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The Indicative Mood

Indicates the verbal idea as actual.

The Declarative Indicative

This use of the indicative makes a simple statement of fact.

The Interrogative Indicative

The indicative mood is used to ask a simple question. Reality is implied in a fact asked about in the indicative mood.

The Cohortative Indicative

The indicative may be used to express a command or a strong suggestion. This is especially true of the future indicative.

The Potential Indicative

The indicative is sometimes accompanied by the idea of contingency. This idea is given by the use of ἄν, the meaning of the verb, or by context. ἄν may or may not be used.
The indicative may be used to express a necessity and from the necessity an obligation. Usually with ἔδει. Wish (unfulfilled- ὀφείλον – would that) or impulse.

Used in Certain Forms of Conditions.

Positive and Negative
Οὐ - expects an affirmative reply
Μή – expects a negative answer

Indicative Mood

Reality

Imperfect

Active
ἔ λυ ο νἐ λύ ο μεν
ἔ λυ ε ςἐ λύ ετ ε
ἔ λυ ε (ν)ἔ λυ ο ν
Middle / Passive
ἐ λυ ὀ μηνἐ λυ ὀ μεθα
ἐ λύ ο υἐ λύ ε σθε
ἐ λύ ε τοἐ λυ ό ντο

Present

Active
λύ ωλύ ο μεν
λύ ε ιςλύ ε τε
λύ ειλύ ο υσι (ν)
Middle / Passive
λύ ο μαιλυ ό μεθα
λύ ῃλύ ε σθε
λύ ε ταιλύ ο νται

Future

Active
λύ σ ωλύ σο μεν
λύ σ ειςλύ σ ετε
λύ σ ειλύ σ ουσι
Middle
λύ σ ο μαιλύ σ ο μεθα
λύ σ ῃλύ σ ε θε
λυ σ ε ταιλύ σ ο νται
Passive
λυ θή σ ο μαιλυ θη σ ό μεθα
λυ θή σ ῃλυ θή σ ε σθε
λυ θή σ ε ταιλυ θή σ ο νται

1st Aorist

Active
ἔ λυ σ αἔ λυ σ α μεν
ἔ λυ σ α ςἔ λυ σ α τε
ἔ λυ σ εἔ λυ σ α ν
Middle
ἐ λυ σ α μἠνἐ λύ σ α μεθα
ἐ λύ σω ἐ λύ σ α σθε
ἐ λύ σ α τοἐ λύ σ α ντο
Passive
ἐ λύ θη νἐ λύ θη μεν
ἐ λύ θη ςἐ λύ θη τε
ἐ λύ θῃ ἐ λύ θη σαν

2nd Aorist

Active
ἔ λιπ ο νἐ λίπ ο μεν
ἔ λιπ ε ςἐ λίπ ε τε
ἔ λιπ ε ἔ λιπ ο ν
Middle
ἐ λιπ ό μενἐ λιπ ό μεθα
ἐ λίπ ο υἐ λίπ ε σθε
ἐ λίπ ε τοἐ λίπ ο ντο
Passive
ἐ λίπ η νἐ λίπ η μεν
ἐ λίπ η ςἐ λίπ η τε
ἐ λίπ ῃἐ λίπ η σαν

1st Perfect

Active
λέ λυ κ αλέ λυ κ α μεν
λέ λυ κ α ςλέ λυ κ α τε
λέ λυ κ ελέ λυ κ α σι
κ α ν
Middle/Passive
λέ λυ μαι λέ λυ μεθα
λέ λυ σαι λέ λυ σθε
λέ λυ ται λέ λυ νται

2nd Perfect

Active
λέ λοιπ αλέ λοιπ α μεν
λέ λοιπ α ςλέ λοιπ α τε
λέ λοιπ ε λέ λοιπ α σι

1st Pluperfect

Active
ἐλε λύ κ ει ἐλε λύ κ ει μεν
ἐλε λύ κ ει ς ἐλε λύ κ ει τε
ἐλε λύ κ ει ἐλε λύ κ ει σαν
Middle/Passive
ἐλε λύ μηνἐλε λύ μεθα
ἐλε λύ σοἐλε λύ σθε
ἐλε λύ τοἐλε λύ ντο