Perfect Subjunctive

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The perfect subjunctive is usually formed periphrastically with the appropriate voice of the perfect participle and the active subjunctive of ἐσ/, “be.” For instance:

     ἐὰν λελυκυῖα ἦ
     “if ever she has released…”

     ἐὰν μεμνημένοι ὦμεν
     “if ever we remember…”

However, we also find (though rarely) predictable perfect subjunctives, like this:

Perfect Active Subjunctive, λιπ/, “leave”

	Singular	Plural
1st Person	λε/λιπ/ω > λελοίπω	λε/λιπ/ωμεν > λελοίπωμεν
2nd Person	λε/λιπ/ῃς > λελοίπῃς	λε/λιπ/ητε > λελοίπητε
3rd Person	λε/λιπ/ῃ > λελοίπῃ	λε/λιπ/ωσι > λελοίπωσι

The base λιπ/ marks perfect aspect in the active with short o-grade. Thus it appears as λελοίπω, not *λελίπω.

Perfect Middle or Passive Subjunctive, μνα/, “recall”

	Singular	Plural
1st Person	με/μνα/ωμαι > μεμνῶμαι	με/μνα/ωμεθα > μεμνώμεθα
2nd Person	με/μνα/ησαι > μεμνῇ*	με/μνα/ησθε > μεμνῆσθε
3rd Person	με/μνα/ηται > μεμνῆται	με/μνα/ωνται > μεμνῶνται

* After intervocalic σ drops, /ηαι contracts to /ῃ.

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Vocabulary for this lesson (click here for the full lexicon)