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κάρτα

κάρτα, very, very much, extremely

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κάρτʼ Adverb of κάρτα

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κάρτᾰ (cf. κράτος), Adv., freq. in Ion. and Trag., rare in Com. and Att. Prose (v. infr.):—with Adjs. and Advbs.,
  • very, extremely; with Verbs, very much; κ. κακῶς ῥιγῶ Hippon. 16; ἐσθλοὺς κ. μαχητάς Aristeas Epic. Fr. 3 [5 Bernabé]; κ. ἀπὸ θερμέων χωρέων very hot, Hdt. 2.27; κ. θεραπεύειν τινά, opp. μετρίως, Id. 3.80; κ. δεόμενος Id. 8.59; κ. ὀξύ Hp. Acut. 58; κ. πρευμενεῖς A. Ag. 840; κ. ἰδεῖν ὁμόπτερος Id. Ch. 174; εἰ καὶ μακρὰ κ. ἐστίν S. Tr. 1218; ὥς σου κ. νῦν μνείαν ἔχω E. Med. 328, cf. 222, etc.; once in Pl., πηλοῦ κ. βραχέος Ti. 25d; ληρεῖς ἔχων κ. Ar. Av. 342 (troch.).
      • 2 surely, in very deed, κ. δʼ ἔστʼ ἐγχώριος A. Th. 413; κ. δʼ ὢν ἐπώνυμος true to thy name, Id. Eu. 90, cf. Th. 658; κ. δʼ εἰμὶ τοῦ πατρός all on the fatherʼs side, Id. Eu. 738; κ. δʼ εἴσʼ ὅμαιμοι Id. Th. 939 (lyr.); ἦ κ. Id. Ag. 592, 1252, S. El. 312, 1278, etc.; σὺ δὲ κ. φείδῃ Amips. 22.
      • 3 καὶ κ., used to increase the force of a previous statement, τὰ ἀνέκαθεν λαμπροί, ἀπὸ δὲ Ἀλκμέωνος . . καὶ κ. λαμπροί Hdt. 6.125; esp. in dialogue, yes, verily, ἦ γάρ τινες ναίουσι . . ; Answ. καὶ κ. . . S. OC 65; ἆρʼ ἄν τί μου δέξαιο . . ; Answ. καὶ κάρτα γʼ E. Hipp. 90; once in Ar., καὶ κ. μέντἂν . . καθείλκετε Ach. 544; in Hdt. also, τὸ κ. 1.71, 4.181; esp. with a slightly iron. sense, with a vengeance, ἐς ὃ δὴ καὶ τὸ κ. ἐπύθοντο 1.191, cf. 3.104, 6.52.

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