αὖ

Ancient Greek

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew (“again”). Cognate to Albanian a (“or”).

αὖ • (aû)

Again, anew, afresh, in turn; often after ordinal numerals; in a question, expressing impatience
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 1.540:
  Τίς δ’ αὖ τοι δολομῆτα θεῶν συμφράσσατο βουλάς;
  Tís d’ aû toi dolomêta theôn sumphrássato boulás?
  Again, what god, treacherous one, has been plotting plans with you?
- 467 BCE, Aeschylus, Seven Against Thebes 526:
  τὸν δὲ πέμπτον αὖ λέγω
  tòn dè pémpton aû légō
  Again I tell [you] the fifth thing
Further, moreover
- 366 BCE – 348 BCE, Plato, Theaetetus 192b:
  καὶ ἔτι γε αὖ
  kaì éti ge aû
  and yet further
On the other hand after δέ (dé) in μέν ... δέ ... (mén ... dé ...)
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 4.417