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Dative: experiencer as satellite
studieniveau:
2
πᾶς δὲ τόπος τοῖς ἐρῶσι θάλαμος.
‘Any place can be a bed for those who are in love.’ (Ach. Tat. 5.5,16)
The dative signals an experiencer as a satellite or disjunct. It concerns a person who makes a judgement or adopts a point of view about the state of affairs.
Lexical usage
The dative word is often a substantivally used participle of verbs of coming, going or judging.
Example Sentences:
καὶ τῶν ἀγαθῶν ἀνδρῶν οὐδὲν οὕτω θαυμάσιον τοῖς ἐκτὸς ὡς ὁ καθ’ ἡμέραν βίος τοῖς συνοῦσιν
And nothing in [the behaviour of] good people is so admirable in the eyes of outsiders as their daily life is in the eyes of those who share it. ֍
κακοῖς τὸ κέρδος τῆς δίκης ὑπέρτερον
In the eyes of malevolent people personal gain ranks higher than justice.