ἂν | Ancient Greek Analysis with Conjugation Tables

Definition

ἄν is a conditional particle that marks contingency or potentiality in Greek verbs. It is used with non-indicative moods (notably the optative and subjunctive) to express “would/could/might” in hypothetical or contingent clauses, often rendered as “if …” or “would ….”

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Grammatical Analysis

"ἂν"

Function: modal / conditional particle; used especially with subjunctive in conditional, potential, and iterative constructions, often marking contingency or indefiniteness

Related Forms of ἄν

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Other inflected forms of this word that have been analyzed:

αν particle

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