[*] 2592. The constructions of indirect discourse are regulated by the character of the leading verb or expression. a. Verbs of saying take either ὅτι or ὡς and a finite verb or the infinitive (2017, 2579). b. Most verbs of thinking and believing take the infinitive (2018, cp. 2580). c. Most verbs of knowing, perceiving, hearing, showing take the participle (2106, 2110), but admit the construction with ὅτι or ὡς. Some are followed by the infinitive (2123 ff.). d. On the construction of verbs of hoping, promising , and swearing, see 1868, 1999, 2024.
[*] 2592. The constructions of indirect discourse are regulated by the character of the leading verb or expression. a. Verbs of saying take either ὅτι or ὡς and a finite verb or the infinitive (2017, 2579). b. Most verbs of thinking and believing take the infinitive (2018, cp. 2580). c. Most verbs of knowing, perceiving, hearing, showing take the participle (2106, 2110), but admit the construction with ὅτι or ὡς. Some are followed by the infinitive (2123 ff.). d. On the construction of verbs of hoping, promising , and swearing, see 1868, 1999, 2024.