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'fls, 'onns, 'INA. 261
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Regarding
K.W and fa observe that in Final and Object Clauses
after ws the Subj. with KCK is the commonest, occurring 32 times,
while the Subj. with ay and the pure Subj. occur each 8 times.
After OTTWS, which has a more indefinite meaning (in some suck
manner that), the pure Subj. occurs 7 times, the Subj.. with *.tv
twice (Od. i. 296., 4. 545> both Object clauses).
(3) In Conditional or limiting Clauses :
(a) After a Present the Subj. is pure in the phrase OTTO)? efl^Arjcri
as he pleases (Od. i. 349., 6. 189). In II. 16. 83 77ei0eo 5' wsYoi
eyo> fjivOov re'Aos ei> the pure Subj. indicates that 0eio>
is really an unconditional expression of will: ' listen to me I
will tell
you ' :
cp. the independent sentences such as II. 6. 340
7TLIJiLVOV, dpr/id TV\. a Mto ( 275' fl )'
The use of ws and s 8e Aeo>i> \v poval Oopav e avyjzva ay KT\.
II. 67 ot 8' 'A^cuot,
vfja KOL eatrous f
eperas, iva daa'crov tK?]at
the meaning is ' I undertake that the Achaeans will do this for
you/ Exceptions (out of about 80 instances) are : II. i. 203 77
Iva vfipiv 1877 is it that you may see fyc. : II. 9. 99., 12. 435-. 24- 43>
Od. 8. 580.', 10. 24., 13. 327.
An Object Clause with fra is perhaps to be recognised in
Od. 3. 327 ^i(T(T