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1499. Adjectives, adverbs, and substantives, of kindred meaning with the foregoing verbs, take the dative to define their meaning.

““βασιλεῖ φίλοιfriendly to the kingX. A. 2.1.20, ““εὔνους τῷ δήμῳwell disposed to the peopleAnd. 4.16, ““τοῖς ϝόμοις ἔνοχοςsubject to the lawsD. 21.35, ἐχθρὸν ἐλευθερίᾳ καὶ νόμοις ἐναντίον hostile to liberty and opposed to law 6. 25, ““ξυμμαχίᾳ πίσυνοιrelying on the allianceT. 6.2, φόρῳ ὑπήκοοι subject to tribute 7. 57, ἢν ποιῆτε ὅμοια τοῖς λόγοις if you act in accordance with your words 2. 72, στρατὸς ἴσος καὶ παραπλήσιος τῷ προτέρῳ an army equal or nearly so to the former 7. 42, ““ἀδελφὰ τὰ βουλεύματα τοῖς ἔργοιςplans like the deedsL. 2.64, ““ἀλλήλοις ἀνομοίωςin a way unlike to each otherP. Tim. 36d. For substantives see 1502.

a. Some adjectives, as φίλος, ἐχθρός, may be treated as substantives and take the genitive. Some adjectives often differ slightly in meaning when they take the genitive.

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