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2625. An optative with or without ἄν is regularly retained after ὅτι (ὡς).

““ἐδίδασκον ὡς . . . συνεστρατεύοντο ὅποι ἡγοῖντο” they showed that they always followed them in their campaigns wherever they led” X. H. 5.2.8 ( = συνεστρατευόμεθα, ὅποι ἡγοῖσθε, cp. 2568), ““ἀπεκρί_νατο . . . ὅτι πρόσθεν ἂν ἀποθάνοιεν ἢ τὰ ὅπλα παραδοίησαν” he replied that they would sooner die than surrender their arms” X. A. 2.1.10 ( = ἂν ἀποθάνοιμεν, παραδοῖμεν).

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