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178. Passive of deponents expressed by periphrasis.

The passive of deponents is often expressed by periphrasis. So especially outside of the passive form (1 aor. pass.). Familiar is “αἰτίαν ἔχειν” as passive of “αἰτιᾶσθαι”.

ναῦς αἰτίαν ἔχοντες προδοῦναι”, HYP. pro HYP. Eux.1; Being accused of having betrayed ships.

HYP. pro Eux. 1 (see above). Ibid. 31: “τῶν γὰρ κατηγορηθέντων τὸ μὴ λαβὸν ἀπολογίαν ὑπὸ τῇ ὀργῇ τῶν δικαστῶν καταλείπεται”.

DEM.18.200:προδεδωκέναι πάντας ἂν ἔσχεν” (sc. “ πόλις”) “αἰτίαν”.

LYS.11.10:εἰ . . . αἰτίαν ἔχοι” .

PLATO, Rpb. 565B:αἰτίαν δὴ ἔσχον ὑπὸ τῶν ἑτέρων . . . ὡς ἐπιβουλεύουσι τῷ δήμῳ”.

THUC.2.41.3:μόνη γὰρ τῶν νῦν ἀκοῆς κρείσσων ἐς πεῖραν ἔρχεται”. 7.81.5:φειδώ . . . τις ἐγιγνετο” .

THEOGN. 1265-6: “ἐγὼ δὲ . . . αἰδοῦς οὐδεμιῆς ἔτυχον”.

HOM. Od. 2.136-7: “νέμεσις δέ μοι ἐξ ἀνθρώπων” | “ἔσσεται”.

Il. 7.409-10: “φειδὼ . . . γίγνετ”(“αι”). 22.243-4: “μηδέ τι δούρων ἔστω φειδωλή”.

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