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1373. To value highly and lightly is περὶ πολλοῦ (πλείονος, πλείστου) and περὶ ὀλίγου (ἐλά_ττονος, ἐλαχίστου) τι_μᾶσθαι or ποιεῖσθαι: ““τὰ πλείστου ἄξια περὶ ἐλαχίστου ποιεῖται, τὰ δὲ φαυλότερα περὶ πλείονος” he makes least account of what is most important, and sets higher what is less estimable” P. A. 30a. The genitive of value, without περί, is rare: ““πολλοῦ ποιοῦμαι ἀκηκοέναι ἃ ἀκήκοα Πρωταγόρου” I esteem it greatly to have heard what I did from Protagoras” P. Pr. 328d.

a. The genitive of cause is rarely used to express the thing bought or that for which pay is demanded: ““οὐδένα τῆς συνουσία_ς ἀργύριον πρά_ττει” you charge nobody anything for your teaching” X. M. 1.6.11, ““τρεῖς μναῖ διφρίσκου” three minae for a small chariot” Ar. Nub. 31.

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