H&Q Unit 8

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fierywrath
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H&Q Unit 8

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Exercise I.21 says:
e)pe/mfqhs ei)s a)gora/n, w)= ai)sxre\ r(h=tor, u(po\ tou= dh/mou kloph=s grafhso/menos.

the book says only the passive of gra/fw carries the meaning indict, but then why is a future passive participle taking the genitive of charge construction? does the passive carry the meaning indict as well or is this a mistake in the book?

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Post by Paul »

Hi Fierywrath,

Can I get you to look closely at your last sentence? I'm seeing:

a. "the book says only the passive of gra/fw carries the meaning indict"

AND

b. "does the passive carry the meaning indict as well or is this a mistake in the book"

I suppose you meant "middle" in place of "passive" in (a)...?

At any rate, the middle form can mean "indict" and so can the passive, e.g., "to be indicted".

Cordially,

Paul

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Re: H&Q Unit 8

Post by Bombichka »

fierywrath wrote:Exercise I.21 says:
e)pe/mfqhs ei)s a)gora/n, w)= ai)sxre\ r(h=tor, u(po\ tou= dh/mou kloph=s grafhso/menos.

the book says only the passive of gra/fw carries the meaning indict, but then why is a future passive participle taking the genitive of charge construction? does the passive carry the meaning indict as well or is this a mistake in the book?
I think, as Paul above, that the passive voice fits well into the context of the sentence.

I propose the following translation:

you were sent, o immoral orator, by the people (i.e. the Assembly) to the agora in order to be charged for larceny

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about graphhsomenos

Post by ximo »

I think upo tou dhmou is an agent. "In order to be charged by the people...". Graphesomenos is future in middle voice. The letter eta after the -ph- appears in some intransitive forms.

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