δητ’
Lemma: δή
particle
particle
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Definition
An enclitic particle used to mark something as evident or assured, often translatable as “indeed,” “surely,” or “in fact.” It can also serve as an emphatic or inferential marker in discourse, reinforcing a statement or drawing a conclusion (“then,” “so”).
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Grammatical Analysis
"δητ’"
Form: δητ’
Normalized form: δήτα
Enclitic or proclitic: neither (accented particle; apostrophe marks elision)
Function: modal/emphatic particle; adds emphasis/urgency/insistence (often ‘then, indeed, really, pray’ depending on context)
Notes: The apostrophe indicates elision of final -α before a following vowel or rough breathing (δήτα → δητ’).
Related Forms of δή
1 form discoveredOther inflected forms of this word that have been analyzed: