[*] 120. Nouns of multitude. Nouns of multitude often take the verb in the plural. “μέρος . . . τι . . . ἀνθρώπων . . . οὐχ ἡγοῦνται θεούς”, PLATO, Legg. 948C; A portion of mankind do not believe in gods. PLATO, Legg. 948C (see above). XEN. Cyr. 2.4.20: “τὸ μὲν πλῆθος τῶν πεζῶν καὶ τῶν ἱππέων ὤγμευον αὐτῷ” . Hell. 3.3.4: “τοιαῦτα δὲ ἀκούσασα ἡ πόλις . . . Ἀγησίλαον εἵλοντο βασιλέα” . THUC.1.89.3. 125.1. 4.112.3: “ὁ δὲ ἄλλος ὅμιλος κατὰ πάντα ὁμοίως ἐσκεδάννυντο”, The rest of the multitude scattered in every direction alike. AESCHYL. Ag. 189: “εὖτ”（“ε”) . . . “βαρύνοντ᾽ Ἀχαιϊκὸς λεώς”. Ibid. 577-9: “Τροίαν ἑλόντες . . . Ἀργείων στόλος . . . λάφυρα . . . ἐπασσάλευσαν”. PIND. P. 2.46-7: “ἐκ δ᾽ ἐγένοντο στρατὸς” | “θαυμαστός”. HOM. Il. 2.278: “ὣς φάσαν ἡ πληθύς”. 15.304-5: “αὐτὰρ ὀπίσσω” | “ἡ πληθὺς ἐπὶ νῆας Ἀχαιῶν ἀπονέοντο”. Cf. 17.755-7: “ὥς τε ψαρῶν νέφος ἔρχεται ἠὲ κολοιῶν”, | “οὖλον κεκλήγοντες, ὅτε προΐδωσιν ἰόντα” | “κίρκον”. 23.156-7: “Ἀτρεΐδη, σοὶ γάρ τε μάλιστά γε λαὸς Ἀχαιῶν” | “πείσονται μύθοισι”.
Syntax of Classical Greek from Homer to Demosthenes. Basil L. Gildersleeve. New York. American Book Company. 1900.
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