In
Ancient Greek, the nominative case is used for the
subject,
subject complement, or words used in
apposition to the subject of a sentence.
EX:
- John killed the cat. (subject)
- Mimes are evil. (subjective complement)
- Jane, my alternate personality, is a raving lunatic. (appositive)
Another node on Ancient Greek grammar, by everone's favorite Hellenic pedant. forward.