All 5 Uses of
consequence
in
The Odyssey by Homer - (translated by: Cowper)
- It is certain that in Homer the word is declined not as +outis-tinos+ which signifies no man, but as +outis-tidos+ making +outin+ in the accusative, consequently as a proper name.
Book 9 *consequently = resultantly (as a result)
- In consequence of Circe's instructions, after having spent a complete year in her palace, he prepares for a voyage to the infernal regions.†
Book 10
- Canst thou remember, even after death, Thy wrath against me, kindled for the sake Of those pernicious arms? arms which the Gods Ordain'd of such dire consequence to Greece, 680 Which caused thy death, our bulwark!†
Book 11
- [64] +Theos+—without a relative, and consequently signifying GOD in the abstract, is not unfrequently found in Homer, though fearing to give offence to serious minds unacquainted with the original, I have not always given it that force in the translation.
Book 14consequently = resultantly (as a result)
- Eurymachus, provoked by a speech of Ulysses, flings a foot-stool at him, which knocks down the cup-bearer; a general tumult is the consequence, which continues, till by the advice of Telemachus, seconded by Amphinomus, the suitors retire to their respective homes.†
Book 18
Definition:
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(consequence as in: a direct consequence of) a result of something (often an undesired side effect)