What is "apodosis"

Apodosis \A*pod"o*sis\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to give back; ? from, back again + ? 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.

Note: Some grammarians extend the terms protasis and apodosis to the introductory clause and the concluding clause, even when the sentence is not conditional.

n. (context logic grammar English) The consequential clause in a conditional sentence.

Apodosis may refer to:

• In linguistics, the main clause in a conditional sentence, expressing the logical consequent
• In the liturgy of the Eastern Orthodox Church, the final day of an Afterfeast