[*] 1411. With verbs of hearing from and the like the genitive is probably ablatival rather than partitive (1364): ““ἐμοῦ ἀκούσεσθε πᾶσαν τὴν ἀλήθειαν” from me you shall hear the whole truth” P. A. 17b, ““τούτων πυνθάνομαι ὅτι οὐκ ἄβατόν ἐστι τὸ ὄρος” I learn from these men that the mountain is not impassable” X. A. 4.6.17, τοιαῦτά ““του παρόντος ἔκλυον” such a tale I heard from some one who was present” S. El. 424, ““εἰδέναι δέ σου χρῄζω” I desire to know of thee” S. El. 668. a. Usually (except with πυνθάνεσθαι) we have παρά (ἀπό rarely), ἐξ or πρός (in poetry and Hdt.) with verbs of hearing from. b. The genitive with εἶναι in ““πατρὸς δ᾽ εἴμ᾽ ἀγαθοῖο” I am of a good father” Φ 109, ““τοιούτων μέν ἐστε προγόνων” of such ancestors are you” X. A. 3.2.13 is often regarded as a genitive of source, but is probably possessive.
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DEFINITIONS
SYNTAX OF THE SIMPLE SENTENCE
KINDS OF SIMPLE SENTENCES
EXPANSION OF THE SIMPLE SENTENCE
AGREEMENT: THE CONCORDS
THE SUBJECT
OMISSION OF THE SUBJECT
CASE OF THE SUBJECT: THE NOMINATIVE
THE PREDICATE
CONCORD OF SUBJECT AND PREDICATE
PECULIARITIES IN THE USE OF NUMBER
PECULIARITIES IN THE USE OF GENDER
PECULIARITIES IN THE USE OF PERSON
ADJECTIVES
ADVERBS
THE ARTICLE
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ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT
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PREPOSITIONS
THE VERB: VOICES
VERBAL NOUNS
THE PARTICIPLE
VERBAL ADJECTIVES IN
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SUMMARY OF THE FORMS OF SIMPLE SENTENCES
COMPOUND AND COMPLEX SENTENCES: COÖRDINATION AND SUBORDINATION
SYNTAX OF THE COMPOUND SENTENCE
SYNTAX OF THE COMPLEX SENTENCE
CLASSES OF SUBORDINATE CLAUSES
ADVERBIAL COMPLEX SENTENCES
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ADJECTIVE CLAUSES
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DEPENDENT SUBSTANTIVE CLAUSES
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INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES (QUESTIONS)
INDIRECT (DEPENDENT) QUESTIONS
EXCLAMATORY SENTENCES
NEGATIVE SENTENCES
PARTICLES
SOME GRAMMATICAL AND RHETORICAL FIGURES
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[*] 1411. With verbs of hearing from and the like the genitive is probably ablatival rather than partitive (1364): ““ἐμοῦ ἀκούσεσθε πᾶσαν τὴν ἀλήθειαν” from me you shall hear the whole truth” P. A. 17b, ““τούτων πυνθάνομαι ὅτι οὐκ ἄβατόν ἐστι τὸ ὄρος” I learn from these men that the mountain is not impassable” X. A. 4.6.17, τοιαῦτά ““του παρόντος ἔκλυον” such a tale I heard from some one who was present” S. El. 424, ““εἰδέναι δέ σου χρῄζω” I desire to know of thee” S. El. 668. a. Usually (except with πυνθάνεσθαι) we have παρά (ἀπό rarely), ἐξ or πρός (in poetry and Hdt.) with verbs of hearing from. b. The genitive with εἶναι in ““πατρὸς δ᾽ εἴμ᾽ ἀγαθοῖο” I am of a good father” Φ 109, ““τοιούτων μέν ἐστε προγόνων” of such ancestors are you” X. A. 3.2.13 is often regarded as a genitive of source, but is probably possessive.
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