ἐν στήθεσσιν ἑοῖσι.I am curious why the pronoun is plural. Pharr explains why sth/qessin is plural but not why ἑοι‐σι is too.
Isn't the number of a pronoun dictated by its antecedent?
The antecedent of ἑοῖσι is (I think) the singular βασιλεύς of verse 80
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Iliad 1:83 plural pronoun
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ἕος is an adjective, a possessive pronoun, like ἐμός, ἐμή, ἐμόν. So "in his chest." It's plural to agree with the noun.
William S. Annis — http://www.aoidoi.org/ — http://www.scholiastae.org/
τίς πατέρ' αἰνήσει εἰ μὴ κακοδαίμονες υἱοί;
τίς πατέρ' αἰνήσει εἰ μὴ κακοδαίμονες υἱοί;
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Yep. Something like ἐν στήθεσσίν ἑο, I would think.Bert wrote:I think I understand but just to make sure; If Pharr had used the 3rd person genitive of the personal pronoun, would it then have to be the singular form?
William S. Annis — http://www.aoidoi.org/ — http://www.scholiastae.org/
τίς πατέρ' αἰνήσει εἰ μὴ κακοδαίμονες υἱοί;
τίς πατέρ' αἰνήσει εἰ μὴ κακοδαίμονες υἱοί;