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308. Aorist Optative (= Aorist Indicative):

ἀπήγγελλεν ὡς τὸ . . . ἄστυ . . . ἑαλωκὸς καταλίποι”, LYCURG.18; He reported that he had left the city captured.

LYCURG.18(see above).

DEM. [34]DEM., 11:ἔλεγεν ὅτι οὔτε τὰ χρήματα ἔνθοιτο εἰς τὴν ναῦν οὗτος . . . οὔτε τὸ χρυσίον εἰληφὼς εἴη παρ᾽ αὐτοῦ ἐν Βοσπόρῳ”. [52]DEM., 15(see 312). [59]DEM., 81(see 311).

XEN. An. 4.3.11: “ἔλεγον ὅτι τυγχάνοιεν φρύγανα συλλέγοντες ὡς ἐπὶ πῦρ, κἄπειτα κατίδοιεν . . . γέροντά τε καὶ γυναῖκα κτἑ”. Hell. 1.7.5 (see 312).

AR. Ach. 648-9: “ἠρώτησεν . . . τοῦτον τὸν ποιὴτὴν ποτέρους εἴποι κακὰ πολλά”. Vesp. 283: “κατείποι”.

SOPH. Tr. 431-2: “ἤκουσεν ὡς ταύτης πόθῳ” | “πόλις δαμείη πᾶσα”.

PIND. O. 6.49: “εἴρετο παῖδα τὸν Εὐάδνα τέκοι” (where see note).

HOM. Od. 15.423 (307). 17.368 (307). 24.237: “ὡς ἔλθοι” is to be considered interrogative (how he had come).

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