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ēheu , interj., an interjection of pain or grief,
I.ah! alas! Plaut. Capt. 1, 2, 49; 5, 3, 18; id. Trin. 2, 4, 102; id. Mil. 4, 8, 32 al.; Ter. Heaut. 1, 1, 31; id. Hec. 1, 1, 17; id. Phorm. 1, 4, 10.—Often followed by quam: “eheu, quam ego nunc totus displiceo mihi,Ter. Heaut. 5, 4, 20; Hor. S. 1, 3, 66. (The epic and lyric poets have everywhere ēheu; and hence many moderns, partly in accordance with better MSS., read everywhere heu heu; cf. “Burmann, Voss, Wagner, and Ribbeck,Verg. E. 2, 58; also Forbig. ad loc.; Hand Turs. 2, 358 sq.; Sillig Cat. p. 283; Huschk. Tib. II. p. 711; “Fea and Keller,Hor. C. 1, 15, 9; but in ib. 1, 35, 33, and 2, 14, 1 al. the best editions have ēheu.)
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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (4):
    • Plautus, Trinummus, 2.4
    • Horace, Satires, 1.3.66
    • Plautus, Captivi, 1.2
    • Plautus, Miles Gloriosus, 4.8
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