ουκον
Lemma: οὔκουν
Definition
A particle meaning “therefore not” or “so not,” often used to draw a negative conclusion. In questions it commonly introduces an inference or expectation: “then not…?” “is it not then…?”
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Grammatical Analysis
"ουκον"
Form: ουκον
Analysis: οὐκ οὖν (enclitic combination, written as one word in some texts)
Components: [{'lemma': 'οὐ', 'part_of_speech': 'negative particle', 'function': 'negation of an indicative statement (with assimilation to οὐκ before a following vowel/rough breathing in the next word)'}, {'lemma': 'οὖν', 'part_of_speech': 'inferential particle', 'function': "marks inference/continuation: 'therefore, then, consequently'"}]
Overall function: inferential-negative particle cluster: 'not then?', 'therefore not', often used to draw a negative inference or in a rhetorical question
Morphological features: particles are indeclinable (no case/number/gender; not a verb)
Related Forms of οὔκουν
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