jussive

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This is the equivalent of an English jussive subjunctive.

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  1. noun A word, mood, or form used to express command.

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  • The Greek form αγιασθητω is in the third-person present imperative or jussive form. —  Conservapedia - Recent changes [en]
  • This is the equivalent of an English jussive subjunctive. —  Conservapedia - Recent changes [en]
  • Again, the jussive imperative form appears here, not the indicative. —  Conservapedia - Recent changes [en]
  • Formally, this is not far from the truth, but it is generally recognized now that there are actually three different PCs: the imperfect (PC1), the preterite (PC2) and the jussive-cohortative (PC3). —  Ralph the Sacred River
  • Although _uiderit_ in these passages clearly has a jussive sense, it is probably future perfect in origin, since _uidero_ 'I shall look after' is quite frequent in Terence and Cicero: see Martin on Ter _Ad_ 437 'de istoc ipse uiderit' and _OLD uideo_ 18b. —  The Last Poems of Ovid
 

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  1. From Latin iussus, past participle of iubēre, to command.

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  1. from Latin jussus, past participle of jubere, command, + -ive.
 

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/ˈdʒəsɪv/
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