[*] 51. Name of the inhabitants as the name of the city. The name of the inhabitants is sometimes used instead of the city: (“οἱ”) “Δελφοί”, Delphi, (“οἱ”) “Λεοντῖνοι”. “καὶ κρατήσαντες τοῦ ἐν Δελφοῖς ἱεροῦ παρέδοσαν Δελφοῖς”, Thuc.1.112.5; And having made themselves masters of the sancturary at Delphi (among the Delphians), they handed it over to the Delphians. DEM.19.65: “εἰς Δελφούς”. 21.51: “ἐκ Δελφῶν καὶ ἐκ Δωδώνης”. 25.34: “ἐν Δελφοῖς”, and similarly often in ISOC.9.27: “σωθεὶς εἰς Σόλους τῆς Κιλικίας” . PLATO, Legg. 738C: “ἐκ Δελφῶν ἢ Δωδώνης”, and similarly forms of “Δελφοί” often. XEN. An. 1.2.24: “ἐν Σόλοις καὶ ἐν Ἰσσοῖς” . 1.2.26: “τήν τε πόλιν τοὺς Ταρσοὺς διήρπασαν” . 3.1.5: “ἐλθόντα εἰς Δελφούς” , and similarly forms of “Δελφοί” elsewhere. THUC.1.112.5(see above). 6.3.3: “Λεοντίνους”. HDT.1.14: “ἐς Δελφούς”, and similarly often.
Syntax of Classical Greek from Homer to Demosthenes. Basil L. Gildersleeve. New York. American Book Company. 1900.
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