Greek MOODS

MOODS DEFINITIONS

[A] INDICATIVE mood indicates what is going on: I tell a story.



[B] IMPERATIVE mood used to give a command: Tell a story!

Scripture examples:

Ephesians 4:30:- lupew means grieve. and do not lupei=te the Holy Spirit.

Ephesians 4:28:- kleptw means steal. The one who stole, no longer klepte/w (let him
steal).



[C] SUBJUNCTIVE mood used after the word if: If I should tell you what I did, would
you punish me?

Here are eight examples of uses of the subjunctive. Remember that the underlined
portions can be said with a single word in Greek.

1. To exhort: Let us believe; I command that you love one another.
2. To express purpose: We came in order that we might see Him.
3. Possibility: If we go into the house, we will see Him.
4. After until (when it hasnt happened yet): Remain until I come.
5. Concerning fear: I fear that He would come.
6. Warnings: Do this lest you come into judgement.
7. Sentences using whoever: Whoever would want to save his life shall lose it.
8. Certain questions: Shall I come?


Scripture examples:

Ephesians 4:28b:- Let him no longer steal, in order that he may have to give to the one in
need.

Ephesians 4:14:- (The word used in this sentence is a form of be)

In order that we no longer might be infants.





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Pastor Macaire Hugh Patterson
15 September 2014
Greek MOODS
[D] OPTATIVE mood used for wishing: If only I could tell a joke.
Also used for wondering, and when the second part of a sentence
depends on the first part which is in the past:

I had gone, so that I might see him leave.

Scripture examples:

Ephesians 1:17:- (using a form of the word that means give):

In order that God would give you a spirit of wisdom



[E] INFINITIVE mood used as a verb which comes after the word to: I want to tell a
story.
In Greek, it is often used after the word the, and acts like a noun.
This is tricky to translate:

Romans 7:18: The to wish is present to me

Exercise:
Here is an English sentence using all five moods:

If anyone should call, ( ) tell ( ) them I had decided ( ) to leave, ( ) so I could
arrive ( ) on time.


Matching:

a) indicative c) subjunctive e) infinitive
b) imperative d) optative




















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Pastor Macaire Hugh Patterson
15 September 2014
Greek MOODS

IDENTIFYING MOOD AND TENSE:


1. Its been worthwhile to have been giving to charities all year.

2. If he should fall to the ground, he would get up again.

3. She might have made the cake we see before us now.

4. The editor had sent the letter before I arrived.

5. We must preserve our resources, or else we will have given them all

away by the time we need them.

6. They are to send their friends away immediately!

7. I wonder if he would make a fool of himself if he showed up next.

8. You must like to be writing letters all the time.

9. I wish God would have been giving me that kind of comfort all along.

10. They should have moved in long ago.

11. Give me a piece of pie, Mom



Tenses Moods

a) present A. Indicative
b) future B. Imperative
c) imperfect C. Subjunctive
d) aorist D. Optative
e) perfect E. Infinitive
f) pluperfect
g) future perfect




Pastor Macaire Hugh Patterson
15 September 2014