ἆρα

particle (interrogative/inferential... particle (interrogative/inferential)

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Definition

An interrogative particle marking a question or inference: “then?”, “so?”, “really?”, often expecting confirmation or expressing surprise; in indirect questions it can mean “whether.”

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Grammatical Analysis

"ἆρα"

Function: Interrogative/inferential particle; commonly used in direct questions to mark an inquiry or draw an inference (often translatable as “then?”, “so?”, “is it the case that…?”).

Related Forms of ἆρα

2 forms discovered

Other inflected forms of this word that have been analyzed:

ara particle ἆρ’ particle

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