IMPERATIVES

Imperatives are forms of the verb used to give commands.

    Greek has second-person imperatives (the person addressed is to carry out the command) and third-person imperatives (someone else is to carry out the command: "let him hate me for all I care": e)xqaire/tw e)me/ ...
 

    "tense" of imperatives always reflects aspect

    voice may be active, passive or middle
 

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