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Section 6: Pronouns

The Works of John Wesley, vol. 14 · pp. 143–145

SECTION VI.

OF PROUNOUNS

1. THERE are eighteen Pronouns; of which nine are Primitives, ejgw<, su<, ou=tov, ἐκεῖνος, αὐτὸς, o{v, τὶς, δεῖνα.

2. Eleven are Derivatives; ἐμὸς, σὸς, o{v or ἑὸς, nwi`>terov, sfwi`>terov, ἡμέτερος, σφέτερος, ἡμεδαπὸς, ὑμεδαπὸς, and ποδαπός.

3. ’Egw<, su<, and ou=, are Substantives, and are declined thus: — Singular.

Nom. Gen. Dat. Acc.

ejgw< ejmou~, mou~ ejmoi<, moi< ejme<, me<

Dual.

Nom. Acc. Gen. Dat.

νῶι`, nw<| νῶι`n, nw~|n

Plural.

Nom. Gen. Dat. Acc.

ἡμεῖς ἡμῶν ἡμῖν ἡμᾶς

Singular.

Nom. Gen. Dat. Acc. Voc.

su< sou~ soi< se< su<

Dual.

Nom. Acc. Gen. Dat.

σφῶι`, sfw<| σφῶιν, sfw|~n

Plural.

Nom. Gen. Dat. Acc. Voc.

ὑμεῖς uJmw`n ὑμῖν ὑμᾶς ὑμεῖς

Singular.

Gen. Dat. Acc.

ou[ oi= e{

Dual.

Nom. Acc. Gen. Dat.

sfwe<, sfe< sfwi`<n, σφὶν

Plural.

Nom. Gen. Dat. Acc.

σφεῖς σφῶν σφίσι σφᾶς

4. The rest are declined like Adjectives of Three Terminations in ov of which eight are called Possessives: —

ἐμὸς, ejmh<, ἐμὸν sfwi`>terov, a, on

ἡμέτερος, a, on, ὑμέτερος, a, on

nwi`>terov, a, on ἑὸς or {o{v, eJh; or {h{, ἑὸν or o{n σφέτερος, a, on σὸς or τεὸς, sh< or the<, σὸν or τεὸν

5. But ἐκεῖνος, ou=tov, αὐτὸς, are Primitives, and make the Neuter in o.

6. In like manner are declined its Compounds, toi-οῦτος, tos-οῦτος, thlik-οῦτος: So, Nom. τηλικοῦτος, τηλικαύτη, τηλικοῦτο Gen. τηλικούτου, τηλικαύτης, τηλικούτου, etc.

7. If an Article be put before αὐτὸς, it signifies the same; as, oJ αὐτὸς, hJ aujth<, to< αὐτὸν (or taujto<, or ταὐτὸν).

8. {Ov, h{, o{, who, or which, is declined like o{v, his; only in the Nominative and Accusative Singular; Nom. o{v, h{, o{ Acc. o{n, h{n, o{.

9. These Compounds want the Nominative: —

Gen. Dat. Acc.

Singular. ejmaut-ou~, ῆς, ou~ w~| h~| w|~ ὸν, ὴν, o< seaut-ou~, ῆς, ou~

eJaut-ou~, ῆς, ou~

Plural. ejmaut-ῶν, ῶν, ῶν, οῖς, αῖς, οῖς οὺς, ὰς, a< seaut-ῶν, ῶν, ῶν

ejaut-ῶν, ῶν, ῶν

10. The Indefinite Pronoun δεῖνα is thus declined: — Singular.

Mas. Fem. Neut.

Nom. oJ δεῖνα, or δεῖς hJ δεῖνα to< δεῖνα

Gen. tou~ δεῖνος, or δείνατος τῆς δεῖνος tou~ δεῖνος Dat. tw~| δεῖνι, and σείνατι th~| δεῖνι tw~| δεῖνι Acc. τὸν δεῖνα τὴν δεῖνα to< δεῖνα

11. Most Pronouns want the Vocative: When they have it, it is like the Nominative.