1. ἄρα · ara — Beekes
of course, then, so
The corpus record
ἄρα
ara
of course, then, so
Figures and citations on this page are drawn from the audited corpus; none are written from memory.
Distribution
- Parmenides 147 · 97/10k
- Iliad 1,080 · 96.86/10k
- Odyssey 727 · 83.61/10k
- Shield of Heracles 25 · 77.28/10k
- Theogony 45 · 65.34/10k
- Alcibiades 1 66 · 64.37/10k
- Minos 16 · 56.08/10k
- Lovers 12 · 50.19/10k
- Hipparchus 10 · 44.37/10k
- Hippias Minor 19 · 43.62/10k
- Hippias Major 30 · 35.54/10k
- Euthyphro 17 · 32.88/10k
Densest 12 of 171 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.
Senses
2. ἄρα · ara — Chantraine
épique aussi ἄρ, avec également ép
3. ἀρά · ara — Chantraine
&« long final de l
4. ἄρα · ara — Chantraine
98
5. ἄρα · ara — Frisk
ἄρ, enklit
6. ἄρά · ara — Frisk
zum Gebet, zum Fluch gehörig, Auchbeladen
7. ἄρα · ara — Frisk
im frühgriech
8. ἀρά · ara — Frisk
Über Bed
9. ἄρᾰ · ara — LSJ
there and then, straightway, then, next, mark you!, antecedent, consequent, he it was
10. ἆρᾰ · ara — LSJ
anxiety, impatience, negative
Attestations
- ἄρ · ar Iliad 1.8
- ἄρʼ · arʼ Iliad 1.46
- ῥα · rha Iliad 1.56
- ἄρʼ · arʼ Iliad 1.65
- ἄρʼ · arʼ Iliad 1.68
- ἄρ · ar Iliad 1.93
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Deep etymology
Authority pointers, pending review
These are the etymology authorities that treat this word, with their exact locators. They are bibliographic pointers, not a published word history: no root, reconstruction, derivation, cognate, or origin is asserted here.
- scan p. 168; entry #635 Review: Under source audit
- scan p. 114; entry #681 Review: Under source audit
- scan p. 157; entry #604 Review: Under source audit
The authorities' own wording is withheld pending review. Each source's identity, locator, and review status are cited above.
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