[1259.] quidquid est, quantum est, quod est, or quodcumque est, with a genitive, is equivalent to an emphatic omnis: as, quidquid patrum est, L. 3, 17, 5, whatever there is in the shape of senators, i.e. every single senator. quod est pecūniae, trādit, Caes. C. 2, 20, 8, what there is in the-way of money, he hands over. Similarly tantum for tot: as, tantum hominum, Pl. Poen. 619, such a mass of men.
[1260.] (5.) The objective genitive denotes the object of the action expressed in the limited substantive: as,
metus hostium, Gell. 9, 12, 13, the fear of the enemy, i.e. which is felt towards them. vēnditiō bonōrum, RA. 110, sale of the goods. lūctū fīlī, DO. 2, 193, from grief for his son. This construction is freely used, even when the parallel verb has a dative, an ablative, or a prepositional expression: as, fīdūciā locī, 7, 19, 2, from confidence in the position. līberātiōnem culpae, Lig. 1, acquittal from guilt. mīlitiae vacātiōnem, 6, 14, 1, exemption from military service. opīniōne trium legiōnum dēiectus, 5, 48, 1, disappointed in his hope of three legions. deōrum opīniō, TD. 1, 30, a conception of the gods. miserrima est contentiō honōrum, Off. 1, 87, a scramble for office is a pitiful thing.
[1261.] Instead of the objective genitive, a prepositional expression is sometimes used with greater precision: as,
metus ā vī atque īrā deōrum, DN. 1, 45, fear of the might and wrath of the gods. So especially the accusative, usually denoting a person, with in, ergā, or adversus, combined with substantives denoting feeling: as, odium in hominum ūniversum genus, TD. 4, 25, hatred to all mankind. vestra ergā mē voluntās, C. 4, 1, your good-will towards me.
[1262.] A possessive pronoun or adjective is sometimes used for the objective genitive: as,
([a.]) odiō tuō, T. Ph. 1016, from hate to thee. tuā fīdūciā, V. 5, 176, from his reliance on you. aspectūque suō, Lucr. 1, 91, and at the sight of her. (b.) metus hostīlis, S. I. 41, 2, fear felt of the enemy. servīlis percontātiō, DO. 2, 327, crossquestioning of the servant-girls. firmus adversus mīlitārem largītiōnem, Ta. H. 2, 82, dead-set against any largess to the military.