Attributive

§1019ADJECTIVESThe equivalents of an adjective are: a participle (οἱ παρόντες πολῖται the citizens who are present); a noun in apposition (Δημοσθένης ὁ ῥήτωρ Demosthenes the orator, i.e. not Δημο…

§1096ADVERBSIn the attributive position an ordinary adverb may serve as an adjective: ἐν τῷ πλησίον παραδείσῳ in the neighbouring park X. A. 2.4.16, ὁ ἐκεῖθεν ἄγγελος the messenger from that q…

§1153 e, N.SUBSTANTIVE-MAKING POWER OF THE ARTICLEThe article has the power to make substantival any word or words to which it is prefixed. a. Adjectives: ὁ σοφός the wise man, τὸ δίκαιον justice. b. Participles (with indefinite f…

§1156Attributive Position of the ArticleAdjectives, participles, adverbs, and (generally) prepositions with their cases, if preceded by the article, have attributive position.

§1154Attributive Position of the ArticleA word or group of words standing between the article and its noun, or immediately after the article if the noun, with or without the article, precedes, is an attributive. Thus, ὁ …

§§1154–1167Attributive Position of the ArticleA word or group of words standing between the article and its noun, or immediately after the article if the noun, with or without the article, precedes, is an attributive. Thus, ὁ …

§§1172–1182PECULIARITIES OF POSITION WITH THE ARTICLEAdjectives of Place.—When used in the predicate position (1168) ἄκρος (high) means the top of, μέσος (middle) means the middle of, ἔσχατος (extreme) means the end of. Cp. summus, m…

§1184POSITION OF THE GENITIVE OF PRONOUNS AND THE ARTICLEIn the attributive position (1154) stands the genitive of the demonstrative, reflexive, and reciprocal pronouns. τὸ τούτου βιβλίον or τὸ βιβλίον τὸ τούτου his book, τὸ ἐμαυτοῦ βιβλ…

§912SYNTAX OF THE SIMPLE SENTENCEAttributive Adjective.—An attributive adjective is an adjective simply added to a noun to describe it, and not forming any part of an assertion made about it: ὁ δίκαιος ἀνήρ the ju…

§1018ADJECTIVESAdjectives modify substantives (including words used substantively, 908), and substantive pronouns. Adjectives are either attributive (912) or predicate (910).

§1019ADJECTIVESThe equivalents of an adjective are: a participle (οἱ παρόντες πολῖται the citizens who are present); a noun in apposition (Δημοσθένης ὁ ῥήτωρ Demosthenes the orator, i.e. not Δημο…

§1020ADJECTIVESConcord.—An adjective agrees with its substantive in gender, number, and case. This holds true also of the article, adjective pronouns, and participles: thus, A. Attributive: ὁ δίκ…

§§1030–1039AGREEMENT OF ATTRIBUTIVE ADJECTIVESAn attributive adjective belonging to more than one substantive agrees with the nearest: τὸν καλὸν κᾱ̓γαθὸν ἄνδρα καὶ γυναῖκα εὐδαίμονα εἶναί φημι the perfect man and woman are hap…

§§1021–1029ADJECTIVES USED SUBSTANTIVELYAn attributive adjective (or participle) generally with the article, often dispenses with its substantive, and thus itself acquires the value of a substantive. a. This occurs when …

§986APPOSITIONAttributive Apposition.—A substantive may be used as an attributive to another substantive. This is common with substantives denoting occupation, condition , or age (usually with ἀ…

§1019ADJECTIVESThe equivalents of an adjective are: a participle (οἱ παρόντες πολῖται the citizens who are present); a noun in apposition (Δημοσθένης ὁ ῥήτωρ Demosthenes the orator, i.e. not Δημο…

§§2046–2053THE PARTICIPLEThe participle has three main uses. A. Attributive: as an attributive to a substantive. B. Circumstantial (or Adverbial): denoting some attendant circumstance and qualifying the ma…

§1154Attributive Position of the ArticleA word or group of words standing between the article and its noun, or immediately after the article if the noun, with or without the article, precedes, is an attributive. Thus, ὁ …

§1155Attributive Position of the ArticleThis holds true except in the case of such post-positive words as μέν, δέ, γέ, τέ, γάρ, δή, οἶμαι, οὖν, τοίνυν; and τὶς in Hdt.: τῶν τις Περσέων one of the Persians 1. 85. In Attic…