"ἄρα" meaning in Ancient Greek

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Conjunction

IPA: /á.ra/, /ˈa.ra/, /ˈa.ra/, /á.ra/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈa.ra/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈa.ra/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈa.ra/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈa.ra/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan) Forms: ᾰ̓́ρᾰ [canonical], ára [romanization]
Etymology: From Proto-Indo-European *h₂er-. Cognates include Lithuanian ir̃. Etymology templates: {{root|grc|ine-pro|*h₂er-}}, {{der|grc|ine-pro|*h₂er-}} Proto-Indo-European *h₂er-, {{cog|lt|ir̃}} Lithuanian ir̃ Head templates: {{head|grc|conjunction|cat2=|head=ᾰ̓́ρᾰ|head2=}} ᾰ̓́ρᾰ • (ára), {{grc-conjunction|ᾰ̓́ρᾰ}} ᾰ̓́ρᾰ • (ára)
  1. so, then, therefore, consequently Synonyms: ᾰ̓́ρ (ár) (english: before a consonant), ᾰ̓́ρ’ (ár’) [apocopic], ῥᾰ (rha) (english: after a monosyllabic word), a word ending in a vowel
    Sense id: en-ἄρα-grc-conj-u3R0MSP8 Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for ἄρα meaning in Ancient Greek (1.8kB)

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