534 Two Accusatives denoting the same person or thing, the direct (outer) object and a predicate accusative, may stand with some verbs:
Κῦρον σατράπην ἐποίησε καὶ στρατηγὸν δὲ αὐτὸν ἀπέδειξε he made Cyrus satrap, and appoited him general also. AN. I. 1, 2. τοὺς ἰχθῦς οἱ Σύροι θεοὺς ἐνόμιζον the Syrians regarded the fishes as gods. AN. I. 4, 9.
- a. These predicate accusatives shade off gradually into simple appositives; some cases may be taken in either way:
Ἔδωκα δωρεν τὰ λύτρα I gave the ransom as a gift. D. 19, 170.
- b. In the passive the direct object is made subject; the other accusative remains a predicate noun, agreeing with the subject:
Κῦρος κατεπέμφθη σατράπης, στρατηγὸς δὲ ἀπεδείχθη Cyrus was sent down as satrap, and was appointed general. AN. I. 9, 7.