ajpwtavtw , Sup. Adv. of a[pwqen , furthest from, tinov" Dem.
ajpwtevrw
ajpwtevrw , Comp. Adv. of a[pwqen , further off, Soph ., etc. : proverb., ajp. h] govnu knhvma Theocr.
a[ra, [ARA
[AR ØA , Ep. rJav (enclitic) and before a consonant a[r : Inferential Particle:
A.
E
PIC
U
SAGE
:
I.
then, straightway, at once,
w}" favto, bh` dÆ a[rÆ o[neiro"
Il.:
next in order,
oiJ dÆ a[rÆ jAqhvna" ei\con
Ib.
2. where attention is called to something startling, to;n trei`" me;n ejpirrhvsseskon tw`n a[llwn,
jAcileu;" dÆ a[rÆ ejpirrhvseske kai; oi\o" three men of the common sort were required to do it, but Achilles, mark ye! did it single-handed, Ib.
3. in explanation of a thing going before, eij mh; uJperfivalon e[po" e[kbale, fh` rJj ajevkhti qew`n fugevein had he not let fall an impious word,— for he said. . , Ib.:—so, a[ra makes relat. Pron. more precise, ejk dÆ e[qore klh`ro", o}n a[rÆ h[qelon aujtoiv just the one, the very one which. . , Ib.
B. A TTIC U SAGE , much like ou\n , then, therefore :—less strongly, mavthn a[rÆ h{komen so then we have come in vain, Soph. ; eijkovtw" a[ra oujk ejgivgneto Xen .:— in questions, to express the anxiety of the questioner, as tiv" a[ra rJuvsetai ; oh! who is there to save? Aesch.
C. P OSITION : a[ra never begins a sentence, cf. ou\n , Lat. igitur .
a\ra
a\ra± ; interrog. Particle, in accent and sense a stronger form of a[ra :
1. when it stands alone it usually expects a negative answer, like Lat. num ? Att .; so a\ra mhv ; num vero ? Aesch. :—for an affirmative answer, a\rÆ ouj ; a\rÆ oujciv ; nonne vero ? is used, Soph. , etc.
2. in prose, a\ra almost always stands first in the sentence.
ajrav, jAR vA
jAR vA , Ion. ajrhv, hJ , a prayer, Il., Hdt.
II.
esp.
a prayer for evil, a curse, imprecation,
mostly in
pl.
, Il.,
Trag.
2.
the effect of the curse, bane, ruin,
ajrh;n kai; loigo;n ajmu`nai
Il.
III.
jArav
personified as the goddess of destruction and revenge,
Lat.
Dira
,
Soph.
»a<Eth>r-
mostly in
Ep.
: in
Att.
always
a±r-.1/4
ajrabevw
ajra±bevw , f. hvsw , ( a[rabo" ) to rattle, ring, clash, of armour, Il.; of the teeth, to gnash, Theocr.
jArabiva
jAra±biva , hJ , Arabia, Hdt ., poët. jArrabiva Theocr .:—
jAravbio"
jAravbio" , a, on , Arabian, Hdt .; also -ikov" , hv, ovn , Plut.
a[rabo"
a[rabo" , oJ , a gnashing or chattering of teeth, Il. (Formed from the sound.)