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ἆρα
ἆρα, interrog. Particle, implying

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particle introducing a question

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ἆρα
Headword (normalized):
ἆρα
Headword (normalized/stripped):
αρα
Intro Text:
ἆρα, interrog. Particle, implying
IDX:
14752
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionaries.v1:lsj-n14640
Key:
a)=ra^

Senses and Citations (From Data)

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Children (2)
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anxiety or impatience, = Ep. and Lyr. ἦ ῥα:
Children (2)
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Children (5)
1
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D. 35.44 a negative answer is implied in the question ἆρʼ ἂν οἴεσθε . . ; but an affirmative in X. Cyr. 4.6.4 ἆ. βέβληκα δὶς ἐφεξῆς; cf. ἆρʼ εὐτυχεῖς . . ἢ δυστυχεῖς; E. Ph. 424.—To make it plainly neg., we have ἆ. μή . . ; A. Th. 208, Pl. Phd. 64c; and to make it plainly affirmative, ἆρʼ οὐ; ἆρʼ οὐχί; S. OC 791, OT 540; ἆρʼ οὐχ οὕτως; Pl. Phlb. 11d.
2
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ἆ. οὖν; is used to draw an affirmative inference, Id. Grg. 477a, La. 190b; also when a neg. answer is expected, Id. Chrm. 159b; with a neg., ἆρʼ οὖν οὐ . . ; Id. Phdr. 263a, etc.
3
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ἆρά γε, each Particle retains its force, γε serving to make the question more definite, Ar. Pl. 546, X. Mem. 1.5.4, etc.
4
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τίς interrog., τίνος ποτʼ ἆρʼ ἔπραξε χειρί S. Aj. 905; τίδʼ ἆρʼ ἐγὼ σέ; E. IA 1228; τίς ἆρʼ ὁ φεύγων; Ar. V. 893; with ἤν, E. Rh. 118.
Citations (2)
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S. Aj. 905
τίνος ποτʼ ἆρʼ ἔπραξε χειρί
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Ar. V. 893
τίς ἆρʼ ὁ φεύγων;
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5
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σκεψώμεθα τοῦτο ἆ . . . Pl. Phd. 70e, cf. R. 526c, al., Arist. Ph. 204b3, etc.
II
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Archil. 86, 89, Pi. P. 4.78, Ar. V. 3; τοιοῖσδε χρησμοῖς ἆ. χρὴ πεποιθέναι; A. Ch. 297, cf. 435; τῷ δὲ ξιφήρης ἆρʼ ὑφειστήκει λόχος E. Andr. 1114: in exclamations, βραδεῖαν ἡμᾶς ἆρʼ ὁ τήνδε τὴν ὁδὸν πέμπων ἔπεμψεν S. Aj. 738; ὀδυνηρὸς ἆρʼ ὁ πλοῦτος E. Ph. 566, cf. El. 1229, Hipp. 1086; ἦ δεινὸν ἆρʼ ἦν Id. Fr. 931; ἔμελλόν σʼ ἆ. κινήσειν Ar. Nu. 1301, cf. Ach. 347.
Citations (6)
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A. Ch. 297
τοιοῖσδε χρησμοῖς ἆ. χρὴ πεποιθέναι;
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E. Andr. 1114
τῷ δὲ ξιφήρης ἆρʼ ὑφειστήκει λόχος
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S. Aj. 738
βραδεῖαν ἡμᾶς ἆρʼ ὁ τήνδε τὴν ὁδὸν πέμπων ἔπεμψεν
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E. Ph. 566
ὀδυνηρὸς ἆρʼ ὁ πλοῦτος
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Id. Fr. 931
ἦ δεινὸν ἆρʼ ἦν
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Ar. Nu. 1301
ἔμελλόν σʼ ἆ. κινήσειν
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B
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ἆ. almost always stands first in the sentence, but cf. Pl. Grg. 467e; καὶ ὑπὲρ τούτων ἆ. . . Jul. Or. 2.61c: in Poetry greater licence is taken, v. supr. I.4, II.

Citations (From Models)

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{'quote': 'τίς ἆρʼ ὁ φεύγων;', 'ref': 'Ar. V. 893', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg004.perseus-grc2:893'}
{'quote': 'τοιοῖσδε χρησμοῖς ἆ. χρὴ πεποιθέναι;', 'ref': 'A. Ch. 297', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg006.perseus-grc2:297'}
{'quote': 'τῷ δὲ ξιφήρης ἆρʼ ὑφειστήκει λόχος', 'ref': 'E. Andr. 1114', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg006.perseus-grc2:1114'}
{'quote': 'βραδεῖαν ἡμᾶς ἆρʼ ὁ τήνδε τὴν ὁδὸν πέμπων ἔπεμψεν', 'ref': 'S. Aj. 738', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg003.perseus-grc2:738'}
{'quote': 'ὀδυνηρὸς ἆρʼ ὁ πλοῦτος', 'ref': 'E. Ph. 566', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg015.perseus-grc2:566'}
{'quote': 'ἦ δεινὸν ἆρʼ ἦν', 'ref': 'Id. Fr. 931', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg020.perseus-grc2:931'}
{'quote': 'ἔμελλόν σʼ ἆ. κινήσειν', 'ref': 'Ar. Nu. 1301', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg003.perseus-grc2:1301'}

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