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Constantinus Philo
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πάλιν γὰρ ἥκει ὁ αὐτὸς λόγος, ὅτι τοῖς μὲν κοσμίοις τῶν ἀνθρώπων, καὶ ὡς ἂν κοσμιώτεροι γίγνοιντο οἱ μήπω ὄντες, δεῖ χαρίζεσθαι καὶ φυλάττειν τὸν τούτων ἔρωτα, καὶ οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ καλός, ὁ οὐράνιος, ὁ τῆς Οὐρανίας [187e] μούσης Ἔρως· what kind of clause is this ὡς ἂν κοσμιώτεροι γίγνοιντο οἱ μήπω ὄντες, is it a result clause.
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I'd call it an apodosis of a conditional clause.

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If it were an apodosis then ως would be inappropriate here
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Maybe here hOs is simply synonym for hOti, object clause, and an only to be understood as potential with the optative?

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I'm afraid it would make no sense at all but no doubt this is a potential subjunctive
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Any proposal for a solution to the question @Constantinus?

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