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1613. Verbs meaning to appoint, call, choose, consider, make, name, show, and the like, may take a second accusative as a predicate to the direct object.

““στρατηγὸν αὐτὸν ἀπέδειξεhe appointed him generalX. A. 1.1.2, πατέρα ἐμὲ ἐκαλεῖτε you were wont to call me father 7. 6. 38, ““αἱρεῖσθαι αὐτὸν τὸν Ἰνδῶν βασιλέα_ δικαστήνto choose the king of the Indians himself to be arbitratorX. C. 2.4.8, ““οὐ γὰρ δίκαιον οὔτε τοὺς κακοὺς μάτην χρηστοὺς νομίζειν οὔτε τοὺς χρηστοὺς κακούςfor it is not just to consider bad men good at random, or good men badS. O. T. 609, ““Τι_μόθεον στρατηγὸν ἐχειροτόνησανthey elected Timotheus generalX. H. 6.2.11, ““τὴν σι_γήν σου ξυγχώρησιν θήσωI shall consider your silence as consentP. Crat. 435b, ““ἑαυτὸν δεσπότην πεποίηκενhe has made himself masterX. C. 1.3.18, ““ἐὰ_ν ἐμὲ σὸν θεράποντα ποιήσῃif you make me your servantX. O. 7.42, ““εἰς τοὺς Ἕλληνας σαυτὸν σοφιστὴν παρέχωνshowing yourself a sophist before the GreeksP. Pr. 312a, ““εὐμαθῆ πάντα παρέχεινto render everything easy to learnX. O. 20.14. Cp. 1579.

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