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Preposition ἐπί with the dative: value/price
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ἀλλ’ ἔγωγ’ Ὀπούντιος | οὐκ ἂν γενοίμην ἐπὶ ταλάντῳ χρυσίου
‘But I would not (want to) become an Opuntian even for a talent of gold.’ (Aristoph. Birds 153-154)
The preposition ἐπί with the genitive signals a value or price.
Example Sentences:
ἢ αὖ Ὀρφεῖ συγγενέσθαι καὶ Μουσαίῳ καὶ Ἡσιόδῳ καὶ Ὁμήρῳ ἐπὶ πόσῳ ἄν τις δέξαιτ᾽ ἂν ὑμῶν;
Or how much would you be willing to pay to meet Orpheus, Mousaios, Hesiodos and Homeros? [provisional translation]