Expertlatin
- What is protasis apodosis in Greek?
- What is the Greek optative of wish?
- What does aorist mean in Greek?
- What is ingressive aorist in Greek?
What is protasis apodosis in Greek?
The "if"-clause of a conditional sentence is called the protasis, and the consequent or main clause is called the apodosis.
What is the Greek optative of wish?
The optative of wish or volitive optative expresses wishes for the future: "may it happen!" It is sometimes preceded by εἴθε (eíthe) or εἰ γάρ (ei gár) "if only": γένοιο πατρὸς εὐτυχέστερος.
What does aorist mean in Greek?
Definition of 'aorist'
1. a past tense of Greek verbs, denoting an action without indicating whether completed, continued, or repeated.
What is ingressive aorist in Greek?
Ingressive. In verbs denoting a state or continuing action, the aorist may express the beginning of the action or the entrance into the state. This is called ingressive aorist (also inceptive or inchoative).
