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Saying
verbs of, followed by εἶναι and predicate adjective
§1041PREDICATE ADJECTIVESWith verbs of saying and thinking the predicate adjective is usually connected with its noun by εἶναι, with verbs of perceiving, showing, by ὤν (2106): οὐδένα γὰρ οἶμαι δαιμόνων εἶ…
with aorist infinitive referring to future
§1871THE TENSES OUTSIDE OF THE INDICATIVEA few cases stand in our texts of an aorist infinitive referring to the future after a verb of saying or thinking, e.g. ἐνόμισαν ῥᾳδίως κρατῆσαι they thought they would easily mast…
present of past and present combined in
§1885 aPRESENT INDICATIVEPresent of Past and Present Combined.—The present, when accompanied by a definite or indefinite expression of past time, is used to express an action begun in the past and continue…
aorist of, used of resolution
§1938AORIST INDICATIVEWith verbs of swearing, commanding, saying , and advising the aorist may denote a resolution that has already been formed by the speaker and remains unalterable: σὲ . . . εἶπον τῆσ…
person and impersonal construction with passive of
§1982 aPERSONAL AND IMPERSONAL CONSTRUCTIONInstead of an impersonal passive verb with the accusative and infinitive as subject, Greek often uses the personal passive construction, the accusative becoming the nominative, sub…
command, with accusative or dative and infinitive
§1997A. Object Infinitive after Verbs of Will or DesireSeveral verbs signifying to say are also used as verbs of will and then mean command. The agent commanded usually stands in the accusative subject of the infinitive. So with λέγω, …
in absolute infinitive
§2012 a, bE. Absolute InfinitiveCertain idiomatic infinitives are used absolutely in parenthetical phrases to limit the application of a single expression or of the entire sentence. a. Verbs of Saying.—ὡς ἔπος εἰ…
infinitive as object of
§§2016–2022INFINITIVE AS OBJECT IN INDIRECT DISCOURSEThe infinitive is used as the object of verbs of saying and thinking. Such infinitives denote both time and stage of action (cp. 1866). a. The finite verb of a sentence placed in d…
§2579DEPENDENT STATEMENTS INTRODUCED BY ὅτι OR ὡςSome verbs of saying are followed either by ὅτι or ὡς or by an infinitive (2017). In most cases the choice is optional with the writer. Affirmative clauses usually take the infinit…
§2592 aINDIRECT DISCOURSEThe constructions of indirect discourse are regulated by the character of the leading verb or expression. a. Verbs of saying take either ὅτι or ὡς and a finite verb or the infiniti…
infinitive as subject of passive of
§2016 aINFINITIVE AS OBJECT IN INDIRECT DISCOURSEThe infinitive is used as the object of verbs of saying and thinking. Such infinitives denote both time and stage of action (cp. 1866). a. The finite verb of a sentence placed in d…
§2021INFINITIVE AS OBJECT IN INDIRECT DISCOURSEThe infinitive is the subject of the passive of verbs of saying and thinking (1982 a). So with δοκεῖ it seems, φαίνεται it is plain, etc.
with ὅτι or ὡς
§2017INFINITIVE AS OBJECT IN INDIRECT DISCOURSEVerbs of saying are e.g.: say φημί, φάσκω, λέγω; confess ὁμολογῶ; promise ὑπισχνοῦμαι, ὑποδέχομαι, ἐπαγγέλλομαι, ὑφίσταμαι; pretend προσποιοῦμαι; swear ὄμνῡμι; deny ἀπαρνοῦμαι; gai…
§2577DEPENDENT STATEMENTS INTRODUCED BY ὅτι OR ὡςThe conjunctions ὅτι or ὡς that introduce dependent statements in the indicative and optative After verbs of saying, knowing, perceiving, showing, etc. After verbs of emotion (rejo…
§2579DEPENDENT STATEMENTS INTRODUCED BY ὅτι OR ὡςSome verbs of saying are followed either by ὅτι or ὡς or by an infinitive (2017). In most cases the choice is optional with the writer. Affirmative clauses usually take the infinit…
§2592 aINDIRECT DISCOURSEThe constructions of indirect discourse are regulated by the character of the leading verb or expression. a. Verbs of saying take either ὅτι or ὡς and a finite verb or the infiniti…
with articular infinitive
§2034 gTHE INFINITIVE WITH THE ARTICLE (ARTICULAR INFINITIVE)ACCUSATIVE OF THE ARTICULAR INFINITIVE a. Object (cp. 1989): δείσᾱς τὸ ζῆν fearing to live P. A. 28d, μεῖζον μέν φαμεν κακὸν τὸ ἀδικεῖν, ἔλᾱττον δὲ τὸ ἀδικεῖσθαι we call doing wron…
rarely with participle
§2106 aTHE SUPPLEMENTARY PARTICIPLE IN INDIRECT DISCOURSEVerbs of Knowing and Showing.—After verbs signifying to know, be ignorant of, learn (not learn of), remember, forget, show, appear, prove, acknowledge, and announce, the participle…
with participle and ὡς
§2121Ὡς WITH A PARTICIPLE IN INDIRECT DISCOURSEA participle with ὡς may follow a verb of thinking or saying though the verb in question does not take the participle in indirect discourse without ὡς. Thus, ὡς τὰ βέλτιστα βουλεύο…
followed by direct or indirect discourse
§2589INDIRECT DISCOURSEThe words or thoughts of a person may be quoted in direct or indirect form after verbs, or other expressions, of saying or thinking. a. In reporting a speech, in making a quotation…
repeated, in dialogue, etc.
§2589 aINDIRECT DISCOURSEThe words or thoughts of a person may be quoted in direct or indirect form after verbs, or other expressions, of saying or thinking. a. In reporting a speech, in making a quotation…
with οὐ and infinitive
§2722οὐ AND μή WITH THE INFINITIVE IN INDIRECT DISCOURSEVerbs of saying and thinking take οὐ with the infinitive in indirect discourse. Here οὐ is retained from the direct discourse. ᾗ (ἀνάγκῃ) φαμεν οὐδένα θεῶν οὔτε μάχεσθαι τὰ νῦν οὔτ…
with μή and infinitive
§2723οὐ AND μή WITH THE INFINITIVE IN INDIRECT DISCOURSEVerbs of saying and thinking take μή in emphatic declarations and expressions of thought which involve a wish that the utterance may hold good. So with φημί, λέγω, ἡγοῦμαι, νομίζω,…