ἄφαρ
aphar
straightway, forthwith
Appears 34 times across Homer's epics.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
ἄφαρ [ᾰφ], poet. Adv. A. straightway, forthwith, in mostly at the beginning of a clause, with δέ following, ἄ. δʼ ἤμυσε καρήατι Il. 19.405, cf. Od. 2.95: without δέ, thereupon, after that, Il. 11.418. 2. suddenly, quickly, ἄ. κεραοὶ τελέθουσι Od. 4.85: strengthd., ἄ. αὐτίκα Il. 23.593; πέμπε δράκοντας ἄ. N. 1.40, cf. 10.63, Pae. 6.81, 35.6, 110.8.—Rare in Trag., Pers. 469; ἄ. βέβακε Tr. 133,529, cf. IT 1274 (lyr. exc. in l. c.): also in later Ep. as 2.539, etc. 3. intens., very, Il. 17.417, Od. 2.169. II. in 716 as if Adj., swift, fleet (cf. ἀφάρτερος) , παῖδες Βορέω τῶν ἄφαρ εἰσὶ πόδες.
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