[*] 30. The future sense of εἶμι and its compounds extends to the optative, infinitive, and participle in indirect discourse, and often to the participle in other uses (especially when it expresses purpose with ὡς). E.g. “Προεῖπον ὅτι, εἰ μὴ παρεσόμεθα συστρατευσόμενοι, ἐκεῖνοι ἐφ᾽ ἡμᾶς ἴοιεν,” “i.e.that they would come against us.” XEN. Hell. v. 2, 13 . See also v. 1, 34, where εἰ μὴ ἀπίοιεν corresponds to εἰ μὴ ἐκπέμψοιεν. As ἴοιμι in this use is equivalent to a future optative, it is naturally rare (128). Ἀπιέναι ἐνόμιζεν ὅταν βούληται, he believed he could depart (ἄπειμι) whenever he pleased. THUC. v. 7. So
- “οὐκ ἔφασαν ( ἔφη ) ἰέναι,” XEN. An. i. 3, 1 and 8; i. 4, 12: cf. ii. 1, 3, XEN. An. ii. 6 10.
- “Καὶ τὸ πῦρ γε αὖ προσιόντος τοῦ ψυχροῦ αὐτῷ ἢ ὑπεξιέναι ἢ ἀπολεῖσθαι.” PLAT. Phaed. 103D. (Προσιόντος is an ordinary present participle: see 31.)
- “Οὐ γὰρ ᾔδειν ἐξιών,” “for he did not know that he was to go.” AR. Pac. 1182.
- “Ὁ δ᾽ εἰς Πέρσας ἰὼν παρῆν συνεσκευασμένος.” XEN. Cyr. iv. 5, 26 .
- “Ταῦτ᾽ εἰπὼν ἀνιστάμην ὡς ἀπιών.” PLAT. Prot. 335 C (this might come under 31).
- So “ἀνεστήκη ὡς ἐξιών,” ib. 335 D.
- “Παρεσκευάζετο ὡς ἀπιοῦσα.” XEN. Cyr. i. 3, 13
- So THUC. vi. 63.