οὐ, οὐχί, οὐκί (q. v.),
before vowels οὐκ, or, if aspirated,
οὐχ: not, no, the adv.
of objective negation, see μή. οὐ may be
used w. the inf. in indirect discourse, Il.
17.174; in a condition, when the neg. applies to a single
word or phrase and not to the whole clause,
εἰ δέ τοι οὐ δώσει, ‘shall
fail to grant,’ Il. 24.296
. οὐ (like nonne) is found in questions
that expect an affirmative answer. οὔτι,
‘not a whit,’ ‘not at all,’
‘by no means,’ so οὐ πάμπαν,
οὐ πάγχυ, etc. οὐ may be
doubled for emphasis, Od. 3.27
f.
Georg Autenrieth. A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges. New York. Harper and Brothers. 1891.
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