The imperative mood is the mood used to give a command. Study BBG chapter 33.
I went to bed at 10pm.
Go to bed at 10pm.
Note the second sentence is a command. Hence, the verb “go” is in the imperative mood. The verb “went” is in the indicative mood.
The imperative mood can also be used in the following ways:
Command – from superior to inferior
Prohibition – μη + imperative
Request – from inferior to superior
Full Paradigm:
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Present Active
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Singular
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Plural
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2nd person
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λῦε
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λύετε
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3rd person
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λυέτω
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λυέτωσαν
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Present Middle/Passive
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Singular
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Plural
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2nd person
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λύου
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λύεσθε
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3rd person
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λυέσθω
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λυέσθωσαν
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Aorist Active
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Singular
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Plural
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2nd person
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λῦσον
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λύσατε
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3rd person
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λυσάτω
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λυσάτωσαν
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Aorist Middle
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Singular
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Plural
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2nd person
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λῦσαι
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λύσασθε
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3rd person
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λυσάσθω
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λυσάσθωσαν
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Aorist Passive
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Singular
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Plural
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2nd person
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λύθητι
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λύθητε
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3rd person
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λυθήτω
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λυθήτωσαν
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2nd Aorist Active
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Singular
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Plural
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2nd person
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βάλε
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βάλετε
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3rd person
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βαλέτω
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βαλέτωσαν
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2nd Aorist Middle
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Singular
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Plural
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2nd person
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βαλοῦ
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βάλεσθε
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3rd person
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βαλέσθω
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βαλέσθωσαν
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Present Imperative of ειμι
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Singular
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Plural
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2nd person
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ἴσθι
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ἔστε
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3rd person
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ἔστω
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ἔστωσαν
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