Subjunctives: 3 KEY FEATURES | ||||
Tense-Form | Voice | Stem | Tense Former | Ending Pattern |
Present | Active | present | ⇠vowel⇢ PrimaryActive |
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Middle/ Passive |
present | ⇠vowel⇢ PrimaryMiddle-Passive |
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1st Aorist | Active | usually same as present |
σ | ⇠vowel⇢ PrimaryActive |
Middle | usually same as present |
σ | ⇠vowel⇢ PrimaryMiddle-Passive |
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Passive | usually same as present |
θ | ⇠vowel⇢ PrimaryActive |
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2nd Aorist | Active | aorist | ⇠vowel⇢ PrimaryActive |
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Middle | aorist | ⇠vowel⇢ PrimaryMiddle-Passive |
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Passive | aorist | ⇠vowel⇢ PrimaryActive |
Imperative Ending Patterns | ||||||
Active | Middle-Passive | |||||
Singular | Second | λῦε¹ | λύου² | |||
Third | λυέτω | λυέσθω | ||||
Plural | Second | λύετε | λύεσθε | |||
Third | λυέτωσαν | λυέσθωσαν | ||||
¹ This ending changes to ον in the 1st Aorist Active. It changes to τι in the Aorist Passive (infrequent). |
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² This ending changes to ι in the 1st Aorist Middle (infrequent). |
Imperatives: 3 KEY FEATURES | ||||
Tense-Form | Voice | Stem | Tense Former | Ending Pattern |
Present | Active | present | Imperative Active |
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Middle/ Passive |
present | Imperative Middle-Passive |
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1st Aorist | Active | usually same as present |
σα | Imperative Active |
Middle | usually same as present |
σα | Imperative Middle-Passive |
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Passive | usually same as present |
θη | Imperative Active |
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2nd Aorist | Active | aorist | Imperative Active |
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Middle | aorist | Imperative Middle-Passive |
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Passive | aorist | η | Imperative Active |
εἰμί in the subjunctive and imperative | |||||
Subjunctive | Imperative | ||||
Singular | First | ὦ I may be |
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Second | ᾖς you may be |
ἴσθι [you] be |
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Third | ᾖ he/she/it may be |
ἔστω let him/her/it be |
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Plural | First | ὦμεν we may be |
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Second | ᾖτε you (pl.) may be |
ἔστε [you (pl.)] be |
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Third | ὦσι(ν) they may be |
ἔστωσαν let them be |
Two Optative Forms to Memorize | ||
Form | Meaning | |
μὴ γένοιτο (17x) | = | “may it never be!” |
εἴη (12x) | = | “might be” |
Conditionals Classes | ||||||
Protasis (if-clause) | Apodasis (then-clause) | Meaning | ||||
First Class |
εἰ + [οὐ] indicative | → | (any mood, any tense) | Assumed true for the sake of argument | ||
Second Class |
εἰ + [μή] indicative (aorist, imperfect, or pluperfect) |
→ | [ἄν] indicative (matches tense-form of protasis) |
Speaker believes protasis is contrary to fact | ||
Third Class |
ἐάν + [μή] subjunctive | → | (any mood, any tense) | Expresses potential or probable fulfillment |