εἰμί (to be) has no stem in either subjunctive or optative.εἶμι (to go) has a pure iota as stem in both moods.| Remember: εἶμι (to go) has a stem iota (real or subscript) in ALL of its forms, |
| εἰμί (to be) has no stem in either subjunctive or optative.εἶμι (to go) has a pure iota as stem in both moods. |
| Present Subjunctive | ||||
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| Normal subjunctive endings: -ω. -ῃς, -ῃ, -ωμεν, -ητε, -ωσιν No stem for "to be", short iota stem for "to go" |
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| so as (who?) be | who? | so as (who?) go | ||
| ἵνα | ὦ ᾖς ᾖ ὦμεν ἦτε ὦσιν |
I you (sg) he,she,it we you(pl.) they |
ἵνα | ἰ ῶ ἰ ῇς ἰ ῇ ἰ ῶμεν ἰ ῆτε ἰ ῶσιν |
| Present Optative | ||||
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| Wishful thinking: If only the sun shone tomorrow! Wishful thinking: εἴθε ὁ ἥλιος λάμποι αὔριον. Potential fact: They could/might/would say things like that Potential fact: λέγοιεν ἂν ταῦτα |
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| If only ... may/will be! | who? | .... might/could/would go | ||
| εἴθε | εἰην εἴης εἴη εἶμεν - εἴημεν εἶτε - εἴητε εἶεν - εἴησαν |
I you (sg) he,she,it we you(pl.) they |
ἴ οιμι - ἰ οίην ἴ οις ἴ οι ἴ οιμεν ἴ οιτε ἴ οιεν |
ἄν |