ὅταν, forὅτ' ἄν(ὅτε ἄν) as sts. in codd.:Adv.of Time,
A. whenever, with a conditional force, so as nearly to = ἐάν (v. εἰ
B.
II), referring to an indef. future (cf. ὅτε
A.
I. IC), Il. 1.519 , etc.; also of eventslikely to recur, 2.397 , IG 12.97.9 , etc.: also in Ep.
ὅτε κεν
Il. 1.567
, 6.225 : strengthd., ὅ. περ
S. OC 301
, Pl. R. 565a , 565d : repeated for rhet. effect, ὅ. ὡς ὑβρίζων, ὅ. ὡς ἐχθρὸς ὑπάρχων, ὅ. κονδύλοις, ὅ. ἐπὶ κόρρης
D. 21.72
.
b. later causal,since,ὅταν . . ᾖ sinceit is, Arist. Mu. 395a19 , cf. D.Chr. 7.105 , Porph. Gaur. 11.2 ; in earlier examples the application to the particular case is less directly expressed,καὶ τοῦτο τυφλὸν ὅταν ἐγὼ βλέπω βραχύthis too (viz. my staff) is blindwhenI am (=whenits owner is) short-sighted, E. Ion 744 , cf. S. Aj. 137 (anap.), Pl. Sph. 241a , Din. 3.9 .