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Mood 2.33
Mood
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Glossary
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Verbs occur in the subjunctive mood 1,868 times. See Table VM-3 below or `Subjunctive_Mood <https://ugg.readthedocs.io/en/latest/mood_subjunctive.html>`_
* The *optative mood* is used to express something that is possible. Therefore, it is used to express a wish, something hoped for, or a prayer. (Prayers may also be expressed using the imperative mood.) The optative mood is the least used mood in the New Testament. Verbs occur in the optative mood only 70 times.
See Table VM-4 below or `Optative_Mood <https://ugg.readthedocs.io/en/latest/mood_optative.html>`_
* The *optative mood* is used to express something that is possible. Therefore, it is used to express a wish, something hoped for, or a prayer. (Prayers may also be expressed using the imperative mood.) The optative mood is the least used mood in the New Testament. Verbs occur in the optative mood only 70 times. See Table VM-4 below or `Optative_Mood <https://ugg.readthedocs.io/en/latest/mood_optative.html>`_
* The *imperative mood* is used to express a command.
In addition, the imperative mood is often used when directing someone to carry out an action (if their carrying out that action is dependent upon an act of their will).
* Prayers are often expressed in the imperative mood as are petitions.
* Requests to a superior are also expressed in the imperative mood when there is an expectation
that the thing requested would be something that the superior would grant.
* Requests to a superior are also expressed in the imperative mood when there is an expectation that the thing requested would be something that the superior would grant.
* Verbs occur in the imperative mood 1,877 times.