τοιγάρ, an inferential Particle,
A. therefore, accordingly, well then,
κέλεαί με . . μυθήσασθαι μῆνιν Ἀπόλλωνος . . : τοιγὰρ ἐγὼν ἐρέω
Il. 1.76
, cf. 10.427 , Od. 3.254 , 8.402 , A. Supp. 309 , Th. 1038 , Pers. 607 , S. Ant. 931 (anap.), 994 , Aj. 666 , etc.; rare in Com. ( Ar. Lys. 516 (anap.), 901 , 902 ) and Prose ( Hdt. 8.114 , Hp. Cord. 10 (s. v. l.)); never in Att. Prose.
II. strengthd. by other Particles,τοιγαροῦν, Ion.
τοιγαρῶν,for that very reason, therefore,
Hdt. 4.149 , Pl. Sph. 234e , 246b , X. An. 1.9.9 , al., D. 18.40 , Arist. Pol. 1271b3 , etc.; also in Poets, as S. Aj. 490 , OT 1519 (troch.), Ph. 341 , Ar. V. 1098 , etc.
2. τοιγάρτοι, Hdt. 3.3 , Th. 6.38 , And. 1.108 , Pl. Phd. 82d , etc.; rare in Poets, Emp. 145 , A. Supp. 654 (lyr.), Ar. Ach. 643 (anap.):— Hom. always inserts a word betweenτοιγάρandτοι
, τοιγὰρ ἐγώ τοι
Il. 10.413
, Od. 1.179 , 214 , al.—These forms must begin the sentence, exc. in late Gr., whereτοιγαροῦνmay be postponed, as Cleom. 1.8 , Wilcken Chr. 491.7