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|Definition=in Hom. always with a word between (exc.<span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> καί περ πολλὰ παθόντα <span class="bibl">Od.7.224</span>); but one word in Pi. and Prose, and usu. in Trag. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">I</span> <b class="b2">even</b>, καὶ αὐτοί περ πονεώμεθα <span class="bibl">Il.10.70</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> <b class="b2">although, albeit</b>, usu. c. part., καὶ αὐτῇ περ νοεούσῃ <span class="bibl">1.577</span>; καὶ ἀχνύμενός περ ἑταίρου <span class="bibl">8.125</span>; καὶ πρίν περ θυμῷ μεμαώς <span class="bibl">5.135</span>; καὶ κήδεά περ πεπαθυίῃ <span class="bibl">Od.17.555</span>: so in later Poets, κ. ἀχνύμενος <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">I.</span>8(7).4</span>, cf. <span class="bibl"><span class="title">N.</span>6.6</span>; καὶ θοῦρός περ ὤν <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Fr.</span>199.2</span>; κ. αὐθάδη φρονῶν <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Pr.</span>907</span>; κ. οὐ στέργων ὅμως <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Th.</span>712</span>; κ. οὐ δύσοργος ὤν <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Ph.</span>377</span>: preceded by <b class="b3">ὅμως</b>, <span class="bibl">Pl. <span class="title">R.</span>495d</span>: the part. must freq. be supplied, <b class="b3">καὶ θεός περ</b> [<b class="b3">ὤν</b>] <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Ag.</span> 1203</span>; <b class="b3">γιγνώσκω σαφῶς, κ. σκοτεινὸς</b> [<b class="b3">ὤν</b>], τήν γε σὴν αὐδὴν ὅμως <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">OT</span> 1326</span>; also <b class="b3">εἰ μέμονάς γε, καὶ ὀψέ περ</b> [<b class="b3">ἐρυόμενος</b>],… ἐρύεσθαι <span class="bibl">Il.9.247</span>; <b class="b3">ἐπιμνησαίμεθα Χάρμης, καὶ πρὸς δαίμονά περ</b> [<b class="b3">μαχούμενοι</b>] <span class="bibl">17.104</span>; <b class="b3">λέγεις ἀληθῆ, κ. ἐκ μακροῦ Χρόνου</b> [<b class="b3">λέγων</b>] <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">OT</span>1141</span>; <b class="b3">ἀλλ' ἔστιν ὧν δεῖ, κ. οὐ πολλῶν ἄπο</b>, = [[καίπερ οὐ πολλῶν ὄντων]], <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Ph.</span>647</span>: with finite Verbs only as dub. l., <b class="b3">κ. ἔχει</b> (leg. <b class="b3">καἴπερ</b>) <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">N.</span>4.36</span>; κ. (leg. <b class="b3">καίτοι</b>) ἐκεῖνό γε ᾤμην τι εἶναι <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Smp.</span>219c</span>.</span>