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A grammar of the Homeric dialect - Wilbourhall.org

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2.61.]<br />

THE ATTRIBUTIVE ARTICLE. 229<br />

3. 138 r(3 8e K6 viKr\(ravTi (/u'Ar; KK\^arr] O.KOITLS<br />

(<strong>the</strong> conqueror being one <strong>of</strong> two definite persons).<br />

So j] irXrjOvs (II. 2. 278., 15. 305) <strong>the</strong> many (in<br />

contrast to a<br />

single man, or to <strong>the</strong> few) TO xdi^ov : (II. 13. 745) TOV 8etw<br />

;<br />

ILTTTTOV (II. 23. 336)<br />

;<br />

Ata? 6 juteya? <strong>the</strong> greater Ajax<br />

: 0eoi>? . . rovs<br />

vKOTaprapiovs (II. 14. 279) <strong>the</strong> gods <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> lower world: oVa/cre? ot<br />

VOL (Od. 14. 61) masters <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> younger generation: l^Ovcn rots<br />

oAtyotcrt (Od. 12. 252) <strong>the</strong> smaller kinds <strong>of</strong>fish.<br />

So<br />

II. 1 .<br />

700? fl^ TOL T tovTO. rd T ecra-o'ju,z>a irpo r ovra.<br />

The use to contrast indefinite individuals (one ano<strong>the</strong>r) is rare<br />

in Homer : II. 23. 325 rbv irpov^ovra<br />

8o/cevet waits on <strong>the</strong> one in<br />

advance: II. 16. 53 oTrrrore bri TOV ojjiolov avyp e^eArjcrtz; d/xepo-at :<br />

II. 9. 320 KarOav 1<br />

ojucSs o r' aepyo? ain)p o re -TroAAa eopycos Od.<br />

:<br />

17. 21 8 a>s del roi> ojutotov ayet ^eo? a>s roz^ o^olov.<br />

(/") Patronymics and geographical epi<strong>the</strong>ts:

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