tense-form) this subjective viewpoint through the category of verbal aspect.1 Greeks were still able to make reference to various times of the day or night and to distinguish kinds of action, but they did so by using a variety of indicators, with verb tenses as only one factor in establishing the temporal context. The discussion below is divided into five temporal categories, in which each of the verb tense-forms may be used—past, present, future (which are fairly self-explanatory), omni-temporal and timeless
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