Dor. , Boeot. , El.; the two combined in Ep. (infr. D. 11.2 ) and Arc. ,
A.
εἰκ ἄν
IG 5(2).6.2
, 15
(iv B. C.):—modal Particle used with Verbs to indicate that the action is limited by circumstances or defined by conditions. In Hom.
κεis four times as common asἄν,in Lyr. about equally common. No clear distinction can be traced, butκεas an enclitic is somewhat less emphatic;ἄνis preferred by Hom. in negative clauses,κε(ν) with the relative.
A. In Simple Sentences, and in the Apodosis of Compound Sentences; hereἄνbelongs to the Verb, and denotes that the assertion made by the Verb is dependent on a condition, expressed or implied: thusἦλθεν he came, ἦλθεν ἄν he would have come(under conditions, which may or may not be defined), and sohe might have come; ἔλθοι may he come, ἔλθοι ἄν he would come(under certain conditions), and sohe might come.
1. with historical tenses, generallyimpf.andaor., less freq.plpf., neverpf.,v.infr.,
a. most freq. in apodosis of conditional sentences, with protasis implying nonfulfilment of a past or present condition, and apod. expressing whatwould beorwould have beenthe case if the conditionwereorhad beenfulfilled. Theimpf.withἄνrefers to continued action, in Hom. always in past time, exc. perh. καί κε θάμ' ἐνθάδ' ἐόντες ἐμισγόμεθ'
Od. 4
. 178 ; later also inpres.time, first in Thgn. 905 ;πολὺ ἂν θαυμαστότερον ἦν, εἰ ἐτιμῶντοitwould befar more strange if they were honoured, Pl. R. 489a ;οὐκ ἂν νήσων ἐκράτει, εἰ μή τι καὶ ναυτικὸν εἶχενhewouldnothavebeen master of islands if he had not had also some naval power, Th. 1.9 . Theaor.strictly refers only to past time, Pi. N. 11.24 , etc.;εἰ τότε ταύτην ἔσχε τὴν γνώμην, οὐδὲν ἂν ὧν νυνὶ πεποίηκεν ἔπραξενif he had then come to this opinion, hewould haveaccomplished nothing of what he has now done, D. 4.5 , al., but is used idiomatically with Verbs of saying, answering, etc., as we sayI should havesaid, εἰ μὴ πατὴρ ἦσθ', εἶπον ἄν ς' οὐκ εὖ φρονεῖν
b. the protasis is freq. understood:ὑπό κεν ταλασίφρονά περ δέος εἷλενfearwould haveseized even the stout-hearted (had he heard the sound), Il. 4.421 ;τὸ γὰρ ἔρυμα τῷ στρατοπέδῳ οὐκ ἂν ἐτειχίσαντοtheywouldnothavebuilt the wall (if they had not won a battle), Th. 1.11 ;πολλοῦ γὰρ ἂν ἦν ἄξιαfor (if that were so) theywould beworth much, Pl. R. 374d ;οὐ γὰρ ἦν ὅ τι ἂν ἐποιεῖτεfor there was nothing which youcould havedone, i. e.would havedone (if you had tried), D. 18.43 .
c. with no definite protasis understood, to express whatwould have been likely to happen,ormight have happenedin past time:ἢ γάρ μιν ζωόν γε κιχήσεαι, ἤ κεν Ὀρέστης κτεῖνεν ὑποφθάμενοςfor either you will find him alive, or else Orestesmayalreadyhavekilled him before you, Od. 4.546 ;ὃ θεασάμενος πᾶς ἄν τις ἀνὴρ ἠράσθη δάϊος εἶναιevery man who saw this (the 'Seven against Thebes')would havelonged to be a warrior, Ar. Ra. 1022 ; esp. withτάχα,q. v.,ἀλλ' ἦλθε μὲν δὴ τοῦτο τοὔνειδος τάχ' ἂν ὀργῇ βιασθὲν μᾶλλον ἢ γνώμῃ φρενῶν,i. e. itmightperhapshavecome, S. OT 523 ;τάχα ἂν δὲ καὶ ἄλλως πως ἐσπλεύσαντες(sc.διέβησαν) and theymightalso perhapshavecrossed by sea (to Sicily) in some other way, Th. 6.2 , cf. Pl. Phdr. 265b .
d. ἄνis freq. omitted in apodosi with Verbs expressing obligation, propriety, or possibility, asἔδει, ἐχρῆν, εἰκὸς ἦν,etc., and sts. for rhetorical effect,εἰ μὴ . . ᾖσμεν, φόβον παρέσχενithadcaused (for itwould havecaused) fear, E. Hec. 1113 . This use becomes more common in later Gk.
2. withfut.ind.:
a. frequently in Ep. , usu. withκεν, rarelyἄν,
Il. 9.167 , 22.66 , indicating a limitation or condition,ὁ δέ κεν κεχολώσεται ὅν κεν ἵκωμαιand hewill likely beangry to whom-soeverI shall come, ib. 1.139 ;καί κέ τις ὧδ' ἐρέειand in that case men will say, 4.176 ; ἐγὼ δέ κέ τοι καταλέξω
Od. 3.80
; so in Lyr., μαθὼν δέ τις ἂν ἐρεῖ
Pi. N. 7.68
, cf. I. 6(5).59 .
b. rarely in codd. of Att. Prose writers, σαφὲς ἂν καταστήσετε
Th. 1.140
; οὐχ ἥκει, οὐδ' ἂν ἥξει δεῦρο
Pl. R. 615d
, cf. Ap. 29c , X. An. 2.5.13 ; dub. in Hp. Mul. 2.174 : in later Prose, Philostr.
V A
2.21 , S E. M. 9.225 : also in Poetry, E. El. 484 , Ar. Av. 1313 ; οὐκ ἂν προδώσω
II. WITH SUBJUNCTIVE, only in Ep. , the meaning being the same as with thefut.ind. ( 1.2a ), freq. with1st pers., asεἰ δέ κε μὴ δώῃσιν, ἐγὼ δέ κεν αὐτὸς ἕλωμαιin that caseI willtake her myself, Il. 1.324 ;πείθευ, ἐγὼ δέ κέ τοι εἰδέω χάρινobey andif soI will be grateful, 14.235 (thesubj.is always introduced byδέin this usage); also with other persons, giving emphasis to the future, οὐκ ἄν τοι χραίσμῃ κίθαρις
3.54
, al.
III. WITH OPTATIVE (neverfut., rarelypf. πῶς ἂν λελήθοι [με]; X. Smp. 3.6 ):
a. in apodosis of conditional sentences, after protasis in opt. withεἰor some other conditional or relative word, expressing afut.condition: ἀλλ' εἴ μοί τι πίθοιο, τό κεν πολὺ κέρδιον εἴη
Il. 7.28
; οὐ πολλὴ ἂν ἀλογία εἴη, εἰ φοβοῖτο τὸν θάνατον;
Pl. Phd. 68b
:—in Hom.
pres.andaor.opt. withκεorἄνare sts. usedlike impf.andaor.ind. withἄνin Attic, with either regular ind. or another opt. in the protasis:καί νύ κεν ἔνθ' ἀπόλοιτο . . εἰ μὴ . . νόησε κτλ.,i. e. hewould haveperished, had she not perceived, etc., Il. 5.311 , cf. 5.388 , 17.70 ;εἰ νῦν ἐπὶ ἄλλῳ ἀεθλεύοιμεν, ἦ τ' ἂν ἐγὼ . . κλισίηνδε φεροίμηνif we were now contending in another's honour, Ishouldnow carry . . , ib. 23.274 : so rarely in Trag.,οὐδ' ἂν σὺ φαίης, εἴ σε μὴ κνίζοι λέχος(forεἰ μὴ ἔκνιζε) E. Med. 568 .
b. with protasis inpres.orfut., the opt. withἄνin apodosi takes a simply future sense:φρούριον δ' εἰ ποιήσονται, τῆς μὲν γῆς βλάπτοιεν ἄν τι μέροςtheymight perhapsdamage, Th. 1.142 , cf. 2.60 , Pl. Ap. 25b , R. 333e ; ἢν οὖν μάθῃς . . οὐκ ἂν ἀποδοίην
Ar. Nu. 116
, cf. D. 1.26 , al.
c. with protasis understood: φεύγωμεν: ἔτι γάρ κεν ἀλύξαιμεν κακὸν ἦμαρ
Od. 10.269
;οὔτε ἐσθίουσι πλείω ἢ δύνανται φέρειν: διαρραγεῖεν γὰρ ἄνfor (if they should do so) theywouldburst, X. Cyr. 8.2.21 ;τὸν δ' οὔ κε δύ' ἀνέρε . . ἀπ' οὔδεος ὀχλίσσειανtwo mencouldnot heave the stone from the ground, i. e.wouldnot, if they should try, Il. 12.447 ; οὐδ' ἂν δικαίως ἐς κακὸν πέσοιμί τι
S. Ant. 240
, cf. D. 2.8 : in Hom. sts. with ref. to past time, Τυδεί̈δην οὐκ ἂν γνοίης ποτέροισι μετείη
Il. 5.85
.
d. with no definite protasis implied, in potential sense:ἡδέως δ' ἂν ἐροίμην Λεπτίνηνbut Iwouldgladly ask Leptines, D. 20.129 ;βουλοίμην ἄνIshould like, Lat.velim(butἐβουλόμην ἄνIshouldwish, if it were of any avail,vellem);ποῖ οὖν τραποίμεθ' ἄν;which way thencanwe turn? Pl. Euthd. 290a ;οὐκ ἂν μεθείμην τοῦ θρόνουIwillnot give up the throne, Ar. Ra. 830 ; idiomatically, referring to the past,αὗται δὲ οὐκ ἂν πολλαὶ εἶενbut thesewouldnot (on investigation) prove to be many, Th. 1.9 ;εἴησαν δ' ἂν οὗτοι Κρῆτεςthesewouldbe (i. e.would havebeen) Cretans, Hdt. 1.2 : used in order to soften assertions by giving them a less positive form, asοὐκ ἂν οὖν πάνυ γέ τι σπουδαῖον εἴη ἡ δικαιοσύνη,i.e. itwouldnotprove to be,etc. (for, itisnot, etc.), Pl. R.
333e .
e. in questions, expressing a wish: τίς ἂν θεῶν . . δοίη;
S. OC 1100
, cf. A. Ag. 1448 ; πῶς ἂν θάνοιμι;
S. Aj. 389
: hence (with no question) as a mild command, exhortation, or entreaty, τλαίης κεν Μενελάῳ ἐπιπροέμεν ταχὺν ἰόν
Il. 4.94
;σὺ μὲν κομίζοις ἂν σεαυτὸν ᾗ θέλειςyoumaytake yourself off (milder thanκόμιζε σεαυτόν), S. Ant. 444 ;χωροῖς ἂν εἴσωyoumaygo in, El. 1491 ;κλύοις ἂν ἤδη, Φοῖβεhear me now, Phoebus, ib. 637 ;φράζοις ἄν, λέγοις ἄν,
Pl. Phlb. 23c , 48b .
f. in a protasis which is also an apodosis:εἴπερ ἄλλῳ τῳ ἀνθρώπων πειθοίμην ἄν, καὶ σοὶ πείθομαιif Iwouldtrust any (other) man (if he gave me his word), I trust you, Id. Prt. 329b ;εἰ μὴ ποιήσαιτ' ἂν τοῦτοif youwouldnot do this (if you could), D. 4.18 , cf. X. Mem. 1.5.3 , Plot. 6.4.16 .
g. rarely omitted with opt. in apodosis: ῥεῖα θεός γ' ἐθέλων καὶ τηλόθεν ἄνδρα σαώσαι
Od. 3.231
, cf. 14.123 , Il. 5.303 ; also in Trag., θᾶσσον ἢ λέγοι τις
E. Hipp. 1186
; τεὰν δύνασιν τίς . . κατάσχοι;
S. Ant. 605
.
h. ἄνc.fut.opt. is prob. always corrupt (cf. 1.2b ), asτὸν αὐτὸν ἂν ἐπαινέσοι(ἐπαινέσαιBekk.) Pl. Lg. 719e ;εἰδὼς ὅτι οὐδέν' ἂν καταλήψοιτο(οὐδέναBekk.) Lys. 1.22 .
IV. WITH INF. and PART. (sts. AD J. equivalent topart., τῶν δυνατῶν ἂν κρῖναι
Pl. R. 577b
) representing ind. or opt.:
1. pres. inf.orpart.:
a. representingimpf.ind.,οἴεσθε τὸν πατέρα . . οὐκ ἂν φυλάττειν;do you think hewouldnothavekept them safe? (οὐκ ἂν ἐφύλαττεν), D. 49.35 ;ἀδυνάτων ἂν ὄντων [ὑμῶν] ἐπιβοηθεῖνwhen youwould havebeen unable, Th. 1.73 , cf. 4.40 .
b. representingpres.opt.,πόλλ' ἂν ἔχων(representingἔχοιμ' ἄν) ἕτερ' εἰπεῖν παραλείπω
D. 18.258
, cf. X. An. 2.3.18 : with Art., τὸ ἐθέλειν ἂν ἰέναι ἄκλητος ἐπὶ δεῖπνον
Pl. Smp. 174b
.
2. aor. inf.orpart.:
a. representingaor.ind.,οὐκ ἂν ἡγεῖσθ' αὐτὸν κἂν ἐπιδραμεῖν;do you not think hewouldevenhaverun thither? (καὶ ἐπέδραμεν ἄν), D. 27.56 ;ἴσμεν ὑμᾶς ἀναγκασθέντας ἄνwe know youwould havebeen compelled, Th. 1.76 , cf. 3.89 ;ῥᾳδίως ἂν ἀφεθείςwhen hemighteasilyhavebeen acquitted, X. Mem. 4.4.4 .
b. representingaor.opt.,οὐδ' ἂν κρατῆσαι αὐτοὺς τῆς γῆς ἡγοῦμαιI think theywouldnot even be masters of the land (οὐδ' ἂν κρατήσειαν), Th. 6.37 , cf. 2.20 ;ὁρῶν ῥᾳδίως ἂν αὐτὸ ληφθέν(ληφθείη ἄν) Id. 7.42 ;οὔτε ὄντα οὔτε ἂν γενόμενα,i.e. things which are not and nevercouldhappen (ἃ οὔτε ἂν γένοιτο), Id. 6.38 .
3. pf. inf.orpart.representing:
a. plpf.ind.,πάντα ταῦθ' ὑπὸ τῶν βαρβάρων ἂν ἑαλωκέναι(φήσειεν ἄν) hewouldsay that all thesewould havebeen destroyed by the barbarians (ἑαλώκη ἄν), D. 19.312 .
b. pf.opt.,οὐκ ἂν ἡγοῦμαι αὐτοὺς δίκην ἀξίαν δεδωκέναι, εἰ . . καταψηφίσαισθεI do not believe theywould(then) have suffered (δεδωκότες ἂν εἶεν) punishment enough, etc., Lys. 27.9 .
4. fut. inf.orpart., never in Ep. , and prob. always corrupt in Att. ,νομίζων μέγιστον ἂν σφᾶς ὠφελήσειν(leg.-ῆσαι) Th. 5.82 , cf. 6.66 , 8.25 , 71 ;part.is still more exceptional, ὡς ἐμοῦ οὐκ ἂν ποιήσοντος ἄλλα
Pl. Ap. 30c
(codd.), cf. D. 19.342 (v. l.); both are found in later Gk., νομίσαντες ἂν οἰκήσειν οὕτως ἄριστα
Plb. 8.30.8
, cf. Plu. Marc. 15 , Arr. An. 2.2.3 ; withpart., Epicur. Nat. 14.1 , Luc. Asin. 26 , Lib. Or. 62.21 , dub. l. in Arr. An. 6.6.5 .
B. IN DEPENDENT CLAUSE S.
I. In the protasis of conditional sentences withεἰ,regularly with the subjunctive. In Atticεἰ ἄνis contracted intoἐάν, ἤν,orἄν(ᾱ) (q. v.): Hom. has generallyεἴ κε(orαἴ κε), sts.ἤν,once εἰ δ' ἄν
Il. 3.288
, twice εἴπερ ἄν
5.224
, 232 . The protasis expresses either future condition (with apod. offut.time) or general condition (with apod. of repeated action):εἰ δέ κεν ὣς ἔρξῃς καί τοι πείθωνται Ἀχαιοί, γνώσῃ ἔπειθ' ὅς. . if thus thou shalt do . . , ib. 2.364 ;ἢν ἐγγὺς ἔλθῃ θάνατος, οὐδεὶς βούλεται θνῄσκεινif death (ever) come near . . , E. Alc. 671 .
2. in relative or temporal clauses with a conditional force; hereἄνcoalesces withὅτε, ὁπότε, ἐπεί, ἐπειδή,cf.ὅταν, ὁπόταν, ἐπήνorἐπάν( Ion.
),ἐπήν, εὖτ' ἄν; v.alsoεἰσόκε(εἰς ὅ κε) :—τάων ἥν κ' ἐθέλωμι φίλην ποιήσομ' ἄκοιτινwhomsoever of these Imaywish . . , Il. 9.397 ;ὅταν δὴ μὴ σθένω, πεπαύσομαιwhen I shall have no strength . . , S. Ant. 91 ;ἐχθρὸς γάρ μοι κεῖνος . . ὅς χ' ἕτερον μὲν κεύθῃ ἐνὶ φρεσίν, ἄλλο δὲ εἴπῃwhoeverconceals one thing in his mind and speaks another, Il. 9.312 , cf. D. 4.6 , Th. 1.21 . — Hom. usessubj.in both the above constructions ( 1 and 2 ) withoutἄν;also Trag. and Com., S. Aj. 496 , Ar. Eq. 805 ;μέχριandπρίνoccasionally takesubj.withoutἄνin prose, e.g. Th. 1.137 , 4.16 (μέχρι οὗ), Pl. Phd. 62c , Aeschin. 3.60 .
3. in final clauses introduced by relative Advbs., asὡς, ὅπως(of Manner),ἵνα(of Place),ὄφρα, ἕως,etc. (of Time), freq. in Ep. , σαώτερος ὥς κε νέηαι
Il. 1.32
; ὄφρα κεν εὕδῃ
Od. 3.359
; ὅπως ἂν εἰδῇ . . φράσω
A. Pr. 824
; ὅπως ἂν φαίνηται κάλλιστος
Pl. Smp. 198e
; μηχανητέον ὅπως ἂν διαφύγῃ
Grg. 481a
(whereὅπωςwithfut.ind. is the regular constr.); also afterὡςin Hdt. , Trag., X. An. 2.5.16 , al., once in Th. 6.91 (butfut.ind. is regular in Att. );ἵναfinal does not takeἄνorκεexc. ἵνα εἰδότες ἤ κε θάνωμεν ἤ κεν . . φύγοιμεν
Od. 12.156
(ἵνα = wherein S. OC 405 ).μή, = lest,takesἄνonly with opt. in apodosis, as S. Tr. 631 , Th. 2.93 .
II. in Ep. sts. with OPTATIVE as withsubj.(alwaysκε(ν), exc. εἴ περ ἂν αὐταὶ Μοῦσαι ἀείδοιεν
Il. 2.597
), εἴ κεν Ἄρης οἴχοιτο
Od. 8.353
;ὥς κε . . δοίη ᾧ κ' ἐθέλοιthat hemightgive her to whomsoever hemightplease, ib. 2.54 : so in Hdt. in final clauses, 1.75 , 99 :—in Od. 23.135
ὥς κέν τις φαίη, κένbelongs to Verb in apod., as in ὡς δ' ἂν ἥδιστα ταῦτα φαίνοιτο
X. Cyr. 7.5.81
.
2. rarely inoratio obliqua,where a relat. or temp. word retains anἄνwhich it would have withsubj.in direct form, S. Tr. 687 , X. Mem. 1.2.6 , Isoc. 17.15 ; ἐπειδὰν δοκιμασθείην
D. 30.6
:—similarly after a preceding opt., οὐκ ἀποκρίναιο ἕως ἂν . . σκέψαιο
Pl. Phd. 101d
.
III. rarely withεἰand INDICATIVE in protasis, only in Ep. :
1. withfut.ind. as withsubj.: αἴ κεν Ἰλίου πεφιδήσεται
Il. 15.213
:—so with relat., οἵ κέ με τιμήσουσι
1.175
.
2. withεἰand a past tense of ind., once in Hom. , εἰ δέ κ' ἔτι προτέρω γένετο δρόμος
IV. in later Greek,ἄνwith relative words is used with INDICATIVE in all tenses, as ὅπου ἂν εἰσεπορεύετο
Ev.Marc. 6.56
; ὅς' ἂν πάσχετε
PFay. 136
(iv A. D.); ἔνθ' ἂν πέφυκεν ἡ ὁλότης εἶναι
Phlp. in Ph. 436.19
; cf.ἐάν, ὅταν.
C. withimpf.and more rarelyaor.ind. in ITERATIVE construction, to express ellipticallya condilion fulfilled whenever an opportumty offered;freq. in Hdt. (not in Pi. or A. ),κλαίεσκε ἂν καὶ ὀδυρέσκετοshewould(i. e.used to) weep and lament, 3.119 ; εἶτα πῦρ ἂν οὐ παρῆν
S. Ph. 295
;εἴ τινες ἴδοιεν . . , ἀνεθάρσησαν ἄνwhenever they saw it, on each occasion, Th. 7.71 ; διηρώτων ἂν αὐτοὺς τί λέγοιεν
Pl. Ap. 22b
:inf.representingimpf.of this constr.,ἀκούω Λακεδαιμονίους τότε ἐμβαλόντας ἂν . . ἀναχωρεῖν,i. e. I hear theyused toretire (ἀνεχώρουν ἄν), D. 9.48 .
D. GENERAL REMARKS:
I. POSITION OFἄν.
1. in A, whenἄνdoes not coalesce with the relat. word (as inἐάν, ὅταν), it follows directly or is separated only by other particles, asμέν, δέ,τε, γάρ, καί,νυ,περ,etc.; as εἰ μέν κεν . . εἰ δέ κε
Il. 3.281
- 4 ; rarely byτις, as ὅποι τις ἄν, οἶμαι, προσθῇ
D. 2.14
:—in Hom. and Hes. two such Particles may precedeκε, as εἴ περ γάρ κεν
2. in apodosis,ἄνmay stand either next to its Verb (before or after it), or after some other emphatic word, esp. an interrog., a negative (e. g.οὐδ' ἂν εἷς, οὐκ ἂν ἔτι,etc.), or an important Adjective or Adverb; also after a participle which represents the protasis,λέγοντος ἄν τινος πιστεῦσαι οἴεσθε;do you think theywould havebelieved it if any one had told them? (εἴ τις ἔλεγεν, ἐπίστευσαν ἄν), D. 6.20 .
3. ἄνis freq. separated from itsinf.by such Verbs asοἴομαι, δοκέω, φημί, οἶδα,etc.,οὐκ ἂν οἴει. . ; freq. in Pl.,Grg. 486d , al.;καὶ νῦν ἡδέως ἄν μοι δοκῶ κοινωνῆσαιI think that Ishould,
4. ἄνnever begins a sentence, or even a clause after a comma, but may stand first after a parenthetic clause, ἀλλ', ὦ μέλ', ἄν μοι σιτίων διπλῶν ἔδει
Ar. Pax
<*> 37 .
II. REPETITION OFἄν:—in apodosisἄνmay be used twice or even three times with the same Verb, either to make the condition felt throughout a long sentence, or to emphasize certain words, ὥστ' ἄν, εἰ σθένος λάβοιμι, δηλώσαιμ' ἄν
, cf. S. Fr. 739 ; attached to a parenthetical phrase,ἔδρας' ἄν, εὖ τοῦτ' ἴσθ' ἄν, εἰ. . Id. OT 1438 .
2. ἄνis coupled withκε(ν) a few times in Hom. , as Il. 11.187 , 202 , Od. 5.361 , al.; cf.ἤν περ γάρ κ' ἐθέλωσιν v.l.ib. 18.318 .
III. ELLIPSIS OF VERB:—sts. the Verb to whichἄνbelongs must be supplied, in Hom. onlyεἰμί,asτάτ' ἔλδεται ὅς κ' ἐπιδευής(sc.ᾖ) Il. 5.481 ;ἀλλ' οὐκ ἂν πρὸ τοῦ(sc.ἔρρεγκον) Ar. Nu. 5 ;τί δ' ἂν δοκεῖ σοι Πρίαμος(sc.πρᾶξαι) , εἰ τάδ' ἤνυσεν;
A. Ag. 935
:—so in phrases like πῶς γὰρ ἄν ; andπῶς οὐκ ἄν(sc.εἴη); also inὥσπερ ἂν εἰ(orὡσπερανεί), asφοβούμενος ὥσπερ ἂν εἰ παῖς(i. e.ὥσπερ ἂν ἐφοβήθη εἰ παῖς ἦν) Pl. Grg. 479a ; soτοσοῦτον ἐφρόνησαν, ὅσον περ ἂν(sc.ἐφρόνησαν) εἰ . .
Isoc. 10.48
:—so also whenκἂν εἰ( = καὶ ἂν εἰ ) has either no Verb in the apod. or one to whichἄνcannot belong, Pl. R. 477a , Men. 72c ; cf.κἄν:—so the Verb of a protasis containingἄνmay be understood,ὅποι τις ἂν προσθῇ, κἂν μικρὰν δύναμιν(i. e.καὶ ἐὰν προσθῇ) D. 2.14 ;ὡς ἐμοῦ οὖν ἰόντος ὅπῃ ἂν καὶ ὑμεῖς(sc.ἴητε) X. An. 1.3.6 .
IV. ELLIPSIS OFἄν:—when an apodosis consists of several co-ordinate clauses,ἄνis generally used only in the first and understood in the others: πείθοι' ἂν εἰ πείθοι': ἀπειθοίης δ' ἴσως
A. Ag. 1049
: even when the construction is continued in a new sentence, Pl. R. 352e , cf. 439b codd.: butἄνis repeated for the sake of clearness or emphasis, ib. 398a , cf. D. 19.156 (where an opt. is implied with the thirdὡς): rarely expressed with the second of two co-ordinate Verbs and understood with the first,τοῦτον ἂν . . θαρσοίην ἐγὼ καλῶς μὲν ἄρχειν, εὖ δ' ἂν ἄρχεσθαι θέλειν(i. e.καλῶς μὲν ἂν ἄρχοι, εὖ δ' ἂν θέλοι ἄρχεσθαι) S. Ant. 669 .
