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616. Attributive prepositional phrases.

Like the adverb, prepositional phrases are found in the three attributive positions.

πρὸς τὸν βάρβαρον πόλεμος”, DEM.14.32; The war with the barbarian (the barbarian war). “τὸν μὲν πόλεμον τὸν πρὸς βασιλέα”, 14.9; The war, the (war in questionwith the king.γραφὰς τὰς ἐξ ἀνθρώπων ἐγράφετο”, LYS.13.73; He had a way of framing indictments (that were) of every earthly description.

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