A Reading Course in Homeric Greek, Book 2

A Reading Course in Homeric Greek

55. NOTES
    223 ἴσαν : See New Grammar, §56 below.
    224 ἐκ ποταμοῦ : abbreviated expression for “with water from the river.” νίζετο : with second
    accusative of what is washed off.
    225 νῶτα : pl. for sg.
    228 ἕσσαθ’ : from ἕννῡμι.
    229 θῆκεν : “caused to be” or “made.” ἐκγεγαυῖα: pf. ptc. from ἐκ-γίγνομαι; see the note on line
    62, above.
    230 εἰσιδέειν : On the explanatory (also called “epexegetic”) infinitive, see §588 in Book I. Lines
    230-235 = 23. 157-162, in the presence of Penelope, who is unable to recognize Odysseus in
    this form.
    231 ἧκε : from ῑ῎ημι.
    232 τις : with ἀνὴρ. περιχεύεται = περιχεύηται (aor. subj. in Pres. General construction: §247b
    in Book 1).
    233 δέδαεν : In this reduplicated aor. of δάω, the verb means “taught” rather than “learned.”
    The verb takes a double acc. obj. of the person taught (ὃν) and the subject taught (τέχνην
    παν τοίην).
    235 κεφαλῇ ... ὤμοις are in apposition with τῷ.


56. NEW GRAMMAR: Imperfect Indicative of εἶμι I (shall) go

1 sg. ᾖα / ἤϊα / ᾔειν

2 sg. ἴηεις

3 sg. ᾔει / ἤϊε

1 pl. ῇμεν / ᾔομεν

2 pl. ῇτε

3 pl. ῇσαν / ἤϊσαν / ἴσαν