‖n. [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to give back; &unr_; from, back again + &unr_; to give. ] (Gram.) The consequent clause or conclusion in a conditional sentence, expressing the result, and thus distinguished from the protasis or clause which expresses a condition. Thus, in the sentence, “Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him, ” the former clause is the protasis, and the latter the apodosis. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ Some grammarians extend the terms protasis and apodosis to the introductory clause and the concluding clause, even when the sentence is not conditional. [ 1913 Webster ]
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