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''Synopsis:'' The optative mood of a verb in [[Koine Greek]] is an uncommonly used verb form that is used to express potential or possibility. It is similar to the [[Koine Greek: Subjunctive|subjunctive form]], which is much more common in Koine Greek.
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* [[Koine Greek: Subjunctive|Subjunctive Mood]]
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==Lesson==
The optative mood of a verb in [[Koine Greek]] is an uncommonly used verb form that is used to express potential or possibility.
The optative mood is similar to the [[Koine Greek: Subjunctive|subjunctive form]], which is much more common in Koine Greek. The optative mood was common in the more ancient, Classical Attic Greek. In the New Testament, there are a small number of expressions that had become idiomatic in Koine Greek, but were actually optative verb forms. These include
* μη γενοιτο - ''May it never be!'' (or sometimes translated: ''God forbid!'') (literally: ''not it might become)
* ειη - ''It might be''
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==Links==
{{returnto}} [[Koine Greek]] -> [[Koine Greek: Verbs]]
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__TOC__
{{topics}}
* [[Koine Greek: Subjunctive|Subjunctive Mood]]
{{opinions}}
==Lesson==
The optative mood of a verb in [[Koine Greek]] is an uncommonly used verb form that is used to express potential or possibility.
The optative mood is similar to the [[Koine Greek: Subjunctive|subjunctive form]], which is much more common in Koine Greek. The optative mood was common in the more ancient, Classical Attic Greek. In the New Testament, there are a small number of expressions that had become idiomatic in Koine Greek, but were actually optative verb forms. These include
* μη γενοιτο - ''May it never be!'' (or sometimes translated: ''God forbid!'') (literally: ''not it might become)
* ειη - ''It might be''
==Quote==
==Links==
{{returnto}} [[Koine Greek]] -> [[Koine Greek: Verbs]]