Topic · from the English index · as printed

Regarding

verbs of, with predicate genitive

GENITIVE OF POSSESSION OR BELONGING

With verbs signifying to refer or attribute, by thought, word, or action, anything to a person or class. Such verbs are to think, regard, make, name, choose, appoint, etc.

λογίζου . . . τὰ δ᾽ ἄλλα τῆς τύχης deem that the rest belongs to chance E. Alc. 789, τῶν ἐλευθερωτάτων οἴκων νομισθεῖσα deemed a daughter of a house most free E. And. 12, ἐμὲ γράφε τῶν ἱππεύειν ὑπερεπιθῡμούντων put me down as one of those who desire exceedingly to serve on horseback X. C. 4.3.21, τῆς πρώτης τάξεως τεταγμένος assigned to the first class L. 14.11, τῆς ἀγαθῆς τύχης τῆς πόλεως εἶναι τίθημι I reckon as belonging to the good fortune of the State D. 18.254, εἰ δέ τινες τὴν Ἀσίᾱν ἑαυτῶν ποιοῦνται but if some are claiming Asia as their own X. Ages. 1.33, νομίζει ῡ̔μᾶς ἑαυτοῦ εἶναι he thinks that you are in his power X. A. 2.1.11.