ἄρα ἄρ Also in lighter (and enclitic) form ῥα. 1 Expressing consequence or sequence a ἄρα (ἄρ): ἔκλαγξαν δʼ ἄρʼ ὀϊστοί Il. 1.46, διὰ μὲν ἂρ ζωστῆρος ἐλήλατο Il. 4.135. Cf. Il. 1.68, 148, 292, 308, 465, etc.: οἱ δʼ ἄρα πάντες θαύμαζον Od. 1.381. Cf. Od. 1.106, 319, 335, 428, Od. 2.2, etc. b ῥα: καί ῥα καθέζετο Il. 1.360. Cf. Il. 1.569, Il. 2.1, 48, 211, etc.: βῆ ῥʼ ἴμεν Od. 1.441. Cf. Od. 1.127, 333, Od. 2.148, 321, etc. 2 Expressing explanation, indicating a reason or cause (generally ἄρα, but sometimes ῥα): πάντες ἄρʼ οἵ γʼ ἔθελον πολεμίζειν Il. 7.169, νήπιος, οὐδʼ ἄρʼ ἔμελλε . . . Il. 12.113. Cf. Il. 8.163, 558, Il. 10.46, Il. 13.191, Il. 16.203, Il. 23.670, etc.: φῆ ῥʼ ἀέκητι θεῶν φυγέειν Od. 4.504, ὣς ἄρα πυκνοὶ ἔφυν Od. 5.480. Cf. Od. 7.301, Od. 8.58, Od. 15.468, Od. 19.442, etc. So ἐπεὶ ἄρα Il. 5.686, Il. 9.316, etc.: Od. 1.231, Od. 23.258, etc.– ἐπεί ῥα Il. 11.498, Il. 16.206, etc.: Od. 1.263, etc.– οὕνεκʼ ἄρα Il. 7.140, etc.: Od. 8.480, etc.– τοὔνεκʼ ἄρα Il. 1.96: Od. 13.194.– γάρ ῥα Il. 1.113, 236, Il. 11.74, Il. 17.403, etc.: Od. 3.143, Od. 4.366, Od. 5.321, etc. 3 Amplifying, adding a circumstance. a ἄρα: οὐδʼ ἄρʼ ἔμελλε . . . Il. 10.336, ὣς ἄρα . . . Il. 12.135. Cf. Il. 2.482, Il. 6.323, Il. 9.666, Il. 11.65, Il. 14.18, Il. 20.269, etc.: πὰρ δʼ ἄρʼ ἔην καὶ ἀοιδὸς ἀνήρ Od. 3.267. Cf. Od. 10.26, Od. 14.421, Od. 15.374, Od. 18.293, Od. 23.29, etc. b ῥα: τόν ῥʼ ἔβαλεν Il. 4.459, etc.: καί ῥʼ οὐχ ὑλαοντο Od. 16.162, etc. 4 Summing up or resuming. ἄρα: οὗτοι ἄρʼ ἡγεμόνες ἦσαν Il. 2.760, τοὺς ἄρʼ ὅ γʼ ἕλεν Il. 11.304, etc. Sim. in enumerations Il. 2.546, 584, 615, etc. 5 Calling attention to something: ἀλλʼ ἄρα καὶ τὸν ἀπάτησεν Il. 19.96, Ἀχιλεὺς δʼ ἄρʼ ἐπιρρήσσεσκε καὶ οἶος Il. 24.456. 6 In relative sentences, sometimes giving a certain emphasis (mark you! note this ! or the like), sometimes not appreciably affecting the sense. a ἄρα: ἐπεὶ ἄρα . . . Il. 6.426, ἣν ἄρα μοι γέρας ἔξελον Il. 16.56. Cf. Il. 8.177, Il. 12.295, Il. 14.444, Il. 23.125, etc.: οἷσιν ἄρα Ζεὺς . . . Od. 16.422. Cf. Od. 19.55, 62, etc. b ῥα: ἅ ῥʼ οὐ τελέεσθαι ἔμελλον Il. 2.36, ὅτε δή ῥα . . . Il. 16.386. Cf. Il. 1.430, Il. 2.21, Il. 3.61, Il. 5.70, Il. 11.499, etc.: τόν ῥʼ ἔκτανʼ Ὀρέστης Od. 1.30. Cf. Od. 1.126, Od. 2.9, Od. 4.460, Od. 7.71, Od. 16.50, etc. Sim. in a clause introduced by ὅ, ὅ τε, ὅττι, οὕνεκα or ὡς. a ἄρα: ὡς εἴδονθʼ ὅ τʼ ἄρα . . . Il. 8.251: μυθήσομαι ὡς ἄρα . . . Od. 8.498, ἐκφάσθαι οὕνεκʼ ἄρα . . . Od. 13.309. b ῥα: οὐδέ τι ᾔδη ὅττι ῥα . . . Il. 13.675, γνῶ ἔργα θεῶν, ὅ ῥα . . . Il. 16.120, etc.: ὅττι ῥά οἱ τέρας ἧκεν Od. 21.415, γνωτὸν ἦν ὅ ῥα . . . Od. 24.182, etc. 7 In the first of two related clauses. a ἄρα: εἴτʼ ἄρα . . . εἴτε . . . Il. 1.65, οὔτʼ ἄρα . . . οὔτε . . . 93. Cf. Il. 1.115, Il. 5.333, Il. 12.53, Il. 15.72, Il. 21.62, Il. 23.632, etc.: οἱ μὲν ἄρα . . . οἱ δὲ . . . Od. 1.110. Cf. Od. 4.566, Od. 11.535, Od. 13.207, Od. 14.166, Od. 23.174, etc. b ῥα: τοῦ μέν ῥʼ ἀφάμαρτεν, ὁ δέ . . . Il. 8.119, εἰ δή ῥʼ ἐθέλεις . . . ἔστι . . . Il. 14.337. Cf. Il. 4.15, Il. 8.487, Il. 11.442, Il. 15.53, etc.: οἱ μέν ῥʼ εὔχοντο . . . ὁ δὲ . . . Od. 13.185. Cf. Od. 4.632, Od. 6.120, Od. 21.398, etc. In the second. α ἄρα: ὁ μὲν . . . ὁ δʼ ἄρα . . . Il. 2.621, οὐδὲ . . . ἀλλʼ ἄρα . . . Il. 6.418, οὔτε . . . οὔτʼ ἄρα . . . Il. 20.8, etc.: ἄλλοι μὲν . . . τὸν δʼ ἄρα . . . Od. 5.111, οὔ πω . . . ἀλλʼ ἔτʼ ἄρα . . . Od. 22.237, etc. β ῥα Il. 11.419, Il. 18.163: Od. 20.16. In both ἄρα: οὔτʼ ἂρ νῦν . . . οὔτʼ ἄρʼ ὀπίσσω Il. 6.352. Cf. Il. 5.89, Il. 20.205, Il. 24.337. In the second of three Od. 8.168. In the third Od. 11.124. 8 In questions, direct or indirect. a ἄρα: ἦ ἄρα δή τις . . . ; Il. 18.429. Cf. Il. 19.56, etc.: φράσαι ἤ τις ἄρʼ ἐστὶ . . . ἦ . . . Od. 22.158. Cf. Od. 18.357, etc. b ῥα: ἦ ῥά νύ μοί τι πίθοιο; Il. 14.190. Cf. Il. 7.446, etc.: ἦ ῥά κʼ ἅμʼ ἡμῖν ἕποιο; Od. 15.431. Cf. Od. 16.462, etc. So τʼ ἄρα (τε ἄρα) and τʼ ἄρ (τε ἄρ) (written also ταρ (enclitic)) Il. 1.8, Il. 2.761, Il. 3.226, Il. 11.656, Il. 12.409, Il. 13.307, Il. 18.6, 188, etc.: Od. 1.346, Od. 13.417, Od. 23.264, etc.