ἆ , exclamation expressing pity, envy, contempt, etc., in Hom. always ἆ δειλέ, ἆ δειλώ, ἆ δειλοί, Il.11.441, 17.443, Od.20.351, cf. Thgn.351, Theoc.Ep.6; also in Lyr., Archil.135, and Trag., A.Ag. 1087, etc.; in reproofs or warnings, ἆ, μηδαμῶς . . S.Ph.1300, cf. OT1147, E.Hel.445, etc.:—freq. with adj.,