ἦ καὶ: 314 n. ὡς ἐτητύμως, like “ὡς ἀληθῶς”, etc. This emphasising use of “ὡς” with adverbs of the positive degree was probably developed out of its use with superlatives, as “ὡς μάλιστα”.
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