ὁπότερ-οσ, α, ον, Ep. ὁππότεροσ, as always in Hom.; Ion. ὁκότεροσHdt.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 δ' ὁπποτέρῳ θάνατος ..τέτυκται, τεθναίηIl.3.101: with ἄν, Ep. κε,
Hdt.8.79; ὥστε μὴ γνῶναι ὁπότερος ..Lys.Fr.78.3, cf. Antipho 3.2.6; ἀσαφῶς ὁποτέρων ἀρξάντων, for ἀσαφὲς ὂν ὁπότεροι ἦρξαν,Th.4.20: rarely in direct questions, for πότερος, prob. f.l. in Pl.Euthd.271a and Ly.212c. 3. as indef.,
either of two,
ἐὰν ..ὁπότερος αὐτοῖν ..πράξῃId.Lg.868a, cf. R. 509a, X.Cyr.3.2.22, And.3.26, D.16.27; so ὁποτεροσοῦνPl.Men.98d, Phlb.14c, al.; ἐξεῖναι δ' ὁποτεροισοῦνTh.5.41, cf. Arist.Pol.1319b9, al.: with οὐδέ, οὐδ' ὁπότεροσ (or οὐδοπ-)
neither,
HeroDioptr.37. II.Adv.ὁποτέρωσ,
in which of two ways,
as Relat. and indirect interrog., ὁ. ἔσται, ἐν ἀδήλῳ κινδυνεύεταιTh.1.78, cf. Lys.26.5, Isoc.12.76, Pl.R.348b, etc.; so ὁποτερωσοῦνArist.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 πρήξουσιHdt.5.119; by one ἤ,Ar.Nu.157: folld. by πότερον ..ἤ ..,Pl.Erx.405c, etc.; also ὁπότερον εἴτε .., εἴτε ..Isoc.12.76, cf. X.HG3.5.19.