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1346. The genitive of the part, with the accusative of the person (the whole) who has been touched, is chiefly poetical: ““τὸν δὲ πεσόντα ποδῶν ἔλαβε” but him as he fell, he seized by his feet” Δ 463, ““ἔλαβον τῆς ζώνης τὸν Ὀρόντα_ν” they took hold of Orontas by the girdle” X. A. 1.6.10 (but ““μοῦ λαβόμενος τῆς χειρός” taking me by the hand” P. Charm. 153b), ““ἄγειν τῆς ἡνία_ς τὸν ἵππον” to lead the horse by the bridle” X. Eq. 6.9 (cp. ““βοῦν δ᾽ ἀγέτην κεράων” they led the cow by the horns” γ 439).

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