Definite noun with anarthous attribute

Carl W. Conrad cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu
Sun Mar 5 07:51:06 EST 2000


At 9:56 PM +0200 3/4/00, Kimmo Huovila wrote:
>I am interested in the construction of the type hO ANHR AGAQOS used
>attributively (=hO ANHR hO AGAQOS) (including an adverb or prepositional
>phrase in the place of the adjective). Any thoughts on its frequency
>(relative to articular structures that make the attributive position
>explicit) in Attic poetry, Attic prose, and KOINH prose? Is there any
>clear change from Attic (prose) to KOINH?
>
>I am interested also in speculations, as I doubt that anyone on the list
>is able to give accurate statistics off the top of their head.

I would like first of all to be sure that there are any instances "of the
type hO ANHR AGAQOS" where the adjective is NOT predicative, i.e. "The man
is competent."
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