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Nominative case
subject of finite verb
§927THE SUBJECTThe subject of a finite verb is in the nominative: Κῦρος ἐβόᾱ Cyrus called out.
§938CASE OF THE SUBJECT: THE NOMINATIVEThe nominative is the case of the subject; the oblique cases, with the exception of the adnominal genitive (1290 ff.) and adnominal dative (1502), are complements of the predicate.
§939CASE OF THE SUBJECT: THE NOMINATIVEThe nominative is the case of the subject of a finite verb and of a predicate noun in agreement with the subject. Πρόξενος παρῆν Proxenus was present X. A. 1.2.3, Κλέαρχος φυγὰς ἦν…
independent
§940CASE OF THE SUBJECT: THE NOMINATIVEIndependent Nominative.—The nominative may be used independently in citing the names of persons and things: προσείληφε τὴν τῶν πονηρῶν κοινὴν ἐπωνυμίᾱν σῡκοφάντης he received the c…
in place of oblique case at beginning of sentence
§941CASE OF THE SUBJECT: THE NOMINATIVEA sentence may begin with the nominative as the subject of the thought in place of an oblique case: οἱ δὲ φίλοι, ᾱ̓́ν τις ἐπίστηται αὐτοῖς χρῆσθαι, τί φήσομεν αὐτοὺς εἶναι; but as …
in letters, of the writer's name
§942CASE OF THE SUBJECT: THE NOMINATIVEIn referring to himself in letters a man may use his own name in the nominative, either in apposition to the first person contained in the verb (976), or as subject of a verb in th…
in apposition with vocative
§1287VOCATIVEBy the omission of σύ or ῡ̔μεῖς the nominative with the article may stand in apposition to a vocative: ὦ ἄνδοες οἱ παρόντες you, gentlemen, who are present P. Pr. 337c, ὦ Κῦρε καὶ …
in exclamations
§1288VOCATIVEThe nominative may be used in exclamations as a predicate with the subject unexpressed: ὦ πικρὸς θεοῖς oh loathed of heaven S. Ph. 254, φίλος ὦ Μενέλᾱε ah dear Menelaus Δ 189; and …
§2684EXCLAMATORY SENTENCESDirect exclamations without a verb may be expressed by the vocative or nominative (1288) or by the genitive of cause (1407).
with infinitive
§1973SUBJECT AND PREDICATE NOUN WITH THE INFINITIVEWhen the subject of the infinitive is the same as that of the governing verb, it is omitted, and a predicate noun stands in the nominative case. οἶμαι εἰδέναι I think that I know P…
§1974SUBJECT AND PREDICATE NOUN WITH THE INFINITIVEA pronoun subject of the infinitive, if (wholly or partially) identical with the subject of the main verb, is generally expressed when emphatic, and stands in the accusative (cases…
§2014 aF. Infinitive in Commands, Wishes, and ExclamationsInfinitive in Wishes.—The infinitive with a subject accusative may be used in the sense of the optative of wish, usually with the same ellipsis as in 2013 c. θεοὶ πολῖται, μή με δο…
of articular infinitive
§2031THE INFINITIVE WITH THE ARTICLE (ARTICULAR INFINITIVE)NOMINATIVE OF THE ARTICULAR INFINITIVE Subject (1984): νέοις τὸ σῑγᾶν κρεῖττόν ἐστι τοῦ λαλεῖν in the young silence is better than speech Men. Sent. 387, τὸ Πελοποννησίους αὐτοῖς μ…