κάρτα

English (LSJ)

(cf. κράτος), Adv., freq. in Ion. and Trag., rare in Com. and Att. Prose (v. infr.):—with Adjs. and Advbs.,

   A very, extremely; with Verbs, very much; κ. κακῶς ῥιγῶ Hippon.16; ἐσθλοὺς κ. μαχητάς Aristeas Epic.Fr.3; κ. ἀπὸ θερμέων Χωρέων very hot, Hdt.2.27; κ. θεραπεύειν τινά, opp. μετρίως, Id.3.80; κ. δεόμενος Id.8.59; κ. ὀξύ Hp. Acut.58; κ. πρευμενεῖς A.Ag.840; κ. ἰδεῖν ὁμόπτερος Id.Ch.174; εἰ καὶ μακρὰ κ. ἐστίν S.Tr.1218; ὥς σου κ. νῦν μνείαν ἔχω E.Med.328, cf. 222, etc.; once in Pl., πηλοῦ κ. βραχέος Ti.25d; ληρεῖς ἔχων κ. Ar. Av.342 (troch.).    2 surely, in very deed, κ. δ' ἔστ' ἐγχώριος A.Th. 413; κ. δ' ὢν ἐπώνυμος true to thy name, Id.Eu.90, cf. Th.658; κ. δ' εἰμὶ τοῦ πατρός all on the father's side, Id.Eu.738; κ. δ' εἴσ' ὅμαιμοι Id.Th.939 (lyr.); ἦ κ. Id.Ag.592, 1252, S.El.312, 1278, etc.; σὺ δὲ κ. φείδῃ Amips.22.    3 καὶ κ., used to increase the force of a previous statement, τὰ ἀνέκαθεν λαμπροί, ἀπὸ δὲ Ἀλκμέωνος . . καὶ κ. λαμπροί Hdt.6.125; esp. in dialogue, yes, verily, ἦ γάρ τινες ναίουσι . .; Answ. καὶ κ. . . S.OC65; ἆρ' ἄν τί μου δέξαιο . .; Answ. καὶ κάρτα γ E.Hipp. 90; once in Ar., καὶ κ. μέντἂν . . καθείλκετε Ach.544; in Hdt. also, τὸ κ. 1.71, 4.181; esp. with a slightly iron. sense, with a vengeance, ἐς ὂ δὴ καὶ τὸ κ. ἐπύθοντο 1.191, cf. 3.104, 6.52.