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[*] 82. Indefinite subject of the third person plural omitted. In the third person plural, the indefinite subject may be omitted, chiefly in verbs of saying and thinking. “ὥς φασι”, DEM.4.9; As they say, and so elsewhere. DEM.4.9(see above). 19.193: “εἰπεῖν δή φασι τὸν Σάτυρον, ὅτι κτἑ.” 19.194: “εἰπεῖν φασιν αὐτόν”. PLATO, Legg. 803D: “οἴονται . . . ἡγοῦνται”(?) Rpb. 428 B: “οὐ γάρ που ἀμαθίᾳ γε ἀλλ᾽ ἐπιστήμῃ εὖ βουλεύονται”. XEN. An. 1.9.5: “ἔκρινον δ᾽ αὐτόν” . THUC.7.69.2: “ὅπερ πάσχουσιν ἐν τοῖς μεγάλοις ἀγῶσι”. HDT.2.106: “τῇ τε ἐκ τῆς Ἐφεσίης ἐς Φώκαιαν ἔρχονται καὶ τῇ ἐκ Σαρδίων ἐς Σμύρνην”. AR. Pax, 832: “ἃ λέγουσι” . SOPH. Ph. 335: “ὡς λέγουσιν”. PIND. O. 2.31: “λέγοντι”. P. 1.52 and P. 2.21: “φαντί”. HOM. Od. 1.220: “τοῦ μ᾽ ἔκ φασι γενέσθαι” . Il. 4.375: “πέρι δ᾽ ἄλλων φασὶ γενέσθαι”. 18.487: “καλέουσιν”.
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