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