apodosis

American  

[uh-pod-uh-sis] / əˈpɒd ə sɪs /

noun

plural

apodoses

1. the clause expressing the consequence in a conditional sentence, often beginning with then, as “then I will” in “If you go, then I will.”

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apodosis British  

/ əˈpɒdəsɪs /

noun

1. logic grammar the consequent of a conditional statement, as the game will be cancelled in if it rains the game will be cancelled Compare protasis

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Etymology

Origin of apodosis

1630–40; < Late Latin < Greek: a returning, answering clause, equivalent to apo ( di ) dó ( nai ) to give back ( apo- apo- + didónai to give) + -sis -sis

Example Sentences

To borrow a term from the Greek grammars, the protasis of the repartee is more troublesome than the apodosis.

From Without Prejudice by Zangwill, Israel

But Mr. Caffyn's apodosis was never divulged, because, seized with an access of rage, he turned out the gas and hurried from the room.

From The Vanity Girl by MacKenzie, Compton

Result, acc. of, 173, B; 176; —— clauses of, 284; 297; —— —— in dependent apodosis, 322, and a; —— —— sequence of tense in, 268, 6. revertor, semi-deponent, 114, 3.

From New Latin Grammar by Bennett, Charles E. (Charles Edwin)

They say that the apodosis begins with the first כן, and that in ver.

From Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions. Vol. 2 by Hengstenberg, Ernst Wilhelm

The apodosis of an implied condition: 'If you prayed for me, the fire would rise'.

From The Last Poems of Ovid by Akrigg, Mark Bear