To this point one mood (indicative) and two modes (participle and infinitive) have been introduced. There are, however, three additional Greek moods. In this chapter the Subjunctive mood will be introduced. In the next chapter the Optative and Imperative moods will be explained. Mood portrays the speaker’s affirmation of whether he views the action or state as actual, probable, possible, or potential. Greek verbs may, therefore, occur in any of four moods. In the
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