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Hendiadys

SOME GRAMMATICAL AND RHETORICAL FIGURES

Hendiadys (ἓν διὰ δυοῖν one by two) is the use of two words connected by a copulative conjunction to express a single complex idea; especially two substantives instead of one substantive and an adjective or attributive genitive.

χρόνῳ καὶ πολιορκίᾳ by length of time and siege = by a long siege D. 19.123, ἐν ἁλὶ κῡ́μασί τε in the waves of the sea E. Hel. 226, ἀσπίδων τε καὶ στρατοῦ = ὡπλισμένου στρατοῦ armed force S. El. 36.