In response to the two statements above:
(1) The imperative mood is the mood of urgency, used regularly in prayer
and to express permission, not just to give commands. See Jesus' prayer in
Mark 14:36.
(2) Why be surprised by aorists? It is often the "tense" of preference in
non-indicative uses. That is certainly true of ELQEIN. Here is where a
concordance might be very instructive.
For GINOMAI cf. Matt 8:13, 9:23, 15:28. Luke 22:42 is an exception.
For hAGIAZW cr. John 17:17, the only other imperative form in the NT.
In short, I would be surprised if the present did occur in the LP!
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