[*] 228. Perfect of maintenance of result. The perfect is largely used in Greek for the maintenance of the result, and the translation into English is often present: “κέκλημαι”, my name is; “μέμνημαι”, I have recalled, I remember; “κέκτημαι”, I have got, I own; “εἴθισμαι”, I have made it my rule, I am accustomed. “καλὸν . . . τέχνημα ἄρα κέκτησαι, εἴπερ κέκτησαι”, PLATO, Prot. 319A; A fine contrivance is that you have got, to be sure, IF you have got it. AESCHIN.3.144: “συνείθισθε ἤδη τἀδικήματα τὰ τούτου ἀκούειν”. ANTIPHON, 5.54: “τέθνηκεν ὁ ἀνήρ”. PLATO, Prot. 319A (see above). Tim. 23 B: “ἕνα γῆς κατακλυσμὸν μέμνησθε πολλῶν ἔμπροσθεν γεγονότων”. XEN. Oec. 9.4: “πρὸς μεσημβρίαν ἀναπέπταται” (sc. “ἡ οἰκία”). THUC.3.82.7: “ῥᾷον δ᾽ οἱ πολλοὶ κακοῦργοι ὄντες δεξιοὶ κέκληνται ἢ ἀμαθεῖς ἀγαθοί”. HDT.2.47: “ὗν δὲ Αἰγύπτιοι μιαρὸν ἥγηνται θηρίον εἶναι”. 4.28: “τέρας νενόμισται”. 6.103 (226). AR. Ach. 993: “ἢ πάνυ γερόντιον ἴσως νενόμικάς με σύ”; SOPH. El. 1101: “Αἴγισθον ἔνθ᾽ ᾤκηκεν ἱστορῶ πάλαι”. PIND. P. 4.248: “πολλοῖσι δ᾽ ἅγημαι σοφίας ἑτέροις”. SAPPHO, 2.9-10: “ἀλλὰ καμ μὲν γλῶσσα ἔαγε, λέπτον δ᾽” | “αὔτικα χρῷ πῦρ ὐπαδεδρόμακεν”. HES. Theog. 726: “ἐλήλαται”. 727: “κέχυται”. 728: “πεφύασι”. 730: “κεκρύφαται”. HOM. Od. 5.412: “λισσὴ δ᾽ ἀναδέδρομε πέτρη”. 6.44-5: “ἀλλὰ μάλ᾽ αἴθρη” | “πέπταται ἀννέφελος, λευκὴ δ᾽ ἐπιδέδρομεν αἴγλη”.
Syntax of Classical Greek from Homer to Demosthenes. Basil L. Gildersleeve. New York. American Book Company. 1900.
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