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1230. The reflexive pronoun of the third person is sometimes used for that of the first or second: ““δεῖ ἡμᾶς ἀνερέσθαι ἑαυτούςwe must ask ourselvesP. Ph. 78b, ““παράγγελλε τοῖς ἑαυτοῦgive orders to your menX. C. 6.3.27.

a. In Homer ὅς his is used for ἐμός or σός: ““οὔτοι ἔγωγε ἧς γαίης δύναμαι γλυκερώτερον ἄλλο ἰδέσθαιI can look on nothing sweeter than my own landι 28.

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