[*] 530. Article as a relative. Out of the demonstrative use grows the relative use, for which see Relative Sentence. The ancient grammarians called the demonstrative article “ἄρθρον προτακτικόν”, the relative “ἄρθρον ὑποτακτικόν”, and relative and article were blended in the consciousness of the people.
Syntax of Classical Greek from Homer to Demosthenes. Basil L. Gildersleeve. New York. American Book Company. 1900.
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