main verb ‘primary sequence’ ----> ‘secondary sequence’
‘the time comes’ |
indicative |
subjunctive |
optative |
indirect statement with λέγω --->εἶπον,
____________ indirect question ἐρωτάω --> ἠρόμην, |
ὅτι ὁ καιρὸς ἐγένετο (that the time has come) ____________ πότερον/πότε ὁ καιρὸς γίγνεται (whether/when the right time is cοming) |
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ὅτι ὁ καιρὸς γένοιτο (that the time had come) __________ πότερον/πότε ὁ καιρὸς γίγνοιτο (whether/when the right time came) |
purpose
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ἵνα/ὅπως ὁ καιρὸς γένηται (so that the (right) time may come)
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ἵνα/ὅπως ὁ καιρὸς γένοιτο (so that the (right) time might come) |
fearing, with φοβέομαι --> ἐφοβήθην |
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μὴ καιρὸς γένηται (that/lest the time has come) |
μὴ καιρὸς γένοιτο (that/lest the time had come) |
indefinite: 'whoever, whatever, whenever' = ὅσοι ἂν, ὅσα ἂν, κτλ |
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ἐπειδαν καιρὸς γίγνηται,(whenever the time comes) |
ἐπειδαν καιρὸς γίγνοιτο, (whenever the time came) |
Conditions of special importance
(present) contrary-to-fact εἰ καιρὸς ἐγίγνετο, ἐμαχόμεθα ἂν (if the time came/were to come, we would fight) |
(past) contrary-to-fact εἰ καιρὸς ἐγένετο, ἐμαχεσάμεθα ἂν (if the time had come, we would have fought) |
general/more vivid: ἐὰν καιρὸς γίγνηται (if the time [ever] comes ...) |
less vivid: εἰ καιρὸς γίγνοιτο, μαχοίμεθα ἄν. (if the time should come, we would fight.) |