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266 SUBJUNCTIVE. [292,<br />

II. II. Il6 rj 8' et Tre'p<br />

re rvyTi *rA. (so II. 4. 261., 9. 48 1 .,<br />

10. 225., 16. 263., 21. 576., 22. 191, Od. 1. 188.,<br />

7. 204., 12. 96., 14. 373.<br />

If <strong>the</strong> principal Verb is a Future (or implies reference to <strong>the</strong><br />

future), <strong>the</strong> pure Subj. with el indicates that <strong>the</strong> supposed occasion<br />

is indefinite, one that happens repeatedly, or at any time,<br />

or may not happen at all; so II. I. 340 et Trore 8r) avre XP L^ fytw<br />

yeV^rat KrA. ; 12. 245 % ^ P y a P T ' $AAot ye 7repiKretzJO)ju,e0a<br />

TTCLVTZS<br />

KrA.; Od. I. 204 oi>5' et Tre'p re ort8?7pea 8ecrjutar' export. This form<br />

is naturally employed by a speaker who does not wish to imply<br />

that <strong>the</strong> occasion will actually arise : thus in<br />

II. 12. 223 &s 97/xets et Tre'p re irvXas /cat ret^os<br />

prj^<strong>of</strong>jieOa (T0eVet joteyaAa), et^cocrt 8' '<br />

ov KOO"//(J) Trapa vav(f)Lv eA.evo"o/x,e^' avra<br />

Polydamas is<br />

1<br />

interpreting an omen which he wishes to remain<br />

unfulfilled. Similarly II. 5. 248 et y ovv : II.<br />

erepos ye ^yr/crt<br />

22.<br />

86 et Trep yap ere KaTaKTavy, ov K aAeytfco<br />

^coo/xeVr;?, 0118' et Ke ra z/etara Tretpa^' tKryat<br />

= 1 do not care for you, (and shall not) even if Sfc.<br />

Instances <strong>of</strong> KC^ or &v in a sentence <strong>of</strong> general meaning are<br />

II. 3. 25 /x,aAa yap re Kareo-^tet, et ai> a^roz;<br />

-rrep<br />

o-euavrai, KrA. (etraw<br />

m ^6 ca^ when<br />

, 363, I, &).<br />

11. 391 ^ T aAAco? ^TT' e/xeto, Kat et K' oX'iyov Trep<br />

<strong>of</strong>u /Se'Aos.-TreAerat.<br />

12. 302 et Trep yap )(' evprjcn Trap' avTO(f)L KrA.

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