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ἑκών , ἑκοῦσα, ἑκόν: (
3. in Att. Prose (cf. Phryn.241), . εἶναι as far as depends on one's will, as far as concerns one, with a neg., Hdt. 7.104, 8.116, Pl.Ap.37a, al.; also in oblique cases, “ὑπὸ σοῦ ἑκόντος εἶναιId.Grg.499c; or in a sentence implying a neg., θαυμάζοιμεν ἂν εἰ . . τις ἑκὼν εἶναι (fort. delendum) . . ἀφικνεῖται; Id.Lg.646b: once affirm., “ἑκὼν εἶναι . . οἴχετοHdt.7.164.
II. rarely of things, “κακὰ . κοὐκ ἄκονταS.OT1230.
III. for Adv. see ἑκοντήν, ἑκοντί: regul. Adv. ἑκόντως is dub. in Aristid.2.187, 226J.
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