One simple way to render "to receive blow in the face with hand" is to use the accusative of respect. some examples:

(volucres) perculasae corda tuā vi (Lucretius)

femur tragulā graviter ictus cecidit. (Livy)

ōs impressa toro (Virgil)

As noted in this site, this type of of accusative is quite rare in prose "but is present Sallust's and Livy's prose, and "in both is applied usually to wounds."

So I believe the usage in this case of wounds is not only to be allowed without strong reservation, but also even to be the preferred idiomatic choice (at least when instrumental ablative is required) as I am yet to find an example without this accusative of respect.

One simple way to render "to receive blow in the face with hand" is to use the accusative of respect. some examples:

(volucres) perculasae corda tuā vi (Lucretius)

femur tragulā graviter ictus cecidit. (Livy)

ōs impressa toro (Virgil)

As noted in this site, this type of of accusative is quite rare in prose "but is present Sallust's and Livy's prose, and "in both is applied usually to wounds."

So I believe the usage in this case of wounds is not only to be allowed without strong reservation, but perhaps also even to be the preferred idiomatic choice (at least when instrumental ablative is required) as I am yet to find an example without this accusative of respect.

One simple way to render "to receive blow in the face with hand" is to use the accusative of respect. some examples:

(volucres) perculasae corda tuā vi (Lucretius)

femur tragulā graviter ictus cecidit. (Livy)

ōs impressa toro (Virgil)

One simple way to render "to receive blow in the face with hand" is to use the accusative of respect. some examples:

(volucres) perculasae corda tuā vi (Lucretius)

femur tragulā graviter ictus cecidit. (Livy)

ōs impressa toro (Virgil)

As noted in this site, this type of of accusative is quite rare in prose "but is present Sallust's and Livy's prose, and "in both is applied usually to wounds."

So I believe the usage in this case of wounds is not only to be allowed without strong reservation, but also even to be the preferred idiomatic choice (at least when instrumental ablative is required) as I am yet to find an example without this accusative of respect.