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κἄν crasis for καὶ ἄν or καὶ ἐάν for καὶ ἄν, Hes., Attic; κακὸν δὲ κἂν ἐν ἡμέρᾳ γνοίης μιᾷ Soph.:—later, κἄν came to be used, even when the Verb in apodosi was of a tense that could not be joined with ἄν, as, κἂν εἰ πολλαὶ αἱ ἀρεταί εἰσιν, for ὦσι, Plat. for καὶ ἄν or καὶ ἐάν, and if, even if, although, Soph., Ar., etc.

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and if, even if, although

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Headword:

κἄν

Headword (normalized):

κἄν

Headword (normalized/stripped):

καν

IDX:

16637

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n16653

Key:

ka)n

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