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[*] 1523. Dative of Association.—The dative is used with words denoting friendly or hostile association or intercourse. This dative is especially common in the plural and after middle verbs. a. ““κακοῖς ὁμι_λῶν καὐτὸς ἐκβήσῃ κακός” if thou associate with the evil, in the end thou too wilt become evil thyself” Men. Sent. 274, ““ἀλλήλοις διειλέγμεθα” we have conversed with each other” P. A. 37a, ““τῷ πλήθει τὰ ῥηθέντα κοινώσαντες” communicating to the people what had been said” T. 2.72, δεόμενοι τοὺς φεύγοντας ξυναλλάξαι σφίσι asking that they reconcile their exiles with them 1. 24, ““εἰς λόγους σοι ἐλθεῖν” to have an interview with you” X. A. 2.5.4, ““μετεσχήκαμεν ὑ_μῖν θυσιῶν” we have participated in your festivals” X. H. 2.4.20, ἀλλήλοις σπονδὰ_ς ἐποιήσαντο they made a truce with one another 3. 2. 20, ““αὐτοῖς διὰ φιλία_ς ἰέναι” to enter into friendship with them” X. A. 3.2.8. So with verbs of meeting: προσέρχεσθαι, προστυγχάνειν and ἐντυγχάνειν, ἀπαντᾶν. b. ““πολλοῖς ὀλίγοι μαχόμενοι” few fighting with many” T. 4.36, Κύ_ρῳ πολεμοῦντες waging war with Cyrus 1. 13, ἀμφισβητοῦσι μὲν δι᾽ εὔνοιαν οἱ φίλοι τοῖς φίλοις, ἐρίζουσι δὲ οἱ διάφοροι ἀλλήλοις friends dispute with friends good-naturedly, but adversaries wrangle with one another P. Pr. 337b, ““δίκα_ς ἀλλήλοις δικάζονται” they bring lawsuits against one another” X. M. 3.5.16, ““διαφέρεσθαι τούτοις” to be at variance with these men” D. 18.31 (and so many compounds of διά), ““οὐκ ἔφη τοὺς λόγους τοῖς ἔργοις ὁμολογεῖν” he said their words did not agree with their deeds” T. 5.55. So also τινὶ διὰ πολέμου (διὰ μάχης, εἰς χεῖρας) ἰέναι, τινὶ ὁμόσε χωρεῖν, etc. N. 1.—πολεμεῖν (μάχεσθαι) σύν τινι (μετά τινος) means to wage war in conjunction with some one. N. 2.—Verbs of friendly or hostile association, and especially periphrases with ποιεῖσθαι (πόλεμον, σπονδά_ς), often take the accusative with πρός.
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