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[*] 826. When the participle, in either of these constructions, refers to a purpose, intention, or expectation, it is generally future, though sometimes present. E.g. Νόμον δημοσίᾳ τὸν ταῦτα κωλύσοντα τέθεινται τουτονί, they have publicly enacted this law, which is to prevent these things. DEM. xxi. 49.See XEN. An. ii. 4, 22 in 825. Ὁ ἡγησόμενος οὐδεὶς ἔσται, “there will be nobody who will lead us.” Ib. ii. 4, Ib. 5. Πολλοὺς ἕξομεν τοὺς ἑτοίμως συναγωνιζομένους ἡμῖν. ISOC. viii. 139. See the more common use of the circumstantial future participle to express a purpose, in 840.
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