αὐτάρ

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

ᾰ̓τᾰ́ρ (ătắr) — Attic, Epic, Tragic
ᾰ̓ϝῠτᾰ́ρ (ăwŭtắr)

Etymology

From αὖτε (aûte) +‎ ᾰ̓́ρᾰ (ắră).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /au̯.tár/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /aʍˈtar/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /aɸˈtar/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /afˈtar/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /afˈtar/

Conjunction

αὐτᾰ́ρ • (autắr) (Epic)

(marking contrast or transition, sometimes paired with μέν (mén)) but, however, besides, moreover

References

“αὐτάρ”, in Liddell & Scott (1940), A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
αὐτάρ in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924), A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
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