ὅστισ, ἥτις, ὅ τι (sts. written ὅ, τι to dist. it from ὅτι,
that
): Hom. has also the masc. collat. form ὅτισOd.1.47, al. (also in Critias 2.9 and Ion. and Arc. Prose, Jahresh.12.136 (Erythrae), IG12(5).22 (Ios), 5(2).343.34 (Orchom. Arc.)) and the neut. ὅττιOd.9.402, al., cf. ὄττιAlc.45.— In some forms only the second part is inflected, viz. gen. ὅτουTh.1.23, al., Ep. ὅττεοOd.1.124, later Ion. ὅτεοJahresh.l.c., contr. ὅττευOd.17.121, ὅτευ ib.421, Hdt.1.7; Lesb. ὄττωSapph.Supp.5.3; dat. ὅτῳTh.1.36, al.; perh. also in Ion., Emp. 2.5, Democr.99, Hp.VC14; Ep. ὅτεῳOd.2.114, and as disyll., Il.12.428, 15.664; so Hdt.1.86, al., Democr.100, Heraclit.15, SIG194.21 (Amphipolis, iv B. C.); Arc.ὀςέοιIG5(2).262.14 (Mantinea, v B. C.); Ep. acc. ὅτιναOd.8.204, 15.395; Delph. gen. ὅτινοσIG22.1126.37(iv B. C.), also Berl.Sitzb.1927.167 (Cyrene); Delph. dat. ὅτινιIG 22.1126.25; Cret. dat. sg. ὄτιμιLeg.Gort.7.51, 8.7, al.: pl., nom. masc. Arg. ὄττινεσMnemos.44.65(iii B. C.); neut. ὅτιναIl.22.450; gen. ὅτεωνOd.10.39, Hdt.8.65, Att. ὅτωνS.OT414, X.An.7.6.24 (cj.), Oec.3.2 (cj.) (also in Hes.Fr.238, Anaxag.12, Hp.
Aër.
21); dat. ὁτέοισι(ν) Il.15.491, Hdt.2.82, Att. ὅτοισιS.Ant.1335, Ar.Eq.758, ὅτοισS.Tr.1119; acc. ὅτινασIl.15.492, Aeol. ὄττινασSapph.12: in a few forms only the first part is inflected, Cret. gen. sg. ὦτι prob. in Leg.Gort.1.5, 2.50, 11.50, al., GDI4993 ii 10: neut. pl. ἄτιLeg.Gort.2.47, al.: of the forms with double inflexion Hom. has only ὅν τιναIl.2.188, al., ἥν τινα 3.286, al., οἵ τινεσOd.4.94, al., οὕς τινασIl.4.240, al., ἅς τινασOd.8.573; ᾧτινι first in Hes.Op.31, ἧστινοσA.Ag.1358, ᾗ τινι δήTh.8.87, οἷστισιAr.Pax 1279: Att. Inscrr. have ἧστινος ᾗτινι along with masc. and neut. ὅτου ὅτῳ, and this rule holds with few exceptions in Trag. and Att. Prose before iv B. C.; ᾡτινιοῦν occurs in Lys.1.37, etc.: ὅτῳ rarely as fem., E.IT1071.— For the Ion. and Ep. form ἅσσα, Att. ἅττα, v. ἅσσα.— On the concord and construction cf. ὅσB. 1.1,3, 11.3, 111.2a,b:— Radic. sense,
any one who, anything which, whosoever, whichsoever
; ὣς ἀπόλοιτο καὶ ἄλλος, ὅτις τοιαῦτά γε ῥέζοιOd.1.47; ἀθανάτων ὅς τίς σε φυλάσσει 15.35, etc.: freq. without express antec., χαίρει δέ μιν ὅς τις ἐθείρῃIl.21.347; ἆσσον ἴτω ὅς τις δέπας οἴσεται 23.667: hence freq. in maxims or sentiments, οὐκ ἔστιν ὅ. πάντ' ἀνὴρ εὐδαιμονεῖAr.Ra.1217; μακάριος ὅ. οὐσίαν καὶ νοῦν ἔχειMen.114; οὗτος βέλτιστος ἂν εἴη, ὅ. ..Lys.3.4, etc.: freq. in such phrases as ὅστις εἶ, ὅστις ἐστί, v. ὅσB. 111.2; ἔστιν ὅ., freq. with a neg., οὐ γὰρ ἔην ὅς τίς σφιν ..ἡγήσαιτοIl.2.687; οὐκ ἔστιν ὅτῳ μείζονα μοῖραν νείμαιμ' ἢ σοίA.Pr.293 (anap.), cf. 989, 1070 (anap.), etc.; εἰσὶν οἵτινεσS.Fr.354.5; οὐδὲν ὅ τι οὐ ..
everything
, Hdt. 5.97, Th.7.87:— in these phrases the case of ὅστισ commonly depends on that of οὐδείσ; but sts. the reverse, v. οὐδείσ 1.2: also joined with Sup., τρόπῳ ὅτῳ ἂν δύνωνται ἰσχυροτάτῳ Foed. ap. Th.5.23; ὅντινα ἀφανέστατον δύναιντο τρόπονPaus.10.1.5: in Trag. and Att. sts. strengthd. by an antec. πᾶσ, but only in sg., ἅπας δὲ τραχὺς ὅ. ἂν νέον κρατῇA.Pr.35, cf. Th.8.90 (πάντες ὅσοι being commonly used in pl., not πάντες οἵτινεσ; but πᾶσιν ..ὅστις ἐρωτᾷIG12.410). II. referring to a definite object, prop. only when a general notion is implied, Πολυκράτεα .., δι' ὅντινα κακῶς ἤκουσε, not
the man through whom
, but
one through whom
.., Hdt.3.120; τελευταῖόν σε προσβλέψαιμι νῦν, ὅστις πέφασμαι φύς τ' ἀφ' ὧν οὐ χρῆν may I see thee now for the last time, I
who am one
born from sinful parentage, S.OT1184, cf. A.Pr. 38, Ag.1065; but in quite definite sense, βωμόν, ὅστις νῦν ἔξω τῆς πόλεώς ἐστιTh.6.3: sts. even with οὗτοσ or ὅδε as antec., Hdt.1.167, 2.99, 6.47, E.Hipp.943, Theoc.8.87. 2.ἐφ' ὅτῳ, = ἐφ' ᾧτε, D.S.16.4; so ἐφ' ὅτῳ τεDelph.3(2).236(ii B. C.). III. in indirect questions, Hom., etc., εἴπ' ἄγε μοι καὶ τόνδε .., ὅς τις ὅδ' ἐστίIl.3.192, cf. 167, etc.; ἔσπετε νῦν μοι, Μοῦσαι, ὅς τις δὴ κτλ.
who it was that
.., 14.509; ξεῖνος ὅδ', οὐκ οἶδ' ὅς τισOd.8.28: in dialogue, when the person questioned repeats the question asked by τίσ, as οὗτος τί ποιεῖς;— ὅ τι ποιῶ
;
Ar.Ra.198; ἀλλὰ τίς γὰρ εἶ;— ὅστισ
;
πολίτης χρηστόσId.Ach.595, cf. Pl.462, Pl.Euthphr.2c, etc. 2. rare and late in direct questions, ὅ τι ἐστὶ τὸ ἐμποδίζον
;
A.D.Adv.140.12; ἀνθ' ὅτου ..
;
=
why?
Jul.Ep.82p.109B.-C.; cf. ὅπωσ. IV. limited or made more indefinite by the addition of Particles: 1.ὅστις γε
being one who
(cf. ὅσγε), S.OT1335, OC810, Ar.Ra.1184. 2.ὅστις δή (v. δή IV. 1), freq. used without any distinct relative force, θεῶν ὅτεῳ δή
to some one or other
of the gods, Hdt.1.86; ὅτευ δὴ χρήματος δεησόμενονId.3.121; ᾗ τινι δὴ γνώμῃTh.8.87, etc.; also ὅ τι δήκοτε πρήξονταHdt.6.134; ὅστις δήποτ' ὤνPl.Phdr.273c; ὡς ἀπετύγχαν' ὁτουδήποτεD.19.167; ὁτῳδήτινι τρόπῳPFay.21.11(ii A. D.); so b.ὁστισοῦν, ὁτιοῦν
, Arist.Pol.1286a31: freq. with neg., μηδ' ἂν ὁστισοῦν τυγχάνῃ ὤνPl.Euthphr.5e, cf. Phd.78d, etc.; οὐδ' ὁτιοῦν not
the least mite
, nothing
whatsoever
, Ar.Nu.344, Pl.385; μηδοτιοῦνThgn.64: rarely, =
whoever (whatever
), as subject of a verb, ὁτιοῦν ἔτυχε τῶν ἐπὶ μέρουσ (v.l. ὅτι ἄν) Arist.Mu.391a22. c.ὁστισδηποτοῦνD.40.8, Aeschin.1.164. d. so also ὅστισ alone, Pl.Hp.Ma. 282d, etc.: with neg., μηδὲ οἵτινεσ none
, A.Ag.160(lyr.), cf. Hdt.8.65. 4.ὅστις περ (cf. ὅσπερ), mostly in neut., ὅ τι πέρ ἐστ' ὄφελοσAr.Ec.53, cf. Pl.R.492e: in masc., D.21.225. 5.ὅστις τε, where τε is otiose as in ὅστε, Il.23.43, al. V. neut. ὅ τι used abs. as a Conj., v. ὅ τι. VI.ἐξ ὅτου