κἄν(notκᾄν), by crasis,
I. forκαὶ ἄν . .,v.l. in
Hes. Op. 357 , freq. in Att. : not often whenκαίis simply copul., Pl. Phd. 79a , Grg. 514d ; but freq. whenκαίis intens.,ὅ γε κ. μέγα δοίη evena great thing, Hes. l.c.; κακὸν δὲ κ. ἐν ἡμέρᾳ γνοίης μιᾷ
S. OT 615
, cf. 591 , Aj. 45 , Ar. Nu. 1130 , Th. 7.61 , etc.; sts. repeated after or before a Verb with ἄν, ἐπεὶ κ. σὺ . . , εἴ τίς σε διδάξειεν . . , βελτίων ἂν γένοιο
Pl. Prt. 318b
, cf. R. 515e ; freq. in the phraseκ. εἰ, whereκαίproperly belongs toεἰ,even if, andἄνto the Verb that follows in apodosi,νῦν δέ μοι δοκεῖ, κ. ἀσέβειαν εἰ καταγιγνώσκοι, τὰ προσήκοντα ποιεῖν(forκαὶ εἰ καταγιγνώσκοι, ποιεῖν ἄν) D. 21.51 : hence,
2. even when the Verb in apodosi was of a tense that could not be joined withἄν, κ. εἰ πολλαὶ[αἱ ἀρεταί] . . εἰσιν, ἕν γέ τι εἶδος ταὐτὸν ἅπασαι ἔχουσι
Pl. Men. 72c
; κ. εἰ μή τῳ δοκεῖ
Id. R. 473a
, 579d , cf. 408b , Phd. 71b , Sph. 247e , Arist. Top. 136a31 , al.