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The infinitive is often used with the force of an imperative in commands, prayers, and decrees. E. g. A 20, “παῖδα δ᾽ ἐμοὶ λῦσαί τε φίλην τά τ᾽ ἄποινα δέχεσθαι”, ‘set free my dear child, and accept this ransom.’ A 582, “σὺ τόν γε ... καθάπτεσθαι”, ‘do you address him.’ So too A 323, “ἀγέμεν”. B 413, “μὴ πρι?ν ἠέλιον δῦναι καὶ ἐπὶ κνέφας ἐλθεῖν”, ‘let not the sun set and darkness come on before’ etc. 3.285, “Τρῶας ἔπειθ᾽ Ἑλένην καὶ κτήματα πάντ᾽ ἀποδοῦναι”, ‘then let the Trojans give back Helen and all the treasures.’
Selections from Homer's Iliad, with an introduction, notes, a short Homeric grammar, and a vocabulary. Allen Rogers Benner. New York. Irvington Publishers, Inc. 1903.
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