ὅταν: Difference between revisions

|Definition=for <b class="b3">ὅτ' ἄν</b> (ὅτε ἄν) as sometimes in codd.: Adv. of [[time]], <span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> [[whenever]], with a conditional force, so as nearly to = [[ἐάν]] (v. εἰ B. II), referring to an indef. future (cf. ὅτε A. I. IC), <span class="bibl">Il.1.519</span>, etc.; also of events like ly to recur, <span class="bibl">2.397</span>, <span class="title">IG</span>12.97.9, etc.: also in Ep. ὅτε κεν <span class="bibl">Il.1.567</span>, <span class="bibl">6.225</span>: strengthened, ὅ. περ <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">OC</span>301</span>, <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">R.</span>565a</span>, <span class="bibl">565d</span>: repeated for rhet. effect, ὅ. ὡς ὑβρίζων, ὅ. ὡς ἐχθρὸς ὑπάρχων, ὅ. κονδύλοις, ὅ. ἐπὶ κόρρης <span class="bibl">D.21.72</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">b</span> later causal, [[since]], <b class="b3">ὅταν . . ᾖ</b> [[since]] it is, <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Mu.</span>395a19</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">D.Chr.7.105</span>, <span class="bibl">Porph.<span class="title">Gaur.</span>11.2</span>; in earlier examples the application to the particular case is less directly expressed, <b class="b3">καὶ τοῦτο τυφλὸν ὅταν ἐγὼ βλέπω βραχύ</b> this too (viz. my staff) is blind [[when]] I am (= [[when]] its owner is) short-sighted, <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Ion</span> 744</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Aj.</span>137</span> (anap.), <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Sph.</span>241a</span>, <span class="bibl">Din.3.9</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">2</span> never with ind. in early authors, exc. in <span class="bibl">Od.10.410</span>, <b class="b3">ὡς δ' ὅταν . . σκαίρουσι</b> (s. v. l.); in <span class="bibl">24.88</span>, <b class="b3">ὅτε κεν . . ζώννυνταί τε νέοι καὶ ἐπεντύνονται ἄεθλα</b>; and in <span class="bibl">Il.12.41</span>, <b class="b3">ὡς δ' ὅτ' ἂν ἔν τε κύνεσσι καὶ ἀνδράσι . . στοέφεται</b> (<b class="b3">ἔναντα κύνεσσι</b> cj. Monro): but freq. in LXX with impf. ind., as ὅταν εἰσήρχετο <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Ge.</span>38.9</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Plb.4.32.5</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Ev.Marc.</span>3.11</span>: also with aor. ind., <span class="bibl">LXX <span class="title">Ex.</span>16.3</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Apoc.</span>8.1</span>: with fut. ind., ὅταν ἕξουσι <span class="bibl">Apollod.<span class="title">Poliorc.</span>187.12</span>; <b class="b3">ὅταν ὄψεσθε</b> (v.l. [[ὄψησθε]]) <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Ev.Luc.</span> 13.28</span>: with pres. ind., ὅταν δείκνυται <span class="bibl">Str.12.3.27</span> (s. v.l.): generally, [[ὅταν]] supersedes [[ὅτε]] in Hellenistic Greek. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">3</span> never with opt. in early authors, exc. in orat. obliq., where in orat. recta the subj. with [[ὅταν]] would have stood, as perhaps <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Pers.</span>450</span> may be expld. (<b class="b3">ὅτ' ἐκνεῶν</b> Elmsl.); <b class="b3">ὅτε κεν</b> folld. by [[ἵκοι]], <span class="bibl">Il.9.525</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">II</span> Special usages: </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">1</span> to introduce a simile, <span class="bibl">10.5</span>, <span class="bibl">Od.5.394</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">2</span> <b class="b3">πρίν γ' ὅ</b>., = [[πρίν γε ἢ ὅ]]. (v. ὅτε A. 11.2), 2.374. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">3</span> <b class="b3">εἰς ὅτε κεν</b> until [[such time as]]... ib.99, 19.144. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">4</span> <b class="b3">ὅ. τάχιστα</b>, Lat. [[cum primum]], <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Th.</span>1205</span>, <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Cyr.</span>4.5.33</span>; ὅ. πρῶτον <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Ly.</span>211b</span>. [[[ὅτᾱν]] only in later Poetry, <b class="b2">Lyr.Alex. Adesp</b>.<span class="bibl">37.17</span>.]</span>