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Jeffrey A. Rydberg-Cox, Overview of Greek Syntax
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The middle voice denotes that the subject is both an agent of an action and somehow concerned with the action. Direct Reflexive: A direct reflexive middle denotes the idea of self as a direct object. Smyth 1717-1718 deisas mê eph' harpagên trapoito to strateuma Xen. Anab. 7.1.18 ; Fearing lest the army might betake itself to plunder. Indirect Reflexive: An indirect reflexive middle denotes the idea of self as an indirect object. Smyth 1719-1722 menein te auton ekeleue kai sundeipnon epoiêsato Xen. Anab. 2.5.27 ; He invited him to remain and made him his guest. This text is based on the following book(s): |