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κἄν
κἄν (not κᾄν), by crasis,

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and if, even if, although

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κἄν
Headword (normalized):
κἄν
Headword (normalized/stripped):
καν
Intro Text:
κἄν (not κᾄν), by crasis,
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53213
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionaries.v1:lsj-n53041
Key:
ka)/n

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I
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καὶ ἄν . . , v.l. in Hes. Op. 357, freq. in Att.: not often when καί is simply copul., Pl. Phd. 79a, Grg. 514d; but freq. when καί is intens., ὅ γε κ. μέγα δοίη even a great thing, Hes. l.c.; κακὸν δὲ κ. ἐν ἡμέρᾳ γνοίης μιᾷ S. OT 615, cf. 591, Aj. 45, Ar. Nu. 1130, Th. 7.61, etc.; sts. repeated after or before a Verb with ἄν, ἐπεὶ κ. σὺ . . , εἴ τίς σε διδάξειεν . . , βελτίων ἂν γένοιο Pl. Prt. 318b, cf. R. 515e; freq. in the phrase κ. εἰ, where καί properly belongs to εἰ, even if, and ἄν to the Verb that follows in apodosi, νῦν δέ μοι δοκεῖ, κ. ἀσέβειαν εἰ καταγιγνώσκοι, τὰ προσήκοντα ποιεῖν (for καὶ εἰ καταγιγνώσκοι, ποιεῖν ἄν) D. 21.51: hence,
Citations (2)
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S. OT 615
κακὸν δὲ κ. ἐν ἡμέρᾳ γνοίης μιᾷ
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Pl. Prt. 318b
ἄν, ἐπεὶ κ. σὺ . . , εἴ τίς σε διδάξειεν . . , βελτίων ἂν γένοιο
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Children (2)
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ἄν, κ. εἰ πολλαὶ [ αἱ ἀρεταί] . . εἰσιν, ἕν γέ τι εἶδος ταὐτὸν ἅπασαι ἔχουσι Pl. Men. 72c; κ. εἰ μή τῳ δοκεῖ Id. R. 473a, 579d, cf. 408b, Phd. 71b, Sph. 247e, Arist. Top. 136a31, al.
Citations (2)
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Pl. Men. 72c
εἰσιν, ἕν γέ τι εἶδος ταὐτὸν ἅπασαι ἔχουσι
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Id. R. 473a
κ. εἰ μή τῳ δοκεῖ
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3
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εἰ, simply as a stronger form of καί, even, εἴσελθε κ. νῦν Men. 342; κ. νεκρῷ χάρισαι τὰ σὰ χείλεα Theoc. 23.41, cf. 35 (v.l.) (and so with εἷς, μία, ἕν, κ. μίαν ἡμέραν δόντες αὐτοῖς v.l. in X. HG 1.7.19; εἰ κ. ἕν τι φαίνοιτο S.E. P. 2.195, cf. Ph. 2.29); ἐὰν ἅψωμαι κ. τῶν ἱματίων Ev.Marc. 5.28; κ. νῦν now at any rate, POxy. 2151.7 (iii A.D.); κἂν ὧς even so, nevertheless, ib. 123.7 (iii/iv A.D.); οἷς οὐδὲ κ. ὄνος ὑπῆρξε πώποτε Luc. Tim. 20 codd., cf. DDeor. 8[5].2, etc.
Citations (5)
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Men. 342
εἴσελθε κ. νῦν
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Theoc. 23.41
κ. νεκρῷ χάρισαι τὰ σὰ χείλεα
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S.E. P. 2.195
εἰ κ. ἕν τι φαίνοιτο
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Ev.Marc. 5.28
ἐὰν ἅψωμαι κ. τῶν ἱματίων
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Luc. Tim. 20
οἷς οὐδὲ κ. ὄνος ὑπῆρξε πώποτε
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II
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καὶ ἄν ( ἐάν), even if, with the same moods as ἐάν, S. Aj. 15, Pl. Prt. 319c, etc.: freq. used ellipt., ἄνδρα χρὴ δοκεῖν πεσεῖν ἂν κ. (sc. πέσῃ) ἀπὸ σμικροῦ κακοῦ S. Aj. 1078, cf. Ar. V. 92, Ach. 1021, and so prob. in S. El. 1483: later folld. by ind., κἂν γὰρ οὕτω φαμέν A.D. Synt. 70.22.
Citations (2)
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S. Aj. 1078
ἀπὸ σμικροῦ κακοῦ
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A.D. Synt. 70.22
κἂν γὰρ οὕτω φαμέν
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κἄν . . , κἄν . . , whether . . , or . . , κἂν μεγάλην πόλιν οἰκῶσι κἂν μικράν D. 25.15.
Citations (1)
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D. 25.15
κἂν μεγάλην πόλιν οἰκῶσι κἂν μικράν
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Citations (From Models)

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