Topic · from the English index · as printed
Number
See also Singular, Dual, Plural
in nouns
§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…
in verbs
agreement of verb in
§925AGREEMENT: THE CONCORDSThere are three concords in simple sentences: 1. A finite verb agrees with its subject in number and person (949). 2. A word in apposition with another word agrees with it in case …
§§949–972CONCORD OF SUBJECT AND PREDICATEA finite verb agrees with its subject in number and person. Thus, τοῦτο τὸ ψήφισμα ἐγένετο this bill was passed L. 13.56, ὃ δέδοικ᾽ ἐγὼ μὴ πάθηθ᾽ ῡ̔μεῖς which I fear lest you may s…
agreement of adjective and participle in
§925AGREEMENT: THE CONCORDSThere are three concords in simple sentences: 1. A finite verb agrees with its subject in number and person (949). 2. A word in apposition with another word agrees with it in case …
§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…
§§1044–1062WITH ONE SUBJECTA circumstantial participle (2054) referring to a collective noun (996) may be plural: τὸ στράτευμα ἐπορίζετο σῖτον κόπτοντες τοὺς βοῦς the army provided itself with provisions by …
agreement of predicate substantive in
§974CONCORD OF PREDICATE SUBSTANTIVESA predicate substantive may agree in gender and number with its subject; but this is often impossible: τύχη τὰ θνητῶν πρᾱ́γματα the affairs of mortals are chance Trag. frag. p. 782…
non-agreement of apposition in
§979APPOSITIONAgreement in number between the appositive and its noun is unnecessary and often impossible: Θῆβαι, πόλις ἀστυγείτων Thebes, a neighbouring city Aes. 3.133. So with δῶρα in poetry:…
expressed by preposition
§1681. 3ἀμφίἀμφί (cp. ἄμφω, ἀμφότερος, Lat. ambi-, amb-, am-) originally on both sides (either externally only, or inside and outside), hence about. Cp. the use of περί (1693) throughout. Chie…
agreement of relative pronoun in
§2501CONCORD OF RELATIVE PRONOUNSA relative pronoun agrees with its antecedent in gender, number, and person; its case is determined by the construction of the clause in which it stands. οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ ἀνὴρ δ̀ς ἦλθ…
§2502CONCORD OF RELATIVE PRONOUNSVariations from the law of agreement are, in general, the same as in the case of other pronouns (926). a. The construction according to sense (950, 1013) often occurs, as φίλον θάλ…