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768. εἰμί (ἐσ-, cp. Lat. es-se) am has only the present and future systems.

PRESENTIMPERFECT
IndicativeSubjunctiveOptativeImperativeIndicative
Sing. 1 εἰμίὦεἴηνἦ or ἦν
2 εἶᾖςεἴηςἴσθιἦσθα
3 ἐστίᾖεἴηἔστωἦν
Dual 2 ἐστόνἦτονεἴητον or εἶτονἔστονἤστον
3 ἐστόνἦτονεἰήτην or εἴτηνἔστωνἤστην
Plur. 1 ἐσμένὦμενεἴημεν or εἶμενἦμεν
2 ἐστέἦτεεἴητε or εἶτεἔστεἦτε or ἦστε (rare)
3 εἰσίὦσιεἴησαν or εἶενἔστωνἦσαν

Infin. εἶναι Participle ὤν, οὖσα, ὄν, gen. ὄντος, οὔσης, ὄντος, etc. (305)

FUTURE (with middle forms):

ἔσομαι, ἔσῃ (or ἔσει), ἔσται, ἔσεσθον, ἔσεσθον, ἐσόμεθα, ἔσεσθε, ἔσονται, opt. ἐσοίμην, inf. ἔσεσθαι, part. ἐσόμενος, -η, -ον.

a. The imperative 3 pl. ἔστωσαν occurs in Plato and Demosthenes; ὄντων in Plato and on inscriptions.

b. In composition ὤν retains its accent, as ἀπών, ἀποῦσα, ἀπόντος, etc.; and so ἔσται, as ἀπέσται (426 e).

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