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243-] PARTICIPLE. 209<br />

ceased to be felt as a Case-form, and could be used in parallel<br />

construction to <strong>the</strong> Nom. or Ace. : as<br />

II. 2. 453 os miserable, ovrjuevos happy IK^VOS secundus, acr^vos<br />

,<br />

glad, CKG>V willing, 0(*>v (better t06v, since it is an Aor. in form,<br />

31, i) according to wont, TrepmX<strong>of</strong>jLtvos (in <strong>the</strong> phrase<br />

jueVcou cviavT&v <strong>the</strong> revolving years) ;<br />

also <strong>the</strong> Substantival<br />

rulers, TtvovTes muscles, a^i(3ovTs rafters, aWovva a portico,<br />

a serpent, ytpav, ^ova-a. The word Kpeiwv ruler retains a trace <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong> Verb in cvpv K/oetW widely ruling. Cp. also <strong>the</strong> compounds<br />

2. Much more frequently, <strong>the</strong> Participle qualifies or forms<br />

part <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> predication ( 162) : e.g. in such combinations as<br />

diao-njrrjz; eptVa^re parted having quarrelled<br />

V(f)poi>())v ayoprjcraTo spoke with good thought<br />

<strong>the</strong> Participle has <strong>the</strong> same construction as <strong>the</strong> Adjective in<br />

naXivopa-os ch-eWrj, or Trpotypav reYArj/cas ( 162, 2). Thus it<br />

serves to express a predication which <strong>the</strong> speaker wishes to subordinate<br />

in some way to that <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> governing Verb.<br />

The Participle may express different relations : attendant cirp

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