aorist Grammar

aorist Grammar
aorist Grammar ['eɪərɪst, 'ɛ:r-]
adjective relating to or denoting a past tense of a verb (especially in Greek) which does not contain any reference to duration or completion of the action.
noun a word in the aorist tense.
Derivatives
aoristic adjective
Origin
C16: from Gk aoristos 'indefinite'.

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