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Prohibitions
expressed by subjunctive
§1800SUBJUNCTIVE WITHOUT ἄνProhibitive Subjunctive.—The subjunctive (in the second and third persons of the aorist) is often used to express prohibitions (negative μή). a. Usually in the second person: μηδὲν…
§§1840–1844NEGATIVE (PROHIBITIONS)Prohibitions are expressed by μή with the present or aorist subjunctive in the first person plural; by μή with the present imperative or the aorist subjunctive in the second and th…
§2756 bοὐ μή(II) In strong prohibitions (cp. 1919). a. With the future indicative (second person singular). Thus, οὐ μὴ καταβήσει don't come down Ar. Vesp. 397. b. With the aorist subjunctive …
by imperative
§1835IMPERATIVEThe imperative is used in commands and prohibitions (negative μή). All its tenses refer to the future. a. Under commands are included requests, entreaties, summons, prescriptions, …
§§1840–1844NEGATIVE (PROHIBITIONS)Prohibitions are expressed by μή with the present or aorist subjunctive in the first person plural; by μή with the present imperative or the aorist subjunctive in the second and th…
§2709μή WITH THE SUBJUNCTIVE AND IMPERATIVEThe imperative is a mood of will and therefore takes μή in prohibitions (1840). a. The future indicative after interrogative οὐ has an imperative sense (1918).
by μή with future
§1918 aFUTURE INDICATIVEThe future with οὐ interrogative is used in questions in an imperative sense to express urgency, warning, or irony: οὐκ ἔξιμεν . . . οὐκ ἐπὶ τὴν ἐκείνου πλευσόμεθα; shall we not go…
by οὐ μή with 2d person singular
§1919FUTURE INDICATIVEοὐ μή with the second person singular of the future in the dramatic poets denotes a strong prohibition; as οὐ μὴ διατρῑ́ψεις don't dawdle (you shall not dawdle) Ar. Ran. 462. οὐ μή…
by future
§1919FUTURE INDICATIVEοὐ μή with the second person singular of the future in the dramatic poets denotes a strong prohibition; as οὐ μὴ διατρῑ́ψεις don't dawdle (you shall not dawdle) Ar. Ran. 462. οὐ μή…
§2754οὐ μήοὐ μή, and the compounds of each, are used in emphatic negative predictions and prohibitions. a. οὐ μή marks strong personal interest on the part of the speaker. In its original us…
§2756 aοὐ μή(II) In strong prohibitions (cp. 1919). a. With the future indicative (second person singular). Thus, οὐ μὴ καταβήσει don't come down Ar. Vesp. 397. b. With the aorist subjunctive …
by ὅπως or ὅπως μή with future
§1920FUTURE INDICATIVEὅπως and ὅπως μή are used with the future in urgent exhortations and prohibitions: ὅπως οὖν ἔσεσθε ἄξιοι τῆς ἐλευθερίᾱς prove yourselves then worthy of freedom X. A. 1.7.3, ὅπως το…
by μή with infinitive
§2013 dF. Infinitive in Commands, Wishes, and ExclamationsInfinitive in Commands.—The infinitive may be used for the second person of the imperative. The person addressed is regarded as the subject. This infinitive is commoner in poetry t…
§2715οὐ AND μή WITH THE INFINITIVE NOT IN INDIRECT DISCOURSEμή is used with the infinitive in wishes and prohibitions. Thus, θεοὶ πολῖται, μή με δουλείᾱς τυχεῖν ye gods of my country, may bondage not be my lot A. Sept. 253, οἷς μὴ πελάζειν …