg. 481c, Phlb.36a, cf. Alc.1.110b, c:— at beginning of speech, to introduce a general objection, Od.4.472, cf.X.Smp.1, Men.Georg.22. 2. with imper. or subj., to remonstrate, encourage, persuade, etc., freq. in Hom., ἀ. ἄγε, ἴθι, Il.1.210, 11.611; ἀ. ἴομεν 6.526; ἀ. πίθεσθε 1.259; after voc., ὦ Φίντις, ἀ. ζεῦξονPi.O.6.22, cf. Tyrt. 10.15, etc.; answered by a second ἀ., ἀ. περιμένετε. ἀ. περιμενοῦμενPl.R.327b; ἀλλ' ἕρπεθ' ὡς τάχισταS.OC1643, cf. Ant.1029, etc. 3. to break off a subject abruptly, ἀ. τά γε Ζεὺς οἶδενOd.15.523; ἀ. ταῦτα μὲν τί δεῖλέγειν; S.Ph.11, cf. Tr.467, etc. 4. in resuming an address after parenthesis, Pi.O.2.12, 4.7. 5. in elliptical phrases, οὐ μὴν ἀ., οὐ μέντοι ἀ ...
it is not [so], but
.., ὁ ἵππος πίπτει καὶ μικροῦ αὐτὸν ἐξετραχήλισεν· οὐ μὴν [ἐξετ ραχήλισεν] ἀ. ἐπέμεινεν ὁ Κῦροσ it did not however [throw him],
but
.., X.Cyr.1.4.8; οὐ μέντοι ἀ.Pl.Smp. 173b; οὐ γὰρ ἀ.Ar.Ra.58,498:— after δέ, ὑμεῖς δέ μ' ἀ. παιδὶ συμφονεύσατεE.Hec.391. III. when joined with other Particles, each retains proper force, as, 1.ἀλλ' ἄρα, used by Hom. in transitions, Il.6.418, 12.320, etc.; later, to introduce an objection, Pl.Ap.25a; in questions,ἀλλ' ἆρα ..; Id.R.381b. 2.ἀλλ' οὖν, concessive,
, with γε following, Hdt.3.140, S.Ant.84, E.Cyc.652, Isoc.3.18, etc.; ἀλλ' οὖν γε in apodosi, v. supr. 1.2. 3.ἀλλὰ γάρ, freq. with words between,
but really, certainly
, as ἀλλὰ γὰρ Κρέοντα λεύσσω .., παύσω γόουσ, but this is irreg. for ἀλλά, Κρέοντα γὰρ λεύσσω, παύσω γόουσ, E.Ph.1308, cf. S.Ant.148; for the reg. order cf. S.Ph.81, E.Heracl.480, Med.1067; freq. elliptical, the Verb being understood, Hdt.8.8, A.Pr.941, S.Ant.155: in Hom. only with negs., ἀλλ' οὐ γάρIl.7.242, Od.14.355, al., cf. S.OT1409; ἀ. γὰρ δή, ἀ. γάρ τοι, S.Aj.167, Ph.81. 4.ἀ. εἰ ..
quid si ..?
Il.16.559. 5.ἀ. ἦ in questions, chiefly of surprise or remonstrance, A.Ch.220, S.El.879, Ar.Ach.1111; ἀλλ' ἦ, τὸ λεγόμενον, κατόπιν ἑορτῆς ἥκομεν; Pl.Grg.447a, cf. Prt.309c. 6.ἀ. followed by strengthening Particle, ἀλλ' ἤτοι μὲν ταῦτα θεῶν ἐν γούνασι κεῖταιIl. 17.514; esp. c. imper., 1.211, al.; ἀλλά τοιOd. 15.518, A.Pers.795, etc.; ἀ. μέντοι, with or without γε, Pl.Smp.214e, Hp.Ma.287d, al.; ἀ. μήν, v. μήν; ἀ. δή, mostly with words between, S.Aj.1271, OC586, Isoc.4.109, etc.; without intervening words, Pl.Ap.37c, al.; ἀ. δῆταId.Hp.Ma.285c; ἀ. μὲν δὴ καὶ αὐτόσId.Tht.143b, cf. S.El.103. IV. =