Lysias, On the Refusal of a Pension, section 4

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Well, in regard to those matters, let these few words of mine suffice: I will now speak as briefly as I can on the points with which I am here concerned. My accuser says that I have no right to receive my civil pension, because I am able-bodied and not classed as disabled, and because I am skilled in a trade which would enable me to live without this grant.

Lysias. Lysias with an English translation by W.R.M. Lamb, M.A. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1930.

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Commentary references to this page (1):
- Charles D. Morris, Commentary on Thucydides Book 1, 1.33
Cross-references to this page (4):
- Herbert Weir Smyth, A Greek Grammar for Colleges, THE CASES
- Raphael Kühner, Bernhard Gerth, Ausführliche Grammatik der griechischen Sprache, KG 1.3.1
- Jeffrey A. Rydberg-Cox, Overview of Greek Syntax, Nouns, Adjectives, and Pronouns
- Basil L. Gildersleeve, Syntax of Classical Greek, Moods
Cross-references in general dictionaries to this page (2):
- LSJ, δύνα^μαι
- LSJ, ὑπέρ

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