Goodwin & Gulick 1039 say 'A relative [pronoun] is seldom repeated *in a new case* in the same sentence. Either it is omitted and understood in the latter part of the sentence, or a personal or demonstrative pronoun takes its place.' -- but they give only a few examples.
Does anyone know of a fuller treatment?
Many thanks
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chad
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hi tangen, thompson in greek prose usage explains this simply: first giving the rule you just mentioned, then this 1 exception:
The relative is repeated if the first clause is negative and the second affirmative:
[size=150]οὐκ ἐν [color=red]ω{| [/color]κεῖνται μᾶλλον ἀλλ’ ἐν [color=red]ω{| [/color]ἡ δόξα καταλειπεται[/size]
Not the tomb in which they lie but rather that in which their glory is left behind
I think I remember Sidgwick also talking about this in the notes at the front of Greek Prose Composition, contrasting greek in this respect against latin...
The relative is repeated if the first clause is negative and the second affirmative:
[size=150]οὐκ ἐν [color=red]ω{| [/color]κεῖνται μᾶλλον ἀλλ’ ἐν [color=red]ω{| [/color]ἡ δόξα καταλειπεται[/size]
Not the tomb in which they lie but rather that in which their glory is left behind
I think I remember Sidgwick also talking about this in the notes at the front of Greek Prose Composition, contrasting greek in this respect against latin...