Accusativus Graecus

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Accusativus Graecus

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[size=125]χαῖρε[/size] :)
Can anyone explain what is Accusativus Graecuss and when it is used?
[size=125]χάριν ἔχω[/size]

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[size=134]ὃς περὶ μὲν [b]νόον [/b]ἐστὶ βροτῶν[/size]
,who is superior to humans in intellect.

The accusive here is an accusative of relation.

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Post by Shine »

Still not clear enaugh :oops:
[size=125]ἑις ἀγορὴν καλέσαντα κάρη [b]κομόωντας ἀχαιοὺς[/b][/size] (Odussey 1:90)
[size=125]ἧστο γὰρ ἐν μνηστῆρσι [b]φίλον[/b] τετιημένος [b]ἧτορ[/b][/size] (Odussey 1:114)
Could those examples be an Acc Graecus?

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Post by Skylax »

In your first example, the Accusativus Graecus is [size=134]κάρη[/size] "heads" : it is about the Achaeans, long-haired "as far as their heads were concerned" (i. e. we say nothing about their legs...)

You are right in the second example : Ulysses is sorrowful "as far as his heart is concerned" (maybe not his reason).

Other example :
[size=134]σκύθης [b]τὸ γένος[/b][/size] "Scythian by his race" (maybe not by his habits)

By the way, the name Accusativus Graecus was given by Latin-speaking people, because Latin expresses it more often by means of the ablative.

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