ἀρχήν, adv., ‘to begin with,’ ‘at all,’—in negative sentences; often placed, as here, before the negative word; El. 439 “ἀρχὴν δ᾽ ἂν...οὐκ ἂν...ἐπέστεφε”: Ph. 1239“ἀρχὴν κλύειν ἂν οὐδ᾽ ἅπαξ ἐβουλόμην”: Her. 3.39 “ἔφη χαριεῖσθαι μᾶλλον ἀποδιδοὺς τὰ ἔλαβε ἢ ἀρχὴν μηδὲ λαβών”. In affirmative sentences the art. is usually added: Andoc. or. 3 § 20 “ἐξῆν γὰρ αὐτοῖς καὶ τὴν ἀρχὴν ἐῶσιν Ὀρχομενίους αὐτονόμους εἰρήνην ἄγειν”: so Isocr. or. 15 § 272.
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