[*] 378. Present subjunctive third person as negative imperative. In a few passages the present subjunctive is found as the negative imperative of the third person, when the third person represents the first. “μὴ . . . τις . . . οἴηται” (= “μὴ οἰώμεθα”), PLATO, Legg. 861E; Let no one think, let us not think. PLATO, Epin. 989B: “μεῖζον μὲν γὰρ ἀρετῆς μηδεὶς ἡμᾶς ποτε πείθῃ τῆς εὐσεβείας εἶναι τῷ θνητῷ γένει”. Legg. 816 E (see above).
Syntax of Classical Greek from Homer to Demosthenes. Basil L. Gildersleeve. New York. American Book Company. 1900.
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