in narrative proper.1 They are graphically identified in the examples using this superscripted abbreviation: CE, which means conditional or exceptive frame. Conditional frames are introduced by the conditional particles ἐάν or εἰ. They establish a specific condition that must be met before the main clause that follows holds true. In most cases, conditions precede the main clause due to their importance to processing. When they are placed after the main clause, some other marker will indicate that