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Verb: Middle imperative
Middle imperative is a verb topic in Koine (biblical) Greek. This page gathers its forms, paradigms, and function, drawn from the lessons of Reading Greek Deeply.
MorphologyVerb – Middle imperative
- The endings of the imperfective forms are -ου and -εσθε, the same as the 2nd person Eluon endings (22.2.3.1)
- For the Aorist forms, the sg ending is -σαι with a circumflex on the penultima (which is identical to the Aorist act inf; see 16.2.4.1), and the pl is -σασθε with an acute on the penultima
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Luo middle | γεύ-ου | γεύ-εσθε |
| Elusa middle | γεῦ-σαι | γεύ-σασθε |
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SemanticsVerb – Imperative (2 – Requests; 3 – Suggestions)
Imperatives across languages are used for a much broader range of functions than giving commands, and Greek imperatives are no different. To illustrate, imperatives can be used by someone of a lower social ranking to make a request rather than to give a command:
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