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136 USE OF CASES. [143.
II. 12. 374 TTLyojjivoLa-L b' VKOVTO they came for them when hard
pressed, i. e. their was coming1 (what such a thing- is)
to hard
pressed men. So 11. 14. 108 cjuol 8e Kv ao-juteVo) eir; it would be
for me when welcoming it, i. e. would be what I welcome : Od. 1 1 .
115 OV K fJLOl a^VVfJ^Vid KT\.
The Dat. with Verbs of giving, showing, telling (a fact), praying,
helping favouring being angry, &c., and the corresponding
, pleasing, ,
Adjectives (^tAos, ex^po's, &c.), is evidently of this kind.
The so-called Dativus
(
commodi, Ethical Dative/ &c. need hot
be separated from the general usage. Note however that
1. The Dative of the Personal Pronouns is very often used
where we should have a Possessive agreeing with a Noun in the
Clause; as II. I. 104 cWe 8e ot irvpl eucrrjy his eyes were like fire ;
Od. 2. 5 MTpi jutot {j,i"r](TT7Jpes cTrexpaoz; the suitors have assailed
my mother ; so II. i. 55, 150, 188, 200, &c.
2. Sexojjiai with the Dat. means to take as a favour: II. 15. 87
e'juiort dcjcro de-Trots accepted the cup from Themis (as a compliment);
or to take as an attendant does, II. 2. 186., 13. 710., 17.
207, Od. 15. 282. For the Gen. see 152.
3. dKouw with the Dat. means to hear favourably ; II. 16. 515
CLKOVZLV avpi KrjbofjLevu' and so K.\.vQL /uoi in prayers (II. 5. H5>
Od. 2. 262). See 151, d.
4. The Dat. with Verbs meaning- to give commands (/ceAewo,
(Trjjjiaivu), &c.), and to lead the way (apx&), ?yyeo/zai, rjye^ovev^ is
apparently the true Dat. But this does not apply to Verbs
meaning to have power, to be king (as K/>are'o>, dvaa-ora)) : e.g. avavcre/aei;
'Apyetoto-t probably means to be king among the Argives
(Loc.). See 145 (7, a).
5. The c Dat. of the Agent ' with Passive Verbs seems to be a
special application of the true Dat.; ..