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πηνίκα

πηνίκα, at what point of time? at what hour?

πηνίκα, interrog. Adv. correl. to τηνίκα and ἡνίκα,
  • at what precise point of time? at what hour? Luc. Sol. 5; π. μάλιστα; about what oʼclock is it? Pl. Cri. 43a, cf. Aeschin. 1.9, Plu. Cat.Mi. 13; πηνίκʼ ἄττα; at about what hour? Ar. Av. 1514; in full, πηνίκʼ ἐστὶν ἄρα τῆς ἡμέρας; ib. 1498; π. τῆς νυκτός; Anon. ap. Suid.
      • 2 in indirect questions, ἐρωτᾷ π. δεῖπνόν ἐστι Men. 367.
    • II generally, for πότε; when? D. 18.313, Philostr. VA 4.25, Luc. Tim. 4, etc.
      • 2 in an indirect question, φυλάττει πηνίκʼ ἔσεσθε μεστοί D. 18.308.

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