Omission of a repeated verb in second part of a μέν… δέ

1. What can be use to show the omission of a verb in a sentence?
2. What is emphatic position in Greek?
3. What word order is ancient Greek?
4. What is modern Greek word order?

What can be use to show the omission of a verb in a sentence?

In grammar and rhetoric, an ellipsis is the omission of one or more words, which must be supplied by the listener or reader for the sentence to be understood. It is also the name of the punctuation mark ("...") used to show the location of missing words in a direct quote.

What is emphatic position in Greek?

The ancient Greeks did not recognize emphatic position. In modern times the view has generally prevailed that in the. Greek sentence there are two positions of emphasis, the be- ginning and the end.

What word order is ancient Greek?

Whereas English uses a standard order SVO (subject–verb–object), Greek offers many examples of both SVO and SOV (subject–object–verb) as well as, less frequently, other permutations.

What is modern Greek word order?

According to an early account (Philippaki-Warburton 1982) , the basic word-order in Modern Greek is verb-subject-object (VSO; see 1a), implying that the subject occupies its canonical subject position only in this word-order.