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[204] διατρίβῃσιν Ἀχαιοὺς ὃν γάμον. We have “διατρίβειν γάμον” in Od.20. 341, cp. inf. 265, but no instance of “διατρίβειν” with a personal object. The simplest explanation of the double accusative is that the verb follows the analogy of “ἀφαιρεῖν”, which is commonly so used; or we may describe “ὃν γάμον” as an accusative of nearer definition, sc. ‘in the matter of her marriage.’

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