A grammar of the Homeric dialect - Wilbourhall.org

134 USE OF CASES. [141.
imply reaching a point), but is comparatively rare with other
simple Verbs, such as et/uti, Ip^o/jiai, vtopai, ayo>, ^yeojmat.
The
words so used with these Verbs are mostly Nouns 1
denoting house
0), II. 7. 363, &c. ; Sopor, Od. 7. 22, II. 22. 482; olitov, Od. 14.
167), city (Od. Od. 6. 114., 15. 82), rc^fe land (II. 7. 335., 15. 706):
cp. also II. I. 322 p^(T0ov K.Xi(r'n]v 6. ; 37 vvdyov(ra yepataj
21. 40 Arjfjivov TTpao-(rV, Od, 4. 478 AlyvTTTOio vbu>p eA0r/s.
Compound Verbs esp. with the Prepositions ei ?, cm, Trpo's,
irapa usually take an Ace. of this kind.
There is no reason to infer from these and similar instances that the
Accusative is originally the Case of the terminus ad t quern. It is natural that a
Verb of motion should be denned or qualified by a Noun expressing place, and
that such a Noun should generally denote the place
to which the motion is
directed. But this is not necessary. The Ace. is used with Verbs denoting
motion from, as favyv, vo