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[258] κιχήσομαι: fut. indic. The aor. subj. is “κιχείω” (or “-ήω”), 1.26. There are several other clear cases of the constr. in H. (see H. G. § 326. 5). There is no serious ground for disputing “κε” with fut. indic. except that it is not known in Attic; and aor. subj. and fut. indic. are so closely connected both in form and sense in H. that the use with one tense almost inevitably implies that with the other. See note on 22.66. By its nature “κε” is indeed particularly suitable for use with the fut. indic. in the very frequent case where a future contingency has to be expressed. The wonder is not that H. so uses “κε”, but that later Greek does not so use “ἄν”.

The Iliad, edited, with apparatus criticus, prolegomena, notes, and appendices. Walter Leaf. London. Macmillan. 1900.

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