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* Third Class (or Future) Condition | * Third Class (or Future) Condition | ||
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+ | Any condition sentence consists of two parts. The first part is called the '''protasis''' and is the condition - in English it begins with "'''if'''". The second part is called the '''apodosis''' - in English it begins with "'''then'''". | ||
===First Class Condition=== | ===First Class Condition=== | ||
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+ | First class conditions are formed by | ||
+ | * Protasis - ει + indicative | ||
+ | * Apodosis - anything | ||
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+ | The protasis in first class conditions is negated by [[ου]], as would be expected for the indicative mood. | ||
===Second Class Condition=== | ===Second Class Condition=== | ||
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+ | Second class conditions are formed by | ||
+ | * Protasis - ει + indicative | ||
+ | * Apodosis - αν + anything | ||
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+ | The protasis in first class conditions is negated by [[μη]], rather than the expected [[ου]]. | ||
===Third Class (or Future) Condition=== | ===Third Class (or Future) Condition=== | ||
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+ | Third class conditions are formed by | ||
+ | * Protasis - εαν + subjunctive | ||
+ | * Apodosis - anything | ||
===Fourth Class Condition=== | ===Fourth Class Condition=== |
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Synopsis: A Conditional Sentence is one which conveys the idea that "if" a certain event occurs (or is true), "then" a certain outcome will occur (or is true). In Koine Greek, there are 4 main grammatical ways of writing a conditional sentence.
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A Conditional Sentence is one which conveys the idea that "if" a certain event occurs (or is true), "then" a certain outcome will occur (or is true).
In Koine Greek, there are 4 main grammatical ways of writing a conditional sentence.
- First Class Condition
- Second Class Condition
- Third Class (or Future) Condition
- Fourth Class Condition
Any condition sentence consists of two parts. The first part is called the protasis and is the condition - in English it begins with "if". The second part is called the apodosis - in English it begins with "then".
First Class Condition
First class conditions are formed by
- Protasis - ει + indicative
- Apodosis - anything
The protasis in first class conditions is negated by ου, as would be expected for the indicative mood.
Second Class Condition
Second class conditions are formed by
- Protasis - ει + indicative
- Apodosis - αν + anything
The protasis in first class conditions is negated by μη, rather than the expected ου.
Third Class (or Future) Condition
Third class conditions are formed by
- Protasis - εαν + subjunctive
- Apodosis - anything
Fourth Class Condition
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