aorist
pronunciation
How to pronounce aorist in British English:
UK [eə'rɪst]
How to pronounce aorist in American English:
US [er'rɪst]
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- Noun:
- a verb tense in some languages (classical Greek and Sanskrit) expressing action (especially past action) without indicating its completion or continuation
Word Origin
- aorist (n.)
- 1580s, the simple past tense of Greek verbs, from Greek aoristos (khronos) "indefinite (tense)," from privative prefix a- "not" (see a- (3)) + horistos "limited, defined," verbal adjective from horizein "to limit, define," from horos "boundary, limit, border" (see horizon).
Example
- 1. " Foreknew " is in the aorist tense , typically used of historic events , and is literally " to know beforehand " .