# BBG Chapter 31 — Subjunctive Use Classification Drill

BBG Chapter 31 · Hortatory · Purpose · Conditional · Deliberative · Indefinite

Instructions: For each item, (1) classify the subjunctive use using the codes below, (2) parse person and number of the subjunctive verb, (3) give the lexical form, and (4) translate. Click ▶ Answer to reveal the answer for that row.

Code | Use
--- | ---
HO | Hortatory ("Let us …")
PU | Purpose clause (ἵνα / ὅπως + subj.)
CO | 3rd-class conditional (ἐάν + subj.)
IN | Indefinite relative (ὅς ἐάν / ὅπου ἐάν + subj.)
DE | Deliberative ("What should we …?")
FS | Fear statement (μή + subj. after φοβέομαι)

# | Greek Clause | Use Code | Person | Number | Lexical Form | Translation |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
1 | ἀγαπῶμεν ἀλλήλους |  |  |  |  |  |
| HO · 1st · Pl · ἀγαπάω · Let us love one another |
2 | ἵνα πιστεύσητε |  |  |  |  |  |
| PU · 2nd · Pl · πιστεύω · In order that you may believe |
3 | ἐὰν εἴπω ὑμῖν |  |  |  |  |  |
| CO · 1st · Sg · λέγω · If I say to you |
4 | ὅς ἐὰν ἀκούσῃ |  |  |  |  |  |
| IN · 3rd · Sg · ἀκούω · Whoever hears |
5 | τί ποιήσωμεν |  |  |  |  |  |
| DE · 1st · Pl · ποιέω · What should we do? |
6 | ἵνα σωθῶσιν |  |  |  |  |  |
| PU · 3rd · Pl · σῴζω · In order that they might be saved |
7 | μὴ φοβηθῶμεν |  |  |  |  |  |
| HO · 1st · Pl · φοβέομαι · Let us not fear |
8 | ἐὰν ὁμολογήσῃ |  |  |  |  |  |
| CO · 3rd · Sg · ὁμολογέω · If he confesses |
9 | ὅπου ἐὰν εἰσέλθῃ |  |  |  |  |  |
| IN · 3rd · Sg · εἰσέρχομαι · Wherever he enters |
10 | ποῦ ὑπάγω |  |  |  |  |  |
| DE · 1st · Sg · ὑπάγω · Where am I going? / where should I go? |
11 | ἵνα γνῶτε |  |  |  |  |  |
| PU · 2nd · Pl · γινώσκω · In order that you may know |
12 | εἰσέλθωμεν εἰς τὴν κατάπαυσιν |  |  |  |  |  |
| HO · 1st · Pl · εἰσέρχομαι · Let us enter into the rest |
13 | ἐὰν μὴ φάγητε |  |  |  |  |  |
| CO · 2nd · Pl · ἐσθίω · Unless you eat |
14 | ὃς ἐὰν ποιήσῃ τὸ θέλημα |  |  |  |  |  |
| IN · 3rd · Sg · ποιέω · Whoever does the will |
15 | ἵνα πλησθῶσιν |  |  |  |  |  |
| PU · 3rd · Pl · πληρόω · In order that they might be filled |
16 | πῶς σωθῶμεν |  |  |  |  |  |
| DE · 1st · Pl · σῴζω · How can we be saved? |
17 | φοβοῦμαι μὴ πλανηθῆτε |  |  |  |  |  |
| FS · 2nd · Pl · πλανάω · I fear that you may be led astray |
18 | ἵνα ζήσωσιν |  |  |  |  |  |
| PU · 3rd · Pl · ζάω · In order that they might live |
19 | ἐὰν ᾖ ἀγαθός |  |  |  |  |  |
| CO · 3rd · Sg · εἰμί · If he is good |
20 | ἄγωμεν ἐκεῖθεν |  |  |  |  |  |
| HO · 1st · Pl · ἄγω · Let us go from there |

## Discussion Questions

1. Hortatory subjunctives (items 1, 7, 12, 20) are all 1st plural. Is this a grammatical requirement or a functional coincidence? Can there be a hortatory 2nd person? Give a reason why the 1st person is overwhelmingly dominant in this use.
2. Items 3, 8, 13, 19 are 3rd-class conditionals (ἐάν + subjunctive). What does the 3rd class signal about the speaker's assumption regarding the likelihood of the condition? Compare with 1st class (εἰ + indicative).
3. Item 17 uses μή + subjunctive after φοβοῦμαι. This is the "fear clause" construction. How does the meaning differ from μή + subjunctive as a simple prohibition? Write the prohibition form of "do not be led astray" and contrast.