[*] 127. Attraction of the demonstrative by the predicate. The demonstrative pronoun is commonly attracted into the gender of the predicate. “ἐκεῖνος δ᾽ ἐστὶν ἔλεγχος μέγιστος,” LYS.16.6 ; That is the most cogent proof. LYS.16. 6 (see above). 25.23: “νομίζοντες καὶ τῆς πόλεως ταύτην ἱκανωτάτην εἶναι σωτηρίαν καὶ τῶν ἐχθρῶν μεγίστην τιμωρίαν” . PLATO, Men. 71E: “αὕτη ἐστὶν ἀνδρὸς ἀρετή, ἱκανὸν εἶναι τὰ τῆς πόλεως πράττειν κτἑ.”, This is a man's virtue, to be able to manage affairs of state. XEN. Cyr. 8.7.24: “εἰ δὲ μή, καὶ παρὰ τῶν προγεγενημένων μανθάνετε: αὕτη γὰρ ἀρίστη διδασκαλία” . THUC.1.1.2: “κίνησις γὰρ αὕτη μεγίστη . . . ἐγένετο”. HDT.1.1: “Ἡροδότου Ἁλικαρνησσέος ἱστορίης ἀπόδεξις ἥδε”, This is the setting forth of the research of Herodotus. SOPH. Ph. 1-2: “ἀκτὴ μὲν ἥδε” . . . | “Δήμνου”. HOM. Il. 17.336-7: “αἰδὼς μὲν νῦν ἥδε” . . . | “Ἴλιον εἲς ἀναβῆναι κτἑ”.
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