ωσθ᾽
Lemma: ὠθέω
Definition
To push, thrust, or drive (someone or something) forward; also to impel or force onward. In the middle, often “to press forward” or “to thrust oneself on.”
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Grammatical Analysis
"ωσθ᾽"
Verb type: not a verb (N/A)
Exact form: ωσθ᾽
Analysis: crasis + elision
Components: [{'form': 'ὡς', 'part_of_speech': 'subordinating conjunction / adverbial particle', 'function': "introduces an adverbial (often comparative/temporal/causal) subordinate clause or modifies a verb with the sense 'as/when/since/how'"}, {'form': 'τε', 'part_of_speech': 'enclitic coordinating particle', 'function': "copulative/continuative 'and'; often pairs with καί/δέ or links closely associated words/clauses"}]
Elision note: The apostrophe indicates elision of the vowel of τε before a following word beginning with a vowel (τε → τ᾽).
Overall function: ὡς τε → ὡσθ᾽ (before a vowel with aspiration), meaning roughly 'as (and) ...' / 'as when ...', linking or introducing a clause with the additional connective nuance of τε.
Related Forms of ὠθέω
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