ὄφρᾰ, used as a Final and Temporal Conj., correlat. toτόφρα, by Ion. and Dor. Poets, and thrice (in the latter sense) in lyr. passages of Trag., A. Ch. 360 , Eu. 338 , S. El. 225 .
A. Final Conj.,that, in order that:
I. withsubj.,
1. after primary tenses and imper., Il. 1.524 , 4.205 , al.; so also ὄ. κε
1. withaor.ind., of a fact in past time,ὄ. καὶ αὐτὼ κατέκταθεν till at lastthey too were slain, Il. 5.557 , cf. 588 , 10.488 , 13.329 , Od. 5.57 , 7.141 , etc.; withτόφραpreceding, 4.289 .
2. withaor. subj., of an event at an uncertain future time,ἔχει κότον, ὄ. τελέσσῃhe bears malicetillhe shall have satisfied it, Il. 1.82 , cf. 14.87 , 16.10 : but in this caseἄν(κεorκεν) is commonly added, 6.258 , 10.444 , Od. 4.588 , etc.; withτόφραpreceding, Il. 1.509 .
3. with opt., of an event future in relation to past time, νωλεμέως δ' ἐχόμην, ὄφρ' ἐξεμέσειεν
Od. 12.437
, cf. 3.285 , Il. 10.571 .
III. used forτόφραorτέως(cf.ἕωςB),for a while, only in Il. 15.547 .
IV. ὄ. ποτὶ στόμα Θερμώδοντος as far as, up to, A.R. 2.805 .
