Hortatory subjunctive greek

1. What is a Hortatory subjunctive in Greek?
2. What is an example of hortatory subjunctive?
3. What is jussive and hortatory subjunctive?

What is a Hortatory subjunctive in Greek?

The Hortatory Subjunctive is used in the present tense to express an exhortation or a command. The negative is nē. Hōs latrōnēs interficiāmus (B. G. 7.38) Let us kill these robbers.

What is an example of hortatory subjunctive?

Grammatically, the Hortatory Subjunctive is simply a First Person Plural (ie: we) Verb in the Present Subjunctive. For example, festinamus means we are hurrying while festinemus means Let's hurry! vivemus means we live while vivamus means Let's live! amamus means we love while amemus means Let's Love!

What is jussive and hortatory subjunctive?

The Jussive subjunctive expresses what the speaker or writer believes should be done; in the second and third person this amounts to a command or (with the negative) a prohibition. In the first person (where it is a matter of self- exhortation), this use is usually called the Hortatory subjunctive.