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[429] “στέναχον πολιῆται” Agar (J. P. xxv. 314) on the ground that this is the more archaic form of the subst. The contrary seems to be the case. “πολί-της” is exactly similar in formation to “αἰχμήτης, κορυνή - της, πρεσβύ - της” (cf. also “ὁδίτης”) while “πολιήτης” can be explained only as due to the analogy of the more numerous substantives in -“ήτης. πολίτης” recurs also in 15.558, Od. 7.131, Od. 17.206 and as a proper name; “πολιήτης” only 2.806 — it is the regular late Ionic (Herodotean) form.

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