Monographs

Herbert Weir Smyth [n.d.], A Greek Grammar for Colleges; Machine readable text [info] [word count] [Smyth].

1172

Adjectives of Place.—When used in the predicate position ( ^cross1168) ἄκρος (high) means the top of, μέσος (middle) means the middle of, ἔσχατος (extreme) means the end of. Cp. summus, medius, extremus.

Attributive Position Predicate Position

τὸ ἄκρον ὅρος the lofty mountain ἄκρον τὸ ὄρος ) the top of

τὸ ὄρος ἄκρον ) the mountain

ἡ μέση ἀγορά_ the central market μέση ἡ ἀγορά_ ) the centre of

ἡ ἀγορὰ_ μέση ) the market

ἡ ἐσχάτη νῆσος the farthest island ἐσχάτη ἡ νῆσος ) the verge of

ἡ νῆσος ἐσχάτη ) the island

Thus, περὶ ἄκραις ταῖς χερσὶ χειρῖδες gloves on the fingers (points of the hands) X. C. 8.8.17, διὰ μέσου τοῦ παραδείσου ῥεῖ flows through the middle of the park X. A. 1.2.7. The meaning of the predicate position is also expressed by (τὸ) ἄκρον τοῦ ὄρους, (τὸ) μέσον τῆς ἀγορᾶς, etc.

-- 296 --

Next Sub2Sect

Herbert Weir Smyth [n.d.], A Greek Grammar for Colleges; Machine readable text [info] [word count] [Smyth].

Attributive Position	Predicate Position
τὸ ἄκρον ὅρος the lofty mountain	ἄκρον τὸ ὄρος )	the top of
	τὸ ὄρος ἄκρον )	the mountain
ἡ μέση ἀγορά_ the central market	μέση ἡ ἀγορά_ )	the centre of
	ἡ ἀγορὰ_ μέση )	the market
ἡ ἐσχάτη νῆσος the farthest island	ἐσχάτη ἡ νῆσος )	the verge of
	ἡ νῆσος ἐσχάτη )	the island