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[*] 556. Addition of po/lis in herodotus. The word “πόλις” may be added by way of explanation. It is omitted with well-known cities, with names preceded by the article, in attributive prepositional phrases, and sometimes when the same name is repeated in close proximity. When “πόλις” has been used with the first of two or more coördinate names, it need not be repeated with the succeeding ones. “ἐς Βουτοῦν πόλιν”, HDT.2.67. “ἐς μέν γε Μέμφιν ἐκ Ναυκράτιος ἀναπλέοντι”, Ibid. 97 (well-known cities). “ἐν τῇ Βουτοῖ ταύτῃ”, Ibid. 155. “τὸ ἐν Βουτοῖ ἱρόν”, Ibid. 156. “μέχρι μὲν Ἐλεφαντίνης πόλιος . . . ἀπὸ Ἐ. π. . . . τὰ ἀπὸ Ἐ. ἄνω . . . ἐξ Ἐ. . . . ἔν τε Ἐ. π. . . . ἐν Ἐ. . . . ἐξ Ἐ.”, Ibid. 29-31. “μεταξὺ Συήνης τε πόλιος . . . καὶ Ἐλεφαντίνης”, Ibid. 28. HDT.2.18: “οἱ γὰρ δὴ ἐκ Μαρέης τε πόλιος καὶ Ἄπιος οἰκέοντες . . . τὰ πρόσουρα Λιβύῃ”. (Use of “πόλιος” with M. renders its insertion after “Ἄπιος” unnecessary.) 28: “μεταξὺ Συήνης τε πόλιος . . . καὶ Ἐλεφαντίνης” (see note on previous passage). 29-31 (see above). 59: “ἐς Βούβαστιν πόλιν . . . ἐς Βούσιριν πόλιν . . . ἐς Σάιν πόλιν . . . ἐς Βουτοῦν πόλιν . . . ἐς Πάμπρημιν πόλιν. 60: ἐς μέν νυν Βούβαστιν πόλιν . . . ἐς τὴν Βούβαστιν. 61: ἐν δὲ Βουσίρι πόλι. 62: ἐς Σάιν δὲ πόλιν . . . οὐκ ἐν Σάι μούνῃ. 63: ἐς δὲ Ἡλίου τε πόλιν καὶ Βουτοῦν . . . ἐν δὲ Παμπρήμι. 67: ἐν Βουβάστι πόλι . . . ἐς Βουτοῦν πόλιν. 97: ἐς μέν γε Μέμφιν ἐκ Ναυκράτιος ἀναπλέοντι . . . παρὰ τὸ ὀξὺ τοῦ Δέλτα καὶ παρὰ Κερκάσωρον πόλιν: ἐς δὲ Ναύκρατιν ἀπὸ θαλάσσης καὶ Κανώβου . . . πλέων ἥξεις κατ᾽ Ἄνθυλλάν τε πόλιν καὶ τὴν Ἀρχάνδρου καλευμένην. 98: τούτων δὲ ἡ μὲν Ἄνθυλλα”. 155 (see above). 156 (see above). 3.19: “μετεπέμπετο ἐξ Ἐλεφαντίνης πόλιος τῶν Ἰχθυοφάγων ἀνδρῶν τοὺς ἐπισταμένους. 20: ἐπείτε δὲ τῷ Καμβύσῃ ἐκ τῆς Ἐλεφαντίνης ἀπίκοντο οἱ Ἰχθυοφάγοι”.
Syntax of Classical Greek from Homer to Demosthenes. Basil L. Gildersleeve. New York. American Book Company. 1900.
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