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It is an idiomatic way to say not that... or it’s not as if....
In this sentence, Όχι πως introduces a clarification or a correction of what someone might assume. A fuller, more explicit version could be Δεν είναι πως... or Δεν είναι ότι....
So this pattern is less about a simple no and more about setting up the idea: Not that X is the case...
No, not in the English-style sense of two negatives canceling each other out.
Here is how it works:
- Όχι πως = not that...
- δεν αποστηθίζει = doesn’t memorize / doesn’t learn by heart
So Όχι πως ο συμπρωταγωνιστής δεν αποστηθίζει... means something like:
It’s not that the co-star doesn’t memorize...
The Όχι belongs to the whole πως-clause, while δεν belongs to the verb inside that clause. They are doing different jobs.