ἆρα — Cambridge Greek Lexicon

dial.ἦραinterrog. and connective pclἦ1ἄρα The pcl. is either sections 1–4 interrog. and usu. 1st wd. in its cl., or section 5 is an alternative metri grat. to ἄρα as a connective pcl. and usu. 2nd or 3rd wd. in its cl.introducing a dir.q.is it the case that ... ?Lyr. Trag. Th. Ar. Att.orats.followed by οὖνPl. D.followed by γεE. Ar. Att.orats.preceded by τίςS. E. Ar.2nd wd. or later in its cl.A. E. Ar. Pl. followed by μήcan it be that ... ?Α. S. Pl.followed by οὐ, expecting a positive answersurely ... ?S. Ar. Att.orats. occas., introducing an indir.q.whetherPl. Arist.metri grat. for ἄραmarking a transition or inferencein that case, so, thenArchil. Pi. S. E. Ar.in a dir.q.Archil. A.ἢν ἆρα μή ... unless, perhaps ... Ε.

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ἆρα

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ἆρα

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αρα

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ἆρα

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630

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urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:cambridge-greek-lexicon-631

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