ἄφᾰρ [ᾰφ], poet.Adv.
A. straightway, forthwith,in Hom. mostly at the beginning of a clause, withδέfollowing, ἄ. δ' ἤμυσε καρήατι
Il. 19.405
, cf. Od. 2.95 : withoutδέ, thereupon, after that,
Il. 11.418 .
2. suddenly, quickly,
ἄ. κεραοὶ τελέθουσι
Od. 4.85
: strengthd., ἄ. αὐτίκα
Il. 23.593
; πέμπε δράκοντας ἄ.
Pi. N. 1.40
, cf. 10.63 , Pae. 6.81 , Emp. 35.6 , 110.8 .—Rare in Trag., A. Pers. 469 ; ἄ. βέβακε
S. Tr. 133
, 529 , cf. E. IT 1274 (lyr. exc. in A. l. c.): also in later Ep. as A.R. 2.539 , etc.
3. intens.,very,