a supposition that such a statement is, was, or will be true. E.g., Ειʼ γράφει, if he is writing; ειʼ ἔγραψεν, if he wrote; ειʼ γέγραφε, if he has written; ειʼ γράψει, if he shall write or if he is to write. What is supposed in each case could be expressed by γράφει, ἔγραψεν, γέγραφε, or γράψει. 4. The past tenses of the indicative may, further, express a supposition that some statement either had been or were now true, while it is implied that really it was not or is not true. E.g. Ειʼ