ὅταν

See also: όταν and OTAN

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Univerbation of ὅτ’ (hót’, when) + ἄν (án, modal particle)

Pronunciation

 

Conjunction

ὅτᾰν • (hótan)

  1. (with a conditional force, about events likely to recur) whenever, when
    • 386 BCE – 367 BCE, Plato, Meno 88a:
      Σωκράτης   σκόπει δή, ὅταν τί ἑκάστου τούτων ἡγῆται, ὠφελεῖ ἡμᾶς, καὶ ὅταν τί, βλάπτει.
      Sōkrátēs   skópei dḗ, hótan tí hekástou toútōn hēgêtai, ōpheleî hēmâs, kaì hótan tí, bláptei.
      Socrates: Now look at what, when it guides each of these things, benefits us, and what, when it [guides things], harms [us].
    • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 1.519
    • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 9.6
    • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 2.397
    • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 1.567
    • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 6.225

Usage notes

Like ἐάν (eán), only used with subjunctive.

Descendants

  • Coptic: ϩⲟⲧⲁⲛ (hotan)
  • Greek: όταν (ótan)

Further reading

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