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[*] 43. The distributive singular. The distributive singular of abstract nouns is less common in Greek than the plural, and the distributive singular of concrete nouns is rare. “κακοὶ τὴν ψυχήν”, AESCHIN.3.47; Base of soul. AESCHIN.3.47(see above). PLATO, Rpb. 452B: “μὴ ἡδεῖς τὴν ὄψιν”. XEN. An. 2.3.15: “θαυμάσιαι τοῦ κάλλους καὶ μεγέθους” . THUC.2.70.3: “ἐξελθεῖν αὐτοὺς . . . ξὺν ἑνὶ ἱματίῳ, γυναῖκας δὲ ξὺν δυοῖν” . 3.22.2: “τὸν ἀριστερὸν πόδα μόνον ὑποδεδεμένοι” . 3.22.3: “ψιλοὶ δώδεκα ξὺν ξιφιδίῳ καὶ θώρακι ἀνέβαινον” , but ibid. just below: “ψιλοὶ ἄλλοι . . . ξὺν δορατίοις ἐχώρουν”. 4.4.2: “τὸν πηλὸν . . . ἐπὶ τοῦ νώτου ἔφερον” , They carried the clay upon their backs. 6.44.2: “ἀγορᾷ οὐδὲ ἄστει, ὕδατι δὲ καὶ ὅρμῳ” . 8.96.5: “διάφοροι . . . τὸν τρόπον” . HDT.1.31: “τούτοισι . . . ὑπῆν . . . ῥώμη σώματος”. AR. Pax, 607: “τὰς φύσεις ὑμῶν δεδοικὼς καὶ τὸν αὐτοδὰξ τρόπον” . Av. 643: “καὶ τοὔνομ᾽ ἡμῖν φράσατον” . EUR. Cycl. 225: “σῶμα συμπεπλεγμένους”. H. F. 703: “κοσμεῖσθε σῶμα”. SOPH. O.T. 1375: “ἀλλ᾽ ἡ τέκνων δῆτ᾽ ὄψις ἦν ἐφίμερος” . AESCHYL. Pers. 441-2: “ ἀκμαῖοι φύσιν
ψυχήν τ᾽ ἄριστοι κεὐγένειαν ἐκπρεπεῖς
”.
Syntax of Classical Greek from Homer to Demosthenes. Basil L. Gildersleeve. New York. American Book Company. 1900.
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