Express logical relationships between connected ideas; usu. coordinate conjunctions 1. Ascensive: καί, δέ, μηδέ (even) 2. Connective: καί, δέ (and, also) 3. Contrastive (Adversative): ἀλλά, πλήν, καί, δέ (but, rather, however) 4. Correlative: μέν … δέ (on the one hand … on the other hand); καί … καί (both … and); μήτε … μήτε (neither … nor); οὔτε … οὔτε (neither … nor); οὐκ … ἀλλά or δέ (not … but); οὐ … ποτέ (not … ever); ποτέ … νῦν (once … now); τε … τε (as … so; not