Hi,
From Plato's Apology, 34b6,
Εἰ=εν δή, ὦ ἄνδρες· ἃ μὲν ἐγὼ ἔχοιμ0 ἂν ἀπολογεῖσθαι, σχεδόν ἐστι ταῦτα καὶ ἄλλα ἴσως τοιαῦτα.
Can I call the first clause in the sentence above a potential optative with a neuter accusative plural relative pronoun (ἅ)?
My traslation: "Very well, men; that (ταῦτα) is about all, and more perhaps of the same kind (τοιαῦτα), which (ἅ) I could/ have to offer in (my) defence."
Thank you.
~PeterD
Potential Optative Clause with Relative Pronoun?
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Potential Optative Clause with Relative Pronoun?
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