aorist tense

noun

Definitions

  1. A grammatical category in some languages expressing perfective aspect and past tense of…

    A grammatical category in some languages expressing perfective aspect and past tense of verbs; the aorist.

  2. A set of verb forms in Ancient Greek featuring the grammatical category.

    • Of the Aorist Tense, as of the Perfect, there are two distinct forms: the older form, commonly called the Second Aorist; and the more recent, commonly called the First Aorist
    • Simple past time is expressed by the aorist tense! The aorist tense describes the past action as a total event viewed in its entirety.

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