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Section 13: Adverbs, Conjs, Preps.

The Works of John Wesley, vol. 14 · pp. 188–190

SECTION XIII.

OF ADVERBS, CONJUNCTIONS, AND PREPOSITIONS.

1. AN Adverb is either Primitive, as νῦν, τότε, or Derivative in si, as, eJllhnisi> in don, as κυνηδόσ in hn, as, κρύβδην or in ei, as pansudei~.

2. Adverbs ending in wv are taken from the Genitive Plural of a Noun Adjective; as, ἀληθῶς, from τῶν ἀληθῶν.

3. De, se, ze, are marks of Adverbs which signify to a place: qen, qe, from a place; qi, si, cou, ch, in a place; as, οὐρανόνδε, οὐρανόθε, παντόθι.

4. ’Ara, ejri, ajga, bou, bri, da, za, la, li, prefixed to other words, increase their signification.

5. Ha and ne diminish it.

6. Eu shows Easiness; duv, Difficulty or Malignity.

7. Adjectives of the Neuter Gender often become Adverbs; as, ojxu>: So do many of the Feminine, as ἰδία so also ἀρχήν and τήν ἀρχὴν.

8. Pronouns are sometimes also taken Adverbially; as, ταῦτά toi, ταῦτ’ ἀρα.

9. Some Adverbs are compared thus; φρονίμως, φρονιμωτέρως, φρονιμωτάτως ἀνω, ἀνωτέρω μάλα, μᾶλλον, μάλισα τάχυ, θᾶττον, τάχισα.

10. Adverbs of Time, Place, and Quanity, are sometimes joined to the Genitive of Nouns; as, pou~ γῆς, ἁλις ἁλός.

11. So are Adverbs resembling the nature of Prepositions; as ἑνεκά so sou, ἀνευ κινδύνου, χωρὶς ἀρετῆς, πλὴν χρημάτων, ἐνώπιον tou~ Qeou~, λάθρα τῶν ἀλλων.

12. Derivative Adverbs govern the Case of their Primitives; as, ἀξίως τῶν προγόνων, ὁμοίως τοῖς ἀλλων.

13. $Ama and oJmou~ are joined to a Dative; as, ἁμα αὐτοῖς, ojmou~ τοῖς συμμάχοις..

14. Adverbs of swearing are joined to an Accusative; nh; τὸν Δία, ma< τὸν ’Απόλλω.

15. Oi] and w+ are joined to all Cases; oujai<, to a Dative.

16. The Adverb mh<, forbidding, is commonly joined to the Imperative or Subjunctive Moods; and may be joined to all other Moods, except the Indicative.

17. Two or three Negative Adverbs in a sentence make the negation stronger; as, ouj mh< ἐκβάλω ἐξω, I will in nowise cast out.

18. But two Negatives, seperated by the interposition of a Verb, make an Affirmative; as, ouj δύναμαι mh< μεμνήσθαι aujtou~, I cannot help remembering him.

19. The Adverb εἰθε is joined in the Present and Future to the Optative Mood; as, εἰθε γράφοιμι: But in the Preterperfect, to the Indicative; as, εἰθε ἐγραφα.

20. Some Conjunctions are often used, both by poets and orators, only as Expletives; that is, they express nothing, but only serve to fill up the sentence. They add, however, a certain emphasis and beauty to the context, if judiciously made use of: Such are a}n, ἀρα, a}r, rJa, ge, dh<, qen, ke, ken, nu, nun, per, poi, pou, pw, toi.

These Prepositions have a Genitive: —

ajnti<, contra propter. ejk, ejc, or ejx, è, ex.

ajpo<, à, ab, ex, de. pro<, prae, ante, pro.

These, a Dative: —

ejn, in, inter, apud, prope, per. σὺν, cum, praeter, post. This, an Accusative: —

eijv, ad, in, erga, versu;s, super, intra, circa.

These have a Genitive, Dative, and Accusative: —

para<, à, apud, contra, propè, trans.

ejpi<, super, in, ad, propter, contra.

uJper, super, pro, supra, praeter.

ajmfi<, de, circum, pro.

ajna<, per, cum, circiter, circum.

kata<, contra, secundùm, adversus, de.

peri<, de, circum, propter.

meta<, cum, post, in.

πρὸς, ad, apud, penes, à.

uJpo<, ub, subter, ab, ad, etc.

This has a Genitive, and Accusative: —

dia<, per, propter, ob.

Postulat ajnti<, ajpo<, et ejk, pro< Secundum: Tertium et ejn, σύν. Eijv Quartum: Reliquis sunt, Gen. Dat. et Acc. para<, ejpi<, ὑπὲρ, ’Amfi<, ajna<, kata<, peri<, meta<, πρὸσ que: At dia< Gen. que Acc.