Dual

§195DECLENSIONNumber.—There are three numbers: singular, dual, and plural. The dual speaks of two or a pair, as τὼ ὀφθαλμώ the two eyes; but it is not often used, and the plural (which denotes m…

§999PECULIARITIES IN THE USE OF NUMBERDual.—The dual is chiefly employed of two persons or things which, by nature or association, form a pair: ὀφθαλμώ the eyes (both eyes), χεῖρε the hands, ἵππω a span of horses. The …

§202DECLENSIONThe vocative is often like the nominative in the singular; in the plural it is always the same. Nominative, vocative, and accusative have the same form in neuter words, and always …

§214 DFIRST DECLENSION (STEMS IN ᾱ)The dialects show various forms. 1. For η, Doric and Aeolic have original ᾱ; thus, νῑ́κᾱ, ϝῑ́κᾱς, ϝῑ́κᾳ, νῑ́κᾱν; πολῑ́τᾱς, κριτᾱ́ς, Ἀτρείδᾱς. 2. Ionic has η for the ᾱ of Attic even…

§230 DSECOND DECLENSION (STEMS IN ο)The dialects show various forms. 1. Gen. sing.—-οιο, the original form, appears in Hom. πολέμοιο. By loss of ι (43) comes -οο, which is sometimes read in Hom. (Αἰόλοο for Αἰόλου κ …

§250DATIVE DUAL AND PLURALThe dative plural adds -σι to the stem. Ἄραψ (Ἀραβ-) Ἄραψι, μάστῐξ (μαστῑγ-) μάστιξι, φύλαξ (φυλακ-) φύλαξι, σῶμα (σωματ-) σώμασι (98), ἐλπίς (ἐλπιδ-) ἐλπίσι (98), ὄρνῑς (ὀρνῑθ-) ὄ…

§287 bADJECTIVES OF THE FIRST AND SECOND DECLENSIONSἀγαθός good, ἄξιος worthy, μακρός long are thus declined: SINGULAR Nom. ἀγαθός ἀγαθή ἀγαθόν ἄξιος ἀξίᾱ ἄξιον μακρός μακρά μακρόν Gen. ἀγαθοῦ ἀγαθῆς ἀγαθοῦ ἀξίου ἀξίᾱς ἀξίου μακροῦ …

§332 bPRONOUNSThe Definite Article.—The definite article ὁ, ἡ, τό (stems ὁ-, ᾱ̔-, το-) is thus declined: SINGULAR DUAL PLURAL Nom. ὁ ἡ τό N. A. τώ τώ τώ Nom. οἱ αἱ τά Gen. τοῦ τῆς τοῦ G. D. τοῖν…

§333 fPRONOUNSDemonstrative Pronouns.—The chief demonstrative pronouns are ὅδε this (here), οὗτος this, that, ἐκεῖνος that (there, yonder). SINGULAR Nom. ὅδε ἥδε τόδε οὗτος αὕτη τοῦτο ἐκεῖνος ἐκ…

§338 aPRONOUNSRelative Pronouns.—The relative pronoun ὅς, ἥ, ὅ who, which, that is declined thus: SINGULAR DUAL PLURAL Nom. ὅς ἥ ὅ N. A. ὥ ὥ ὥ Nom. οἵ αἵ ἅ Gen. οὗ ἧς οὗ G. D. οἷν οἷν οἷν Gen. ὧ…

§364 aINFLECTION: PRELIMINARY REMARKS (355-380)Person.—There are three persons (first, second, and third) in the indicative, subjunctive, and optative. The imperative has only the second and third persons. a. Except in a few ca…

§§954–957Subject in the Dual, Verb in the PluralThe first person dual agrees in form with the first person plural (462).

§962Subject in the Plural, Verb in the DualA plural subject may take a dual verb when the subject is a pair or two pairs: αἱ ἵπποι δραμέτην the span of mares ran Ψ 392. a. This is common when δύο, ἄμφω, ἀμφότεροι are used w…

§964WITH TWO OR MORE SUBJECTSWith two subjects in the singular, the verb may be dual or plural: Κριτίᾱς καὶ Ἀλκιβιάδης ἐδυνάσθην ἐκείνῳ χρωμένω συμμάχῳ τῶν ἐπιθῡμιῶν κρατεῖν Critias and Alcibiades were able to…

§1045WITH ONE SUBJECTA plural participle may be used with a dual verb: ἐγελασάτην ἄμφω βλέψαντες εἰς ἀλλήλους both looked at each other and burst out laughing P. Eu. 273d. A dual participle may be used…

§1045WITH ONE SUBJECTA plural participle may be used with a dual verb: ἐγελασάτην ἄμφω βλέψαντες εἰς ἀλλήλους both looked at each other and burst out laughing P. Eu. 273d. A dual participle may be used…

§1046WITH ONE SUBJECTA dual subject may be followed by a plural predicate adjective or participle: εἰ γάρ τις φαίη τὼ πόλει τούτω πλείστων ἀγαθῶν αἰτίᾱς γεγενῆσθαι if any one should assert that these t…