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Genitive: property as predicate NP
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ἐλευθέρου γάρ ἐστι τἀληθῆ λέγειν
‘For speaking the truth is the art of a free man.’ (Men. Mon. 162)
The genitive signals a property, usually as a predicate NP.
Example Sentences:
δὶς ἐξαμαρτεῖν ταὐτὸν οὐκ ἀνδρὸς σοφοῦ
It is not in the nature of a wise man to make the same mistake twice. ֍
τὸ γὰρ
νοσοῦντι ληρεῖν ἀνδρὸς οὐχὶ σώφρονος
To babble with a diseased mind is not in the nature of a sensible man. ֍
τίθεμαι πολιτικῆς καὶ ἀνδρώδους ψυχῆς ἀεὶ πρὸς τὸ κοινὸν ἱστάμενον.
I regard it as part of a political and manly attitude to take the common good into account at all times. ֍