[*] 225. (a) Repetition of κέ is rare; yet it sometimes occurs. E.g. Τῷ κε μάλ᾽ ἤ κεν ἔμεινε καὶ ἐσσύμενός περ ὁδοῖο, ἤ κέ με τεθνηυῖαν ἔνι μεγάροισιν ἔλειπεν. Od iv. 733. (b) On the other hand, Homer sometimes joins ἄν and κέ in the same sentence for emphasis. E.g. Καρτεραὶ, ἃς οὔτ᾽ ἄν κεν Ἄρης ὀνόσαιτο μετελθὼν οὔτε κ᾽ Ἀθηναίη λαοσσόος. Il. xiii. 127.
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