1.again, with “δέ”; emphasizing a distinction as regards what precedes.
a. “μέν” precedes. “τόκα μὲν —, εὖτ᾽ ἂν δὲ —, τότ̓ αὖ” O. 6.70 “ἀλλὰ βροτῶν τὸν μὲν κενεόφρονες αὖχαι ἐξ ἀγαθῶν ἔβαλον: τὸν δ᾽ αὖ” N. 11.30 “ὃς μὲν ἀχρήμων, ἀφνεὸς τότε, τοὶ δ᾽ αὖ πλουτέοντες” fr. 124. 8.