Is Σαδυάττεω the dative of Σαδυάττης?

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Hdt. 1.16.1

Ἄρδυος δὲ βασιλεύσαντος ἑνὸς δέοντα πεντήκοντα ἔτεα ἐξεδέξατο Σαδυάττης ὁ Ἄρδυος, καὶ ἐβασίλευσε ἔτεα δυώδεκα, Σαδυάττεω δὲ Ἀλυάττης

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What declension is Σαδυάττης? It looks like a masculine first declension but could it be a third declension?

The context seems to require after Σαδυάττης ὁ Ἄρδυος, "And he ruled 12 years, and from-Saduattes Alyattes (succeded). Some for of dative seems most likely to provide that sense but I’m guessing.

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I’d say genitive, since in Attic it would be Σαδυάττου

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Ionic πολίτης is πολίτεω in the genitive. You can see Smyth 214 D. 5. b.

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Thank you both.
Interestingly, last night, just as I was drifting off into sleep, it occurred to me that the genitive was more likely as it is associated with coming from. Thanks for the confirmation.

After a year of Greek you can read Mark without a dictionary and find your way round Smyth? :astonished:

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My acquaintance with Smyth has only just begun. But on that note, I recommend checking this Perseus release: https://github.com/PerseusDL/sg_reader

It is in early stages, but if you clone that repository you will find that it includes all of Smyth in easy-to-use (and search!) html files.