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οὐδέ

οὐ δέ, Negat. Particle, related to μηδέ as οὐ to μή:
I.as Conjunct., but not, answering to μέν, ἄλλοις μὲν πᾶσιν ἐήνδανεν, οὐδέ ποθ᾽ Ἥρῃ, οὐδὲ Ποσειδάων᾽, οὐδὲ γλαυκώπιδι κούρῃ Il.:— and not, nor, Lat. neque, nec, τραχὺς μόναρχος οὐδ᾽ ὑπεύθυνος Aesch.; ἄθικτος οὐδ᾽ οἰκητός Soph.
2.with a simple negat. preceding, nor, οὐκέτι σοὶ μένος ἔμπεδον οὐδέ τις ἀλκή Od.
II.when οὐδέ is repeated at the beginning of two following clauses, the first οὐδέ is often adverbial (infr. III), not even . . , nor yet . . , marking a stronger opposition than οὔτε . . , οὔτε, neither . . , nor . . , id=Od., attic
III.as adv. not even, Lat. ne . . quidem, οὐδ᾽ ἠβαιόν not even a little, not at all, οὐδὲ τυτθόν, οὐδὲ μίνυνθα Il., attic:—before ἕν (one) it is not elided, οὐδὲ ἕν Ar.
2.οὐδέ is often repeated with other negatives: ἀλλ᾽ οὐ γὰρ οὐδὲ νουθετεῖν ἔξεστί σε Soph.; so, οὐδὲ γὰρ οὐδέ Il., etc.

Liddell and Scott. An Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1889.

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