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Lysias Speeches 1.1-5
Euphiletus asks that the jury treat him well and lays out what he intends to show them
articular infinitive
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correlative
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future unreal conditional
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ὡς
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secondary purpose clause with the subjunctive
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ὥστε
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result clause with infinitive
Lysias Speeches 1.6-10
Euphiletus describes his early married life and his domestic arrangements
result clause with infinitive
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ὥστε
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present general relative clause
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μή
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ὥσπερ
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ὡς
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genitive of touch after ἅπτομαι
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καί as also/too
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μέν…δέ...
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negative
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optative in historic indefinite clause
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secondary purpose clause with the subjunctive
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result clause with indicative
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future participle expressing purpose
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ὡς
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ὥστε
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secondary purpose clause with the subjunctive
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negative
Lysias Speeches 1.11-14
Euphiletus describes the first suspicious behaviour of his wife
secondary purpose clause with the subjunctive
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secondary purpose clause with the subjunctive
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result clause with indicative
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accusative and infinitive
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genitive absolute
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secondary purpose clause with the subjunctive
Lysias Speeches 1.15-20
Euphiletus hears about another woman who has been seduced by Eratosthenes, and forces his servant to reveal the whole story
future real conditional
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prohibition
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negative
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negative
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prohibition
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ὡς
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genitive absolute
Lysias Speeches 1.21-26
Euphiletus catches his wife and Eratosthenes red-handed
ὅπως
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εἰ δὲ μή
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prevention
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negative
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present real conditional
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negative
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infinitives
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ὡς
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indirect command
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μέν…δέ...
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genitive absolute
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μέν…δέ...
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circumstantial participle
Lysias Speeches 1.27-36
Euphiletus explains his legal reasoning
past unreal conditional
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future real conditional
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εἰ δὲ μή
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result clause with indicative
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ὥστε
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ὥστε
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result clause with indicative
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indirect command
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negative
Lysias Speeches 1.37-42
Euphiletus points out the flaws in his opponents' reasoning
past unreal conditional
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past real conditional
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past unreal conditional
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ὡς
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circumstantial participle
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ὡς
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indicative in indirect speech
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past unreal conditional
Lysias Speeches 1.43-50
Euphiletus concludes his argument, showing how much he has been wronged by the case
past unreal conditional
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μή
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future real conditional
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εἰ as whether
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mixed conditional
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present general conditional
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ὥστε
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result clause with indicative
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fear clause with subjunctive