ἄρα — Cambridge Greek Lexicon

ep. ἄρbefore a consonantῥαenclit.emph. and connective pcl When emphatic sections 1–7, the pcl. is usu. 2nd wd. or occas. later in its cl. When connective section 8, it is usu. 2nd wd. in its cl., but is sts. 1st in NT. The pcl. is oft. preceded or followed by another pcl.conveying a feeling of interest, urgency or excitementat onceHom.in narrative and enumerationthen, nextHom.for emphasis or to draw attentiontake note!Hom.introducing an explanationnow, namelyHdt. Antipho X. conveying surprise, incredulity, scepticism or uncertainty about a statementthen, it seems, it is claimed Hdt. Trag. Th. Ar. Att.orats.upon a discovery, revelation or confirmationafter all, truth be told, in factHom.ταῦτ᾿ ἄρα ...so, that's why ...Hdt. Ar.in a conditional protasisperhaps, as it may be, after allHdt. Th. Ar. Att.orats. in dir.q. or sim., sts. followed by ποτέthen, actually, in fact, reallyIl. Pi. Trag. Ar. Pl.see alsoταρ introducing an inference or asking an inferential q.in that case, so, then, thereforeS. E. Th. Pl.in a conditional apodosisHdt. NT.

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particle: 'so'

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ἄρα

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