William Watson Goodwin, Syntax of the Moods and Tenses of the Greek Verb, chapter 51

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[*] 51. The perfect sometimes refers to the future, to denote certainty or likelihood that an action will immediately take place, in a sense similar to that of the present (32), but with more emphasis, as the change in time is greater. E.g.

“Ὥστ᾽ εἴ με τόξων ἐγκρατὴς αἰσθήσεται, ὄλωλα,” “I shall perish at once.” SOPH. Ph. 75.
“Κἂν τοῦτο νικῶμεν, πάνθ᾽ ἡμῖν πεποίηται.” XEN. An. i. 8. 12 .

So perii in Latin.

Macmillan. London, Melbourne, Toronto. 1889. reprint edition:. St. Martin's Press. New York. 1965.

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