[B-Greek] OUDEIS

Carl Conrad cwconrad2 at mac.com
Thu Feb 10 16:48:58 EST 2011


On Feb 10, 2011, at 4:20 PM, Donald Cobb wrote:

> 
> Ναί, ἀλλὰ τίς οὐδένα ἡδέα πρὸς τὸ οὖς μου προσκύψει;
> NAI, ALLA TIS OUDENA hHDEA PROS TO OUS MOU PROSKUYEI;
> 
> DC

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CWC


> Carl Conrad a écrit :
>> On Feb 10, 2011, at 1:11 PM, Mark Lightman wrote:
>> 
>>  
>>> <Does anyone know if there is anywhere attested in ancient Greek literature the neuter plural of ουδείς, OUDEIS?>
>>> 
>>> Hi, Barry, 
>>> How would you use it in a sentence?  Wait, I've got it:
>>> 
>>> πολλὰ γὰρ οὐδένα ἐγὼ ἔχω.
>>> POLLA GAR OUDENA EGW ECW.
>>> 
>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SZuwxT2omw
>>>    
>> 
>> ἀλλ’ ἴσως μᾶλλον· οὐδένος δή μοι πλῆθός ἐστιν.
>> ALL' ISVWS MALLON OUDENOS DH MOI PLHQOS ESTIN.
>> 
>> Carl W. Conrad
>> 
>>  
>>> ________________________________
>>> From: nebarry <nebarry at verizon.net>
>>> To: b-greek at lists.ibiblio.org
>>> Sent: Thu, February 10, 2011 10:18:58 AM
>>> Subject: [B-Greek] OUDEIS
>>> 
>>> Does anyone know if there is anywhere attested in ancient Greek literature the neuter plural of ουδείς, OUDEIS?  Smyth and LSJ list masculine plurals, but not neuter, and I can remember no example myself.
>>> 
>>> Secondly, the following is a sentence from the venerable Crosby and Schaeffer, chapter 64.  Most of C&S's exercises are adapted from Greek literature.  Does anyone know the provenance of this one?
>>> 
>>> οποτε δε τινα ευροι χρηματα πολλα εκ του δικαιου λαμβανοντα, ουποτε ουδενα απηρειτο, αλλ αει πορσεδιδου.  hOPOTE DE TINA hEUROI CRHMATA POLLA EK TOU DIKAIOU LAMBANONTA, OUPOTE OUDENA APHiREITO, ALL' AEI PROSEDIDOU.
>>> 
>>> Thanks in advance...
>>> 
>>> N.E. Barry Hofstetter
>>> Classics and Bible @ TAA
>>> http://www.theamericanacademy.net
>>> 
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Carl W. Conrad
Department of Classics, Washington University (Retired)






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