but rarely illīus rēfert, it concerns him.
Genitive with Other Verbs.
[212]. 1. Verbs of Plenty and Want sometimes govern the Genitive; as,—
pecūniae indigēs, you need money.
a. These verbs more commonly take the Ablative ([§ 214], 1); indigeō is the only verb which has a preference for the Genitive.
2. Potior, though usually followed by the Ablative, sometimes takes the Genitive, almost always so in Sallust; and regularly in the phrase potīrī rērum, to get control of affairs.
3. In poetry some verbs take the Genitive in imitation of the Greek; as,—
dēsine querellārum, cease your complaints;
operum solūtī, freed from their tasks.
THE ABLATIVE.