ADJ: adjective
Definition
The adjective is in Ancient Greek the PoS that normally agrees with a nominal in Gender, Number, and Case. The adjective can be used attributively or predicatively.
Attributive adjective
The attributive adjective directly modifies a nominal (Smyth 1920: 272-275).
Examples
- ὁ δίκαιος ἀνήρ “the just man”
Predicative adjective
The predicative adjective depends on the copula or a copular verb (Smyth 1920: 275-278). Note that there are pecularities concerning the position of the attributive adjective (Smyth 1920: 295-297).
Examples
- ἡ δὲ χάρις ἄδηλος γεγένηται “the favour has been concealed” Aes. 3.233.
References
Smyth, Herbert Weir. 1920. A Greek Grammar for Colleges. New York: American Book Company (Perseus Digital Library; Internet Archive).
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