ὁ·πηνίκα [ῐ] adv. relat. :
      1 quand, lorsque, SOPH. Ph. 464, etc. ; XÉN. An. 3, 5, 18, etc. ; dans l’interrog. indir. THC. 4, 125, etc. ;
      2 puisque, DÉM. 527, 23.

➳ Dor. ὁπανίκα [πᾱ] THCR. Idyl. 23, 33.

Étym. corrélat. de πηνίκα.

Dor. ὁπανίκα, Adv., relat. and indirect interrog., at what point of time, at what hour, on what day, more precise than ὁπότε, S. OC 434, Th. 4.125, Theoc. 23.33 ; though sts. it cannot be distd. from ὁπότε, Pl. Alc. 1.105d, Jul. Or. 7.204a, al. ; ὁπότε καὶ ὁ. Pl. Lg. 772d ; ὁ. ἄν at whatever hour or time, S. Ph. 464 ; whenever, PGiss. 53.3 (iv AD); simply, when, LXX 4 Ma. 2.16. in indirect questions, in answer to a direct question, πηνίκ’ ἐστὶν ἄρα τῆς ἡμέρας ; — ὁπηνίκα ; what time of day is it ? — what time, do you say ? Ar. Av. 1499. c. gen., οὐδεὶς οἶδ’ ὁ. ἐστὶ τοὐνιαυτοῦ what time of year, Id. Fr. 569.7. with conditional or causal force, ὁ. ἐφαίνετο ταῦτα πεποιηκώς when once it was seen that…, D. 18.14, cf. 21.42.

korrelat. zu πηνίκα, dann wann, zu welcher Zeit, relat. u. indirekt fragend ; Soph. O.C. 435 ; ὡς ὁπηνίκ' ἂν θεὸς πλοῦν ἧμιν εἴκῃ, τηνικαῦθ' ὁρμώμεθα, Phil. 462 ; ὁπηνίκα ; Ar. Av. 1499 ; ἐθύσαντο ὅπως, ὁπηνίκα καὶ δοκοίη τῆς ὥρας, τὴν πορείαν ποιοῖντο, Xen. An. 3.5.18, zu welcher Stunde sie auch wollten ; Plat. Legg. VI.772d ; Dem. 21.42.

1. at what point of time, at what hour, on what day , (Sophocles Tragicus), etc.; ὁπ. ἄν at whatever hour or time , (Sophocles Tragicus)
2. in indirect questions, ἢν ὥραν προσήκει ἰέναι, καὶ ὁπ. ἀπιέναι (Aeschines Orator); in answer to a direct question, πηνίκ᾽ ἐστιν τῆς ἡμέρα;—; ὁπηνίκ; what time of day is it? —; what time , do you ask? (Aristophanes Comicus): with genitive, ὁπ. τῆς ὥρας (Xenophon Historicus)
3. in a causal sense, supposing that , ὁπ. ἐφαίνετο ταῦτα πεποιηκώς (Demosthenes Orator) (ML)