Adverbial Uses of the Accusative

With interest and refert the degree of interest is expressed by an adverbial accusative.

Plurimum refert quid esse tribunatum putes... [I.23]

plurimum interest quid esse tribunatum putes... [I.23]

 

 

Accusative of Respect or Specification (Greek accusative or accusative of respect); accusative of the part affected.

Hoc tamen differunt... [I.4] "they differ in this respect"

 

Accusative of exclamation ["such expressions depend upon a long-forgotten verb" A&G 397d]