LESSON LIV: Adjective Stems in υ of the Consonant Declension. —Irregular Adjectives.

500. Learn the declension of ἡδύς, sweet, and of the irregular adjectives μέγας, great, and πολύς, much, many.

Masculine Form of ἡδύς (ὴδυ), 'Sweet'
Nominative Singularἡδύς
Genitive Singularἡδέος
Dative Singular(ἡδἐ-ϊ) ἡδεῖ
Accusative Singularἡδύν
Vocative Singularἡδύ
Nominative Accusative and Vocative Dual(ἡδέ-ε) ἡδεῖ.
Genitive and Dative Dualἡδέοιν
Nominative and Vocative Plural(ἡδέ-ες) ἡδεῖς
Genitive Pluralἡδέων
Dative Pluralἡδέσι
Accusative Pluralἡδεῖς
Feminine Form of ἡδύς (ὴδυ), 'Sweet'
Nominative Singularἡδεῖα
Genitive Singularἡδείᾱς
Dative Singularἡδείᾳ
Accusative Singularἡδεῖαν
Vocative Singularἡδεῖα
Nominative Accusative and Vocative Dualἡδείᾱ
Genitive and Dative Dualἡδείαιν
Nominative and Vocative Pluralἡδεῖαι
Genitive Pluralἡδειῶν
Dative Pluralἡδείαις
Accusative Pluralἡδείᾱς
Neuter Form of ἡδύς (ὴδυ), 'Sweet'
Nominative Singularἡδύ
Genitive Singularἡδέος
Dative Singular(ἡδέ-ϊ) ἡδεῖ
Accusative Singularἡδύ
Vocative Singularἡδύ
Nominative Accusative and Vocative Dual(ἡδέ-ε) ἡδεῖ
Genitive and Dative Dualἡδέοιν
Nominative and Vocative Pluralἡδέα
Genitive Pluralἡδέων
Dative Pluralἡδέσι
Accusative Pluralἡδέα
Masculine Form of μέγας (μεγα, μεγαλο), 'Great'
Nominative Singularμέγας
Genitive Singularμεγάλου
Dative Singularμεγάλῳ
Accusative Singularμέγαν
Vocative Singularμεγάλε
Nominative Accusative and Vocative Dualμεγάλω
Genitive and Dative Dualμεγάλοιν
Nominative and Vocative Pluralμεγάλοι
Genitive Pluralμεγάλων
Dative Pluralμεγάλοις
Accusative Pluralμεγάλους
Feminine Form of μέγας (μεγα, μεγαλο), 'Great'
Nominative Singularμεγάλη
Genitive Singularμεγάλης
Dative Singularμεγάλῃ
Accusative Singularμεγάλην
Vocative Singularμεγάλη
Nominative Accusative and Vocative Dualμεγάλᾱ
Genitive and Dative Dualμεγάλαιν
Nominative and Vocative Pluralμεγάλαι
Genitive Pluralμεγάλων
Dative Pluralμεγάλαις
Accusative Pluralμεγάλᾱς
Neuter Form of μέγας (μεγα, μεγαλο), 'Great'
Nominative Singularμέγα
Genitive Singularμεγάλου
Dative Singularμεγάλῳ
Accusative Singularμέγα
Vocative Singularμέγα
Nominative Accusative and Vocative Dualμεγάλω
Genitive and Dative Dualμεγάλοιν
Nominative and Vocative Pluralμεγάλα
Genitive Pluralμεγάλων
Dative Pluralμεγάλοις
Accusative Pluralμεγάλα
Masculine Form of πολύς (πολυ, πολλο), 'Much, Many'
Nominative Singularπολύς
Genitive Singularπολλοῦ
Dative Singularπολλῷ
Accusative Singularπολύν
Vocative Singularμεγάλεμεγάλημέγα
Nominative Accusative and Vocative Dualμεγάλωμεγάλᾱμεγάλω
Genitive and Dative Dualμεγάλοινμεγάλαινμεγάλοιν
Nominative and Vocative Pluralπολλοί
Genitive Pluralπολλῶν
Dative Pluralπολλοῖς
Accusative Pluralπολλούς
Masculine Form of πολύς (πολυ, πολλο), 'Much, Many'
Nominative Singularπολλή
Genitive Singularπολλῆς
Dative Singularπολλῇ
Accusative Singularπολλήν
Vocative Singularμεγάλεμεγάλημέγα
Nominative Accusative and Vocative Dualμεγάλωμεγάλᾱμεγάλω
Genitive and Dative Dualμεγάλοινμεγάλαινμεγάλοιν
Nominative and Vocative Pluralπολλαί
Genitive Pluralπολλῶν
Dative Pluralπολλαῖς
Accusative Pluralπολλάς
Masculine Form of πολύς (πολυ, πολλο), 'Much, Many'
Nominative Singularπολύ
Genitive Singularπολλοῦ
Dative Singularπολλῷ
Accusative Singularπολύ
Vocative Singularμεγάλεμεγάλημέγα
Nominative Accusative and Vocative Dualμεγάλωμεγάλᾱμεγάλω
Genitive and Dative Dualμεγάλοινμεγάλαινμεγάλοιν
Nominative and Vocative Pluralπολλά
Genitive Pluralμεγάλωνμεγάλωνμεγάλωνπολλῶνπολλῶν
Dative Pluralπολλοῖς
Accusative Pluralπολλά

501. With ἡδύς, cf. the declension of πῆχυς and ἄστυ in 748. μέγας and πολύς are irregular in having each two stems.

502. VOCABULARY.

αὐτόθι (cf. αὐτός)adv., here, there.
βαθύς, εῖα, ύdeep.
ἐγγύςadv., near, at hand.
ἡδύς, εῖα, ύ (cf. ἥδομαι)sweet, pleasant.
ἥμισυς, εια, υhalf.
κρήνη, ης, ἡwell.
μέγας, μεγάλη, μέγαgreat, large.
ὄπισθενadv., behind, in the rear.
πολύς, πολλή, πολύmuch, many; πολύ as adv., much, far.
σκηνέω, σκηνήσω, ἐσκήνησα (cf. σκηνή)be in camp.
τάφρος, ου, ἡditch, trench.
ὕδωρ, ὕδατος, τόwater.

503. READ ALOUD AND TRANSLATE:

1. ὁ δ᾿ ἀνὴρ πολλοῦ1 ἄξιος φίλος ἐστί.
2. καὶ πόλις αὐτόθι ᾠκεῖτο μεγάλη καὶ εὐδαίμων.
3. τῶν δὲ βαρβάρων2 φόβος πολὺς ἦν.
4. ἐσκήνησαν3 ἐγγὺς παραδείσου4 μεγάλου καὶ καλοῦ.
5. Κύρῳ ἔπεμπε χρήματα πολλὰ εἰς τὴν στρατιάν.
6. κατὰ γὰρ μέσον5 τὸν σταθμὸν τοῦτον τάφρος ἦν βαθεῖα.
7. πολλοὺς δὲ τῶν φυλάκων ὄπισθεν τῶν ὑποζυγίων εἶχεν.
8. ἐνταῦθά ἐστι κρήνη ἡδέος ὕδατος.
9. ἐπορεύετο ἐπὶ ποταμόν, ὄντα τὸ εὖρος πλέθρου, πλήρη δ᾿ ἰχθύων μεγάλων.
10. ἔχει τὸ ἥμισυ τοῦ στρατεύματος.

NOTES.—1 The genitive depending on ἄξιος, worth, worthy, is the genitive of value (853).—2 Subjective genitive (841,2), the fear that the barbarians felt, not the fear that they inspired.—3 Inceptive aorist (134, 3), went into camp, encamped.4 The genitive follows ἐγγύς (856). —5at the middle of this day’s march. μέσος in this position (813) refers to a part of the subject.

505. Cyrus makes the Charge: “This is not the First Time that this Man has been false to me.”

μετὰ δὲ τὴν κρίσιν τοῦ Ὀρόντᾱ Κλέαρχος ἐξήγγελλε τοῖς φίλοις ὡς ἐγένετο· οὐ γὰρ ἀπόρρητον ἦν. ἔλεξε δὲ ὅτι Κῦρος ἦρχε τοῦ λόγου ὧδε. “Παρεκάλεσα ὑμᾶς, ἄνδρες φίλοι, ὅπως σὺν ὑμῖν βουλευόμενος ὅ τι δίκαιόν ἐστι καὶ πρὸς θεῶν καὶ πρὸς ἀνθρώπων τοῦτο πράξω περὶ Ὀρόντᾱ τουτουί. τοῦτον γὰρ πρῶτον μὲν ὁ ἐμὸς πατὴρ ἔδωκεν ὑπήκοον εἶναι ἐμοί· ταχθεὶς δὲ ὡς ἔφη αὐτὸς ὑπὸ τοῦ ἐμοῦ ἀδελφοῦ οὗτος ἐπολέμησεν ἐμοὶ ἔχων τὴν ἐν Σάρδεσιν ἀκρόπολιν, καὶ ἐγὼ αὐτὸν προσπολεμῶν ἐποίησα τοῦ πρὸς ἐμὲ πολέμου παύσασθαι.”

NOTES. —2. ὡς ἐγένετο: how it (the trial) was conducted. —3. ἦρχε: began. For the following genitive, see 845. —4. ὅ τι: whatever, the neuter of the general relative ὅστις, ἥτις, ὅ τι, whoever, whatever. The relative clause is summed up emphatically in the following τοῦτο. —5. πράξω: aorist subjunctive. —6. τουτουί: here, with an emphatic gesture, stronger form of τούτου. —7. ἔδωκεν: gave. —εἶναι: expresses purpose (461, 7). — 9. αὐτόν: subject of παύσασθαι. —προσπολεμῶν: by warring against (him), a participle expressing manner (495, 3).

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