THE SUBJECT
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The subject of a finite verb is in the nominative: Κῦρος ἐβόᾱ Cyrus called out.
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The subject nominative may be replaced
a. By a prepositional phrase in the accusative:
consider individually and all togetherἐνθῡμεῖσθε καθ᾽ ἑκάστους τε καὶ ξύμπαντες
(T. 7.64)
.
b. By a genitive of the divided whole (1318):
the Pellenians who were opposed to the Thespians kept up the contest and several on both sides fell on the spotΠελληνεῖς δὲ κατὰ Θεσπιέᾱς γενόμενοι ἐμάχοντό τε καὶ ἐν χώρᾳ ἔπῑπτον ἑκατέρων
(X.
H. 4.2.20)
.
Herbert Weir Smyth.
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