Syntax of the Moods and Tenses of the Greek Verb (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Goodwin, William Watson

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1440069182 ISBN 13: 9781440069185

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2010

Synopsis

§ 1. The Greek verb has five Moods, the Indicative,
Subjunctive, Optative, Imperative, and Infinitive. The
first four, as opposed to the Infinitive, are called finite
moods.

§ 2. The Indicative is used in simple, absolute as-
sertions; as 7/oa0ei, he writes; eypatyev, he wrote; ypayfrei,
he ivill write ; yey pacpev, he has written.
Table of Contents
CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I.

GENERAL VIEW OF THE MOODS.

§ 1. The five Moods ... .... 1

§§ 2-4. Indicative, Subjunctive, and Optative . . . 1, 2
§§5-7. Imperative, Infinitive, Participle, and Verbal in -riot 2, 3

CHAPTER II.

USE OF THE TENSES.

§ 8, 1. The seven Tenses 8

2. Primary and Secondary Tenses . . . 3

§ 9. Relative and absolute Time 3

Present and Imperfeet.
A. In the Indicative.

§ 10, 1. Present Indicative 4

2. Historic Present 6

§ 11. Imperfect 6

B. Present in the Dependent Moods.

Rem. - Distinction between Present and Aorist . . 8

§ 12. Present Subjunctive ....... 9

§18,1. Present Optative, not in indirect discourse . . 10
2. Present Optative in indirect discourse : -

(a.) Representing a Present Indicative . . . 11

(&.) Representing Pres. Subj. (in questions of doubt) 11

§ 14. Present Imperative 12

§15. Present Infinitive : -

1. In its ordinary use (indefinite in time) . . .12

2. In indirect discourse . . . . . . 13

3. As Imperfict Infinitive 15
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About this edition

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1440069182
• ISBN 13: 9781440069185
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 292