notes for Chariton's romance

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Chariton’s romance is one of easiest Ancient Greek texts but that is not to say it is easy - not for me anyhow. I have been making notes for my own use when I finally suss a sentence out. Thinking this might possibly be useful for others I have uploaded it. I would be interested to hear if others find the same things difficult and of course if anyone spots an explanation that suggests I have not after all understood something then corrections would be very welcome.

The page is here
http://www.barnsdle.demon.co.uk/ancientgreek/kal.htm

This is only the first 16 sections which is far as I have got. I have got a quite a bit further with Xenophon but there are far more commentaries available for him so that there anything I can add is unlikely to be useful.

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daivid – That’s very public-spirited of you to put your notes online. In the same spirit let me offer a few corrections and answers to your queries.

ἦν γὰρ τὸ κάλλος οὐκ ἀνθρώπινον ἀλλὰ θεῖον, οὐδὲ Νηρηίδος ἢ Νύμφης τῶν ὀρειῶν ἀλλ̓ αὐτῆς Ἀφροδίτης.
ανθρωπον and θειον not acc. of respect but predicative adjectives, nominative agreeing with το καλλος subject. (“Her beauty was …”)

Τέως δὲ μὴ προϊοῦσαν τὴν Καλλιρρόην προήγαγεν ἡ μήτηρ.
The participle is not attributive. That would require the article.

τοῦ θεοῦ πολιτευσαμένου τήνδε τὴν συνοδίαν
Middle

Ἀνὴρ δὲ φιλόπατρις Ἑρμοκράτης ἀντειπεῖν οὐκ ἐδυνήθη τῇ πόλει δεομένῃ.
ἐδυνήθη is the regular aorist of δυναμαι (at least in Attic).

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Thanks mwh. I have gone through your corrections carefully and they have been very helpful.