αὖθις

See also: αύθις

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• αὖτις (aûtis) — Epic, Ionic

Etymology

Lengthened form of αὖ (aû); i.e. extension of Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewti. Compare αὖτε (aûte).

Adverb

αὖθις • (aûthis)

1. (of place) back, back again
   • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 1.540:

     αὖτις ἰών

     aûtis iṓn

     going back

2. (of time) again, afresh, anew, in turn
   • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 1.540:

     βοᾶν αὖθις

     boân aûthis

     cry encore!

3. (of sequence) moreover, in turn, on the other hand
   • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 1.540:

     τοῦτο μέν . . τοῦτ’ αὖθις

     toûto mén . . toût’ aûthis

     on the one hand.. on the other hand

Descendants

• Greek: αύθις (áfthis)

See also

• πάλιν (pálin)

References

• “αὖθις”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press