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[*] 540. Appositive proper name without article. The omission of the article is the regular thing in formal and official style. Outside of this sphere, “ἀνήρ” with a proper adjective is a frequent substitute for the anarthrous proper adjective used substantively. “Ἀγησανδρίδα:ς Ἀγησάνδρου Σπαρτιάτης”, THUC.8.91.2. “Ἰνάρως δὲ ὁ Ψαμμιτίχου, ΛίβυςTHUC., 1.104.1.Μεγάβυζον δὲ τὸν Ζωπύρου πέμπει ἄνδρα Πέρσην”THUC., 1.109.3. DEM.21.200: “Μειδίας Ἀναγυράσιος. 39.10: Μαντίθεος Μαντίου Θορίκιος”. [44]DEM., 9: “Λεωστράτῳ Ἐλευσινίῳ. 10: Ἀριστοτέλει Παλληνεῖ”. XEN. An. 1.6.1: “Ὀρόντας δὲ Πέρσης ἀνήρ” . 8.1: “Πατηγύας ἀνὴρ Πέρσης” . 8.15: “Ξενοφῶν Ἀθηναῖος” . 10.7: “Ἐπισθένης δὲ Ἀμφιπολίτης” . THUC.1.1.1: “Θουκυδίδης Ἀθηναῖος” . 104.1 (see above). 109.3 (see above). 126.3: “ἐγεγαμήκει δὲ θυγατέρα Θεαγένους Μεγαρέως ἀνδρός” . 3.8: “ἦν δὲ Ὀλυμπιὰς ᾗ Δωριεὺς Ῥόδιος τὸ δεύτερον ἐνίκα” . 5.49.1: “Ἀνδροσθένης Ἀρκάς” . 8.91.2 (see above). HDT.1.1: “Ἡροδότου Ἁλικαρνησσέος. 29: Σόλων ἀνὴρ Ἀθηναῖος. 30: Τέλλον Ἀθηναῖον”. AR. Vesp. 894-5: “ἐγράψατο” | “κύων Κυδαθηναιεὺς Λάβητ᾽ Αἰξωνέα”. Pax, 190: “Τρυγαῖος Ἀθμονεύς” but 919: “Τρυγαῖος ἁθμονεύς” (see preceding section).
Syntax of Classical Greek from Homer to Demosthenes. Basil L. Gildersleeve. New York. American Book Company. 1900.
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