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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1902 edition. Excerpt:...a. On himself, as direct object (Direct Middle): wavo) make stop, iravofiaL stop myself, cease, (faivo) show, (frawo/jLai show myself, appear, 10-7-77/11 set vp (cp. 363), lOTa/xai place myself, Tti0o) persuade, 7rei#o/xai persuade myself, be lieve, SiSacr/ccj teach, SiSacr/co/aai teach myself, learn, anTQ) fasten, auToat Tivos fasten myself to something, touch, eyw hold, cxofial Twos hold myself to, cling to, am next to. b. For, to, with reference to himself (Indirect Middle): a.pxa am first, apypi-0"1 begin for myself, be gin my task, Ttolco make, iroiovuai Two. fy'Ckov make one my friend, dyco lead, dyofjLai ywawa take to myself a wife, marry, /3oveuw plan, j3ovevop,aL plan for myself, deliberate, o-vp.f$ovkevo advise, arvu/3ovevo(j.cu seek advice, at/oew take, seize, alpovp.ai take for myself, choose, $va.TTo watch, guard, uXarrojuai am on my guard. c. From himself, from his oivn powers or means (Subjective Middle, sometimes very like the active): 7roiw iroXefiov cause a war, Troiovp.cu, voXepov carry on war, TroXiTcvofiai, act as a citizen, take part in government, airocfxiCvopcu yvtopyv show forth my opinion, eVayye'XXojucu n offer or promise something (announce from myself. Tow? aypdcjyovs vop-ovs ow ol dvdpcjiroL idevro dXXd deol rot? avdpdiirois edeo-av the unwritten laws not men established of themselves, but gods for men. (See M. iv. 4, 19.) d. The Indirect and the Subjective middle can not always be distinguished; both are sometimes causative: /i£Ta7re/x.iro/.at Tiva send for, have one sent to me, StBdo-KOfmi Tov n-aiSa have the boy taught, Sixa£o/u.cu get judgment rendered, bring suit, ypafoiiat nva get an indictment (ypafrj) written against one, indict. 501 Deponent verbs are properly middle, in the indirect or subjecti...