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Separation

genitive of

§§1391–1400THE ABLATIVAL GENITIVE WITH VERBS

verbs of, with accusative

GENITIVE OF SEPARATION

Several verbs of separation, such as ἐλευθεροῦν (especially with a personal subject), may take ἀπό or ἐξ when the local idea is prominent. Many take also the accusative.

adjectives of, with genitive

GENITIVE WITH ADJECTIVES

Separation (1392).—φίλων ἀγαθῶν ἔρημοι deprived of good friends X. M. 4.4.24, ψῡχὴ ψῑλὴ σώματος the soul separated from the body P. L. 899a, φειδωλοὶ χρημάτων sparing of money P. R. 548b (or perhaps under 1356), ῡ̔́λης καθαρόν clear of undergrowth X. O. 16.13, ἄπαυστος γόων never ceasing lamentations E. Supp. 82. So with ἐλεύθερος free from, ἁγνός pure from, innocent of, ὀρφανός bereft of, γυμνός stripped of, μόνος alone.