Concession

§1819OPTATIVE WITHOUT ἄνHom. often uses the optative with a concessive or permissive force: ἔπειτα δὲ καί τι πάθοιμι after that I may (lit. may I) suffer come what will Φ 274.

§1839POSITIVE (COMMANDS)The imperative may be used in assumptions (hypothetical imperative), to make a concession, or to grant permission: ἐμοῦ γ᾽ ἕνεκ᾽ ἔστω let it be assumed as far as I am concerned D. …

§2154SUMMARY OF THE FORMS OF SIMPLE SENTENCESASSUMPTIONS Assumptions, including concessions, are usually expressed by the imperative (negative μή), 1839. Other forms occur, as καὶ δή with the indicative (negative οὐ), 1771; a…

§1917FUTURE INDICATIVEJussive Future.—The future may express a command, like the imperative; and, in the second person, may denote concession or permission. The negative is οὐ. The tone of the jussive f…

§2060THE CIRCUMSTANTIAL PARTICIPLEThe circumstantial participle expresses simply circumstance or manner in general. It may imply various other relations, such as time, manner, means, cause, purpose, concession, con…

§2066THE CIRCUMSTANTIAL PARTICIPLEOpposition or Concession.—οὐδὲν ἐρῶ πρὸς ταῦτα ἔχων εἰπεῖν I will make no reply to this though I might (speak) do so P. Lach. 197c, πολλοὶ γὰρ ὄντες εὐγενεῖς εἰσιν κακοί for many, …

§2070GENITIVE ABSOLUTE. ACCUSATIVE ABSOLUTEGenitive Absolute.—A circumstantial participle agreeing with a genitive noun or pronoun which is not in the main construction of the sentence, stands in the genitive absolute. Like…

§2082ADVERBIAL ADJUNCTS OF THE PRINCIPAL VERBA participle implying opposition or concession (2066) may have its meaning rendered explicit by ὅμως yet, nevertheless (with or without καίπερ, 2083), εἶτα then or ἔπειτα afterward…

§2083ADVERBIAL ADJUNCTS OF THE PRINCIPAL VERBWith participles of opposition or concession (2066): καίπερ although, καί (infrequent), although καὶ ταῦτα (947) and that too. Thus, συμβουλεύω σοι καίπερ νεώτερος ὤν I give you ad…

§2382CONCESSIVE CLAUSESThe idea of concession or opposition is often expressed by the participle alone (2066) or by the participle with καίπερ or καὶ ταῦτα (2083). The negative is οὐ. In negative concess…

§2733οὐ AND μή WITH THE PARTICIPLEParticiples of opposition or concession (2083) take οὐ; as πείθου γυναιξὶ καίπερ οὐ στέργων ὅμως hearken to women albeit thou likest it not A. Sept. 712.

§2781 aἀλλάThe Antecedent Statement is Affirmative.—ἀλλά is sometimes found after an affirmative statement. a. The antecedent clause often has a concessive force, and frequently takes μέν (29…

§2782ἀλλάἀλλά in Apodosis.—After a concession or a condition expressed or implied, the apodosis may be emphatically introduced by ἀλλά, ἀλλὰ . . . γε, ἀλλ᾽ οὖν γε still, yet, at least. Thus…

§2781 aἀλλάThe Antecedent Statement is Affirmative.—ἀλλά is sometimes found after an affirmative statement. a. The antecedent clause often has a concessive force, and frequently takes μέν (29…

§2904μένμὲν . . . δέ serves to mark stronger or weaker contrasts of various kinds, and is sometimes to be rendered by on the one hand . . . on the other hand, indeed . . . but; but is ofte…

§2821γέγέ (postpositive and enclitic) is an intensive and restrictive particle with the force of at least, at any rate, even, certainly, indeed; but often to be rendered by intonation. γέ…