τόφρα

A. up to or during that time, so long, Hom., answering to relat. ὄφρα, which follows, Il. 11.754, Od. 4.289 (so ὄφρ’ ἄν with subj., Il. 1.509, al.); but the relat. commonly precedes, ὄφρα . . , τ . . . in (the course of) that time, so long . . , 18.381, Od. 20.330, h.Cer. 37; ὄφρ’ ἂν . . , τ . . . Il. 7.194, Od. 5.362, al.; ὄφρα . . τ. δὲ . . Il. 4.221, Od. 10.126:—besides the regular ὄφρα . . , τόφρα . . we find τ . . . , ἕως . . 5.122; τ . . . , ἕως κε . . 2.77; more freq. ἕως . . , τ . . . , Il. 15.392, Od. 12.328, al.; ἕως . . , τ. δὲ . . Il. 10.507, Od. 5.425, etc.; ἀλλ’ ὅτε δὴ . . , τ . . . 10.571; πρὶν . . , τ . . . Il. 21.101; εὖτε . . , τ. δὲ . . Od. 20.77.

b. abs., meanwhile, Il. 10.498, 13.83, Od. 3.303, 464, al.

2. in Alex. Poets as relat., = ὄφρα, A.R. 4.1617, Orph. A. 347: τ. μὲν (relat.) . . , τ. δὲ (demonstr.) . . Call. Del. 39.

II. in Antim. 3 and Alex. Poets also as a final Conjunction, so that, that, A.R. 3.807, 4.1487, AP 9.242 (Antiphil.), 13.22 (Phaedim.), Orph. A. 939.