Basil L. Gildersleeve, Syntax of Classical Greek, The Article, Substantive Use, chapter 522

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Preface to part I

Tenses of the Moods

Preface to part II

The simple sentence expanded

Multiplication of the Subject

Qualification of the Subject

Substantive Use

Generic article.

Absence of the article.

The article with substantivized adjectives and participles.

Position of the article.

Predicative position of article, substantive, and adjective.

Article with several attributes.

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[*] 522. o(/s, h(/, o(/ used like the substantive article.

The use of “ὅς, ἥ, ὅ” as a demonstrative is almost confined in Attic prose to the combinations “καὶ ὅς, καὶ ἥ, καὶ οἵ”, and the phrases “ἦ δ᾽ ὅς, ἦ δ᾽ ἥ”. In poetry the use is more free.

“καὶὃς ἡγεῖτο”, XEN. An. 6.5.22; And he was in the van. “ἧ δ᾽ ὅς”, PLATO, Rpb. 437B; Quoth he.

DEM.18.71: “Φίλιππος πόλεις Ἑλληνίδας ἃς μὲν ἀναιρῶν, εἰς ἃς δὲ τοὺς φυγάδας κατάγων ἔλυε τὴν εἰρήνην”.

ANTIPHON, 1.16: “ἠρώτα οὖν αὐτὴν εἰ ἐθελήσοι διακονῆσαί οἱ, καὶ ἣ ὑπέσχετο ὡς τάχιστα”.

PLATO, Conv. 201E: “καὶ ἥ, οὐκ εὐφημήσεις; ἔφη”. 205 C (= 206 A. C): “ἦ δ᾽ ἥ”. 208 C: “καὶ ἥ”. Rpb. 437 B (see above). 437 D and often: “ἦ δ᾽ ὅς”.

XEN. An. 1.8.16 (= 3.4.48. 6.5.22. Conv. 1.15. 2.3. 16. Often): “καὶ ὅς”. Cyr. 4.2.13: “καὶ οἵ”.

THUC.4.33.2: “τοὺς δὲ ψιλοὺς . . . ἔτρεπον, καὶ οἳ ὑποστρέφοντες ἠμύνοντο”.

HDT.4.68: “τὰς βασιληΐας ἱστίας ἐπιώρκηκε ὃς καὶ ὅς. 7.18: καὶ ὅς. 8.56: καὶ οἵ. 87: καὶ ἥ”.

EUR. I. T. 419-20: “γνώμα δ᾽ οἷς μὲν ἄκαιρος ὄλβου, τοῖς δ᾽ εἰς μέσον ἥκει”.

THEOGN. 169: “ὃν δὲ θεοὶ τιμῶσ᾽, ὃν καὶ μωμεύμενος αἰνεῖ. 800: ἀλλ᾽ ὃς λώῒος, ὃς μὴ πλεόνεσσι μέλῃ”.

PHOCYL. 1: “Αέριοι κακοί: οὐχ ὃ μέν, ὃς δ᾽ οὔ”.

HOM. Od. 1.286: “ὃς γὰρ δεύτατος ἦλθεν. 17.172: ὃς γάρ. 24.190: ὃ” (= “τό”) “γὰρ γέρας ἐστὶ θανόντων”.

Il. 6.59: “μηδ᾽ ὃς φύγοι” . 12.357-8: “ὃ γάρ κ᾽ ὄχ᾽ ἄριστον ἁπάντων” | “εἴη. 21.198: ἀλλὰ καὶ ὃς δείδοικε. 22.201: οὐδ᾽ ὅς”. 23.9 (= Od. 24.190 cited above).

Syntax of Classical Greek from Homer to Demosthenes. Basil L. Gildersleeve. New York. American Book Company. 1900.

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