κέν | Ancient Greek Analysis with Conjugation Tables

Definition

An enclitic particle (Epic/Ionic), equivalent to **ἄν**, marking contingency or potentiality: “would, might, ever,” used especially with subjunctive or optative (and sometimes with past indicatives) to express what is possible or conditional.

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Grammatical Analysis

"κέν"

Function: modal/enclitic particle (epic/Ionic), variant of ἄν; marks contingency/potentiality in combination with moods (especially subjunctive/optative) and in conditional/relative clauses

Related Forms of κέν

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Other inflected forms of this word that have been analyzed:

κεν particle

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