84. On accentuation, observe 1) That the Gen. Sing. retains the acute at variance with the rule (80), as λεώ, not λεῶ. 2) That nouns of this declension may have the acute on the antepenult, as ȧvwyewv, not ἀνωγέων. LESSON X. Second Declension.-Exercises. 85. The person or thing to or for which any thing is or is done, is called an indirect object, e. g.: Κῦρος στρατιώτῃ τὴν ἐπι- | Cyrus reads the letter to στολὴν ἀναγιγνώσκει, a soldier. REM.-Here στρατιώτῃ is the indirect object, while ἐπιστολή, is the direct object. 6 86. RULE.-Direct and Indirect Objects. Any transitive verb may take the Accusative of the direct and the Dative of the indirect object. 87. The article is often used in Greek, though omitted in English, 1) Before abstract nouns, denoting virtues, vices, qualities, &c., e. g. : Θαυμάζομεν τὴν σοφίαν. We admire wisdom. 2) Before proper names of well known persons or places, e. g.: Ο Σωκράτης τὴν σοφίαν | Socrates admires wisdom. θαυμάζει. 89. EXERCISES. Ι. 1. Ὅμηρος τὸν Αἰνείαν ἐγκωμιάζει. 2. Ἔχω ἱμά τιον. 3. Θηρεύομεν λαγώς. 4. Ἔχω τὸν ἵππον. 5. Ἔχετε τοὺς ἵππους. 6. Ο στρατηγὸς στρατιώτας ἔχει. 7. Παιδεύομεν τέκνα. 8. Μύθους λέγομεν. 9. Τοῖς τέκνοις μύθους λέγομεν. 10. Τοὺς μύθους θαυμά ζομεν. 11. Ο στρατηγὸς τὸν ποιητὴν θαυμάζει. 12. Τὴν ἡδονὴν διώκομεν. 13. Οἱ στρατιῶται τὴν ἡδονὴν διώκουσιν. II. 1. The soldier has a horse. 2. A soldier has the horse. 3. A girl has the rose. 4. The girls have roses. 5. The general has the horse. 6. The citizens are pursuing the thief. LESSON XI. Third Declension.-Class Ι. 90. The Third Declension presents the following NOMINATIVE ENDINGS :-α, ι, υ, ω, ν, ρ, s, ξ, ψ. 91. The Gender of nouns of the third declension, when not determined by the signification (52), may generally be ascertained from the endings by the following Rules for Grammatical Gender. I. Masculines. 1) All nouns in āv, ās (Gen. avtos), evs, and vv 2) Most nouns in ην, ηρ, υρ, ωρ, ων (Gen. ωνος οι οντος), ους, ως (Gen. ωτος), and ψ. II. Feminines. 1) All nouns in as (Gen. ados), avs, ivs, w, ws (Gen. oos), and abstracts in ότης and ύτης. 2) Most nouns in eɩs, ɩs, and us. III. Neuters. 1) All nouns in a, n, ɩ, v, op, and ος. 2) Most nouns in ap and as (Gen. aтos). aTOS). 92. Nouns of this declension are very numerous, and may be divided into five classes: 1) Those whose root appears unchanged in the Nom. Sing. as Taιáv, Gen. taiâvos, a paean; root, πaiâv. 2) Those whose root lengthens its final vowel in the Nom. Sing: as ποιμήν, ποιμένος, α shepherd; root, πoμév. 3) Those whose root assumes s to form the Nom. Sing. : as, λαῖλαψ (πς), λαίλαπος, a storm ; root, λαίλαπ. 4) Those whose root drops its final consonant (or consonants) in Nom. Sing.: as, oŵμɑ, owματος, a body ; root, σώματ. 5) Contracts with pure root, i. e. ending in a vowel : as, τεῖχος, τείχεος, τείχους; root, τείχε. 93. Nouns of the third declension are declined with the following |