Greek language purpose clauses signify the sequence in action regarding intermediate state in terms of mood/aspect.
ἵνα, ὅπως, ὡς: in order that, so that.
MAIN VERB/DEPENDENT VERB
MAY in primary sequence: subjunctive.
MIGHT in secondary sequence: optative.
Exercises:
- επαιδευε τουσ αδελφουσ οπωσ χρυσον πεμψειασ.
He was teaching the brothers in order that you may send gold. - επαιδευσε τουσ αδελφουσ οπωσ χρυσον πεμφαισ.
He taught the brothers in order that you might send gold. - οπωσ χρυσον πεμτησ* παιδευσει τουσ αδελφουσ.
I will teach the brothers in order that you may send gold.
*present subjunctive active - ου πεμφομεν χρυσον ινα μη ζῳα πεμφωσιν.
We are not sending gold in order that they may not send beasts. - ουχ επεμφομεν χρυσον ινα ζῳα μη πεμποιεν.
We did not send gold in order that we might not send beasts.
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